Fertility & birth rates in Seychelles and Slovakia

Fertility rate in Seychelles vs Slovakia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Seychelles was 2.02 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Slovakia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Seychelles vs Slovakia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Seychelles	Slovakia
1960	5.31	3.04
1961	5.42	2.96
1962	5.51	2.83
1963	5.61	2.92
1964	5.69	2.89
1965	5.72	2.78
1966	6.13	2.66
1967	5.9	2.48
1968	5.61	2.39
1969	5.48	2.43
1970	5.31	2.41
1971	5.69	2.43
1972	5.16	2.49
1973	4.78	2.56
1974	5.1	2.61
1975	4.75	2.55
1976	4.09	2.55
1977	3.75	2.49
1978	3.92	2.47
1979	3.66	2.45
1980	3.79	2.32
1981	3.67	2.29
1982	3.13	2.28
1983	3.22	2.28
1984	3.24	2.26
1985	3.09	2.26
1986	3.07	2.2
1987	2.92	2.14
1988	2.79	2.13
1989	2.67	2.07
1990	2.61	2.09
1991	2.69	2.05
1992	2.53	1.93
1993	2.58	1.87
1994	2.6	1.67
1995	2.36	1.52
1996	2.31	1.47
1997	2.1	1.43
1998	2.04	1.37
1999	2.04	1.33
2000	2.08	1.3
2001	1.98	1.2
2002	2.04	1.19
2003	2.06	1.2
2004	2.01	1.25
2005	2.2	1.27
2006	2.11	1.25
2007	2.24	1.27
2008	2.33	1.34
2009	2.38	1.44
2010	2.16	1.43
2011	2.33	1.45
2012	2.37	1.34
2013	2.26	1.34
2014	2.25	1.37
2015	2.31	1.4
2016	2.39	1.48
2017	2.41	1.52
2018	2.41	1.54
2019	2.36	1.57
2020	2.29	1.59
2021	2.46	1.63
2022	2.01	1.57
2023	2.02	1.49
2024	2	1.49
2025	1.97	1.5
2026	1.95	1.5
2027	1.93	1.5
2028	1.91	1.51
2029	1.89	1.51
2030	1.88	1.51
2031	1.86	1.51
2032	1.85	1.51
2033	1.84	1.52
2034	1.83	1.52
2035	1.82	1.52
2036	1.81	1.52
2037	1.8	1.52
2038	1.79	1.52
2039	1.79	1.52
2040	1.78	1.52
2041	1.78	1.52
2042	1.77	1.52
2043	1.77	1.52
2044	1.76	1.53
2045	1.75	1.53
2046	1.75	1.53
2047	1.75	1.53
2048	1.74	1.53
2049	1.74	1.53
2050	1.73	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Seychelles	Slovakia
1960	38.6%	31.5%
1961	39.1%	31.5%
1962	39.7%	31.3%
1963	40.3%	31%
1964	40.9%	30.8%
1965	41.5%	30.4%
1966	42.1%	29.9%
1967	42.7%	29.3%
1968	43.1%	28.6%
1969	43.4%	28.1%
1970	43.6%	27.5%
1971	43.4%	27%
1972	43%	26.6%
1973	42.5%	26.2%
1974	41.9%	26.1%
1975	41.2%	26%
1976	40.5%	26%
1977	39.7%	26%
1978	38.8%	26.1%
1979	37.9%	26.1%
1980	37.1%	26.1%
1981	36.4%	26.1%
1982	35.7%	26.2%
1983	35.2%	26.3%
1984	34.8%	26.4%
1985	34.4%	26.5%
1986	34.1%	26.4%
1987	33.8%	26.3%
1988	33.4%	26.1%
1989	32.9%	25.7%
1990	32.4%	25.2%
1991	31.9%	24.8%
1992	31.5%	24.4%
1993	31%	23.9%
1994	30.6%	23.3%
1995	30.3%	22.7%
1996	29.8%	22.1%
1997	29.3%	21.5%
1998	28.8%	20.9%
1999	28.2%	20.3%
2000	27.6%	19.7%
2001	27%	19%
2002	26.5%	18.4%
2003	26%	17.9%
2004	25.5%	17.3%
2005	25%	16.9%
2006	24.5%	16.4%
2007	24%	16%
2008	23.5%	15.7%
2009	22.9%	15.5%
2010	22.5%	15.5%
2011	22.2%	15.4%
2012	22%	15.4%
2013	21.8%	15.3%
2014	21.6%	15.3%
2015	21.4%	15.3%
2016	21.2%	15.4%
2017	21%	15.5%
2018	20.9%	15.7%
2019	20.7%	15.8%
2020	20.6%	15.9%
2021	20.4%	15.9%
2022	20.3%	16%
2023	20.1%	15.9%
2024	20%	15.8%
2025	19.8%	15.6%
2026	19.6%	15.4%
2027	19.4%	15.1%
2028	19.3%	15%
2029	19.2%	14.8%
2030	19.2%	14.6%
2031	19.1%	14.4%
2032	19%	14.1%
2033	18.8%	13.8%
2034	18.7%	13.6%
2035	18.5%	13.4%
2036	18.3%	13.2%
2037	18.1%	13%
2038	18%	12.9%
2039	17.8%	12.8%
2040	17.6%	12.7%
2041	17.4%	12.7%
2042	17.3%	12.7%
2043	17.1%	12.7%
2044	16.9%	12.7%
2045	16.8%	12.8%
2046	16.7%	12.8%
2047	16.6%	12.9%
2048	16.5%	13%
2049	16.4%	13%
2050	16.4%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20% of the population in the Seychelles and 15.8% in Slovakia in 2024, compared to 32.4% and 25.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Seychelles and Slovakia compared.

