Fertility & birth rates in Seychelles and United States

Fertility rate in Seychelles vs United States by year

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Seychelles

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Seychelles	United States
2023	2.02	1.62
2022	2.01	1.66
2021	2.46	1.66
2020	2.29	1.64
2019	2.36	1.71
2018	2.41	1.73
2017	2.41	1.77
2016	2.39	1.82
2015	2.31	1.84
2014	2.25	1.86
2013	2.26	1.86
2012	2.37	1.88
2011	2.33	1.89
2010	2.16	1.93
2009	2.38	2
2008	2.33	2.07
2007	2.24	2.12
2006	2.11	2.11
2005	2.2	2.06
2004	2.01	2.05
2003	2.06	2.05
2002	2.04	2.02
2001	1.98	2.03
2000	2.08	2.06
1999	2.04	2.01
1998	2.04	2
1997	2.1	1.97
1996	2.31	1.98
1995	2.36	1.98
1994	2.6	2
1993	2.58	2.02
1992	2.53	2.05
1991	2.69	2.06
1990	2.61	2.08
1989	2.67	2.01
1988	2.79	1.93
1987	2.92	1.87
1986	3.07	1.84
1985	3.09	1.84
1984	3.24	1.81
1983	3.22	1.8
1982	3.13	1.83
1981	3.67	1.81
1980	3.79	1.84
1979	3.66	1.81
1978	3.92	1.76
1977	3.75	1.79
1976	4.09	1.74
1975	4.75	1.77
1974	5.1	1.84
1973	4.78	1.88
1972	5.16	2.01
1971	5.69	2.27
1970	5.31	2.48
1969	5.48	2.46
1968	5.61	2.46
1967	5.9	2.56
1966	6.13	2.72
1965	5.72	2.91
1964	5.69	3.19
1963	5.61	3.32
1962	5.51	3.46
1961	5.42	3.62
1960	5.31	3.65

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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Seychelles

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Seychelles	United States
2023	683	502,372
2022	635	399,926
2021	744	199,137
2020	886	208,862
2019	811	887,476
2018	842	955,022
2017	901	1,028,037
2016	900	1,197,627
2015	888	1,270,126
2014	832	1,357,281
2013	846	1,322,711
2012	989	1,411,822
2011	936	1,441,697
2010	844	1,548,182
2009	900	1,717,920
2008	887	1,794,154
2007	867	1,897,757
2006	804	1,849,955
2005	861	1,684,445
2004	842	1,698,271
2003	828	1,653,615
2002	837	1,581,938
2001	885	1,595,826
2000	958	1,664,758
1999	901	1,564,050
1998	844	1,573,857
1997	873	1,501,014
1996	1,047	1,510,137
1995	1,054	1,546,031
1994	1,136	1,633,302
1993	1,091	1,717,685
1992	1,076	1,875,328
1991	1,162	1,926,543
1990	1,070	2,026,068
1989	1,030	1,875,826
1988	1,135	1,735,943
1987	1,172	1,720,252
1986	1,222	1,656,917
1985	1,259	1,689,258
1984	1,255	1,627,192
1983	1,209	1,636,544
1982	1,069	1,714,317
1981	1,358	1,652,153
1980	1,386	1,608,450
1979	1,292	1,597,894
1978	1,330	1,402,283
1977	1,125	1,431,556
1976	1,174	1,264,604
1975	1,376	1,252,644
1974	1,361	1,218,968
1973	1,166	1,165,499
1972	1,199	1,301,355
1971	1,373	1,640,519
1970	1,087	1,824,965
1969	1,119	1,702,487
1968	1,145	1,565,507
1967	1,217	1,669,181
1966	1,280	1,749,387
1965	1,165	1,943,030
1964	1,155	2,245,099
1963	1,123	2,289,826
1962	1,083	2,406,337
1961	1,040	2,571,681
1960	977	2,565,530

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.57% in the Seychelles and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.82% in the Seychelles and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Seychelles vs United States by year

