Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 44.11 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Seychelles, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 44.11 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Seychelles peaked at 44.11 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.46 %, in 2020.
Seychelles ranks 38th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.05 % | — |
| 2015 | 38.17 % | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 41.04 % | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 27.8 % | -32.3% |
| 2020 | 27.46 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 39.19 % | +42.7% |
| 2024 | 44.11 % | +12.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 44.11 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.05 %, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 44.11 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.51 %, 60% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.77 % | 27.8 % | 41.04 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 36.92 % | 27.46 % | 44.11 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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 share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Seychelles?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Seychelles was 44.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 44.11 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.46 % in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Seychelles ranks 38th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.