Natural population change in Seychelles vs Slovakia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.82% in the Seychelles and -0.02% in Slovakia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Seychelles	Slovakia
1960	977	56,546
1961	1,040	55,749
1962	1,083	49,587
1963	1,123	54,382
1964	1,155	54,092
1965	1,165	48,517
1966	1,280	45,440
1967	1,217	41,824
1968	1,145	38,113
1969	1,119	39,312
1970	1,087	38,575
1971	1,373	40,105
1972	1,199	46,426
1973	1,166	49,199
1974	1,361	52,524
1975	1,376	52,604
1976	1,174	54,121
1977	1,125	52,762
1978	1,330	52,324
1979	1,292	52,353
1980	1,386	44,320
1981	1,358	43,640
1982	1,069	41,958
1983	1,209	39,717
1984	1,255	38,966
1985	1,259	37,680
1986	1,222	34,279
1987	1,172	31,859
1988	1,135	30,979
1989	1,030	26,380
1990	1,070	25,436
1991	1,162	23,865
1992	1,076	21,220
1993	1,091	20,769
1994	1,136	14,970
1995	1,054	9,115
1996	1,047	9,135
1997	873	6,999
1998	844	4,312
1999	901	3,777
2000	958	2,155
2001	885	-1,076
2002	837	-538
2003	828	-537
2004	842	1,611
2005	861	537
2006	804	537
2007	867	537
2008	887	4,303
2009	900	8,619
2010	844	7,008
2011	936	9,177
2012	989	3,245
2013	846	2,707
2014	832	3,793
2015	888	2,170
2016	900	5,431
2017	901	4,351
2018	842	3,268
2019	811	3,818
2020	886	-2,184
2021	744	-16,886
2022	635	-7,062
2023	683	-5,427

Maternal mortality chart: Seychelles vs Slovakia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 42 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Seychelles, compared to 4 deaths in Slovakia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Seychelles	Slovakia
1985	69	19
1986	65	19
1987	62	19
1988	60	18
1989	61	17
1990	53	18
1991	54	17
1992	50	15
1993	49	14
1994	45	12
1995	40	11
1996	39	10
1997	37	10
1998	41	10
1999	41	9
2000	45	8
2001	43	8
2002	45	7
2003	47	7
2004	52	7
2005	50	7
2006	51	6
2007	52	6
2008	51	5
2009	51	6
2010	50	5
2011	50	5
2012	49	5
2013	48	5
2014	46	5
2015	46	5
2016	47	5
2017	47	5
2018	49	5
2019	48	5
2020	51	4
2021	74	12
2022	89	5
2023	42	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.43% in the Seychelles and 0.61% in Slovakia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Seychelles	Slovakia
1960	10.5%	3.67%
1961	10.3%	3.47%
1962	10.2%	3.32%
1963	10%	3.21%
1964	9.8%	3.14%
1965	9.55%	3.08%
1966	9.26%	3.05%
1967	8.92%	3.02%
1968	8.52%	3%
1969	8.07%	2.97%
1970	7.58%	2.95%
1971	7.09%	2.92%
1972	6.59%	2.89%
1973	6.09%	2.84%
1974	5.59%	2.78%
1975	5.09%	2.72%
1976	4.6%	2.64%
1977	4.14%	2.55%
1978	3.72%	2.46%
1979	3.34%	2.36%
1980	3.01%	2.27%
1981	2.74%	2.17%
1982	2.51%	2.08%
1983	2.32%	1.99%
1984	2.16%	1.91%
1985	2.04%	1.82%
1986	1.93%	1.73%
1987	1.84%	1.65%
1988	1.76%	1.59%
1989	1.69%	1.53%
1990	1.63%	1.47%
1991	1.58%	1.42%
1992	1.53%	1.37%
1993	1.49%	1.31%
1994	1.46%	1.25%
1995	1.43%	1.2%
1996	1.41%	1.14%
1997	1.4%	1.09%
1998	1.39%	1.05%
1999	1.38%	1%
2000	1.38%	0.96%
2001	1.37%	0.93%
2002	1.37%	0.91%
2003	1.37%	0.88%
2004	1.38%	0.86%
2005	1.38%	0.83%
2006	1.38%	0.8%
2007	1.39%	0.77%
2008	1.39%	0.74%
2009	1.4%	0.71%
2010	1.41%	0.69%
2011	1.42%	0.67%
2012	1.43%	0.66%
2013	1.44%	0.64%
2014	1.45%	0.63%
2015	1.45%	0.62%
2016	1.46%	0.61%
2017	1.47%	0.6%
2018	1.48%	0.6%
2019	1.48%	0.59%
2020	1.48%	0.59%
2021	1.47%	0.6%
2022	1.45%	0.6%
2023	1.43%	0.61%