Seychelles
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 8.7%
- people aged 65 or older
- 10.7K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 19%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 21 years
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 3.3%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2002 census
Languages
2 languages, 0 of them endangered
- Seychelles Sign Language
- Seychellois Creole
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Moutya2021
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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