ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Seychelles
Seychelles: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and was 41.98 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Seychelles, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 41.98 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Seychelles peaked at 53.21 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.57 %, in 2015.
That places Seychelles 2nd out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 50.81 % | — |
| 2015 | 37.57 % | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 53.21 % | +41.6% |
| 2019 | 40.94 % | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 43.42 % | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 41.98 % | -3.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 41.98 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.51 %, 16.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 41.98 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.16 %, 19.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.63 % | 37.57 % | 53.21 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 42.7 % | 41.98 % | 43.42 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 1 Iceland 47.05 % compare
- 1 Viet Nam 10.43 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 1.19 % compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.21 %
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.4 % compare
- 3 Norway 32.82 % compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 22.85 % compare
- 4 Türkiye 0.75 % compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.56 % compare
- 5 Mauritius 18.35 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Seychelles
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 506.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5452 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Seychelles?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Seychelles was 41.98 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 53.21 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.57 % in 2015.
- How does Seychelles rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and?
- Seychelles ranks 2nd out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.