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Fertility in Seychelles sits at 2.06 children per woman in 2026, below the replacement level of 2.1. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.14 children per woman. About 2 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 13.2 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 0.99, just under the 1.0 that marks generational replacement. Women are having children at a mean age of 27.7 years. Mothers aged 15-19 account for 12% of births. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.72 children per woman.
Fertility rate
2.06 children/woman
Birth rate
13.2 per 1,000 people
Total births
1.8K
Mean age at birth
27.7 years
Seychelles' fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 6.1 children per woman in 1966 to 2.06 today, below the 2.1 replacement level. Teen pregnancy remains notable, with 12% of births to mothers aged 15-19.