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Seychelles

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Seychelles	United States
2023	13	10.7
2022	13.1	11
2021	16.8	11
2020	15.8	10.9
2019	16.4	11.4
2018	17.1	11.6
2017	17.2	11.8
2016	17.4	12.2
2015	17	12.4
2014	17	12.5
2013	17.4	12.4
2012	18.6	12.6
2011	18.6	12.7
2010	16.8	13
2009	18.1	13.5
2008	17.8	14
2007	17.6	14.3
2006	17.3	14.3
2005	18.5	14
2004	17.4	14
2003	18.1	14.1
2002	17.7	14
2001	17.7	14.1
2000	18.6	14.4
1999	18.2	14.2
1998	17.9	14.3
1997	19.1	14.2
1996	21.1	14.4
1995	21	14.6
1994	22.9	15
1993	23.4	15.4
1992	22.6	15.8
1991	24.2	16.2
1990	23.1	16.7
1989	23	16.4
1988	23.8	16
1987	24.5	15.7
1986	26.2	15.6
1985	26.5	15.8
1984	26.9	15.6
1983	25.8	15.6
1982	24.1	15.9
1981	28.1	15.8
1980	28.9	15.9
1979	27.6	15.6
1978	28.9	15
1977	25.9	15.1
1976	27.1	14.6
1975	30.5	14.6
1974	32.1	14.8
1973	28.8	14.8
1972	30.8	15.6
1971	33.6	17.2
1970	30.2	18.4
1969	31.7	17.9
1968	33.1	17.6
1967	35.5	17.8
1966	37.8	18.4
1965	36.2	19.4
1964	36.8	21.1
1963	37	21.7
1962	37	22.4
1961	36.9	23.3
1960	36.5	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 13 in the Seychelles and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 36.5 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Seychelles

Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Seychelles	United States
2100	14.8%	14.4%
2099	14.9%	14.4%
2098	14.9%	14.4%
2097	15%	14.4%
2096	15%	14.4%
2095	15.1%	14.5%
2094	15.1%	14.5%
2093	15.2%	14.5%
2092	15.2%	14.5%
2091	15.2%	14.6%
2090	15.3%	14.6%
2089	15.3%	14.7%
2088	15.3%	14.7%
2087	15.3%	14.7%
2086	15.3%	14.8%
2085	15.4%	14.8%
2084	15.4%	14.8%
2083	15.4%	14.9%
2082	15.4%	14.9%
2081	15.4%	14.9%
2080	15.4%	14.9%
2079	15.4%	14.9%
2078	15.5%	14.9%
2077	15.5%	14.9%
2076	15.5%	14.9%
2075	15.6%	14.9%
2074	15.6%	14.9%
2073	15.7%	14.9%
2072	15.7%	14.9%
2071	15.7%	14.9%
2070	15.8%	14.9%
2069	15.8%	14.9%
2068	15.9%	14.9%
2067	15.9%	14.9%
2066	16%	14.9%
2065	16%	15%
2064	16.1%	15%
2063	16.1%	15%
2062	16.1%	15.1%
2061	16.2%	15.1%
2060	16.2%	15.2%
2059	16.2%	15.3%
2058	16.2%	15.4%
2057	16.2%	15.5%
2056	16.2%	15.5%
2055	16.2%	15.6%
2054	16.3%	15.7%
2053	16.3%	15.8%
2052	16.3%	15.8%
2051	16.3%	15.9%
2050	16.4%	15.9%
2049	16.4%	16%
2048	16.5%	16%
2047	16.6%	16%
2046	16.7%	16%
2045	16.9%	16%
2044	17%	16%
2043	17.2%	16%
2042	17.4%	16%
2041	17.5%	15.9%
2040	17.7%	15.9%
2039	17.9%	15.9%
2038	18%	15.9%
2037	18.2%	15.9%
2036	18.5%	15.9%
2035	18.6%	15.9%
2034	18.8%	15.9%
2033	18.9%	16%
2032	19%	16.1%
2031	19.1%	16.2%
2030	19.2%	16.3%
2029	19.3%	16.5%
2028	19.4%	16.6%
2027	19.5%	16.8%
2026	19.7%	17%
2025	19.9%	17.2%
2024	20%	17.3%
2023	20.1%	17.6%
2022	20.3%	17.9%
2021	20.4%	18.1%
2020	20.6%	18.4%
2019	20.7%	18.6%
2018	20.9%	18.8%
2017	21%	18.9%
2016	21.2%	19.1%
2015	21.4%	19.2%
2014	21.6%	19.3%
2013	21.8%	19.4%
2012	22%	19.5%
2011	22.2%	19.6%
2010	22.5%	19.7%
2009	22.9%	19.8%
2008	23.5%	19.9%
2007	24%	20%
2006	24.5%	20.2%
2005	25%	20.3%
2004	25.5%	20.5%
2003	26%	20.7%
2002	26.5%	20.9%
2001	27%	21%
2000	27.6%	21.2%
1999	28.2%	21.3%
1998	28.8%	21.4%
1997	29.3%	21.5%
1996	29.8%	21.7%
1995	30.3%	21.8%
1994	30.6%	21.9%
1993	31%	21.9%
1992	31.5%	21.8%
1991	31.9%	21.7%
1990	32.4%	21.6%
1989	32.9%	21.5%
1988	33.4%	21.3%
1987	33.8%	21.3%
1986	34.1%	21.3%
1985	34.4%	21.5%
1984	34.8%	21.7%
1983	35.2%	21.8%
1982	35.7%	22%
1981	36.4%	22.1%
1980	37.1%	22.4%
1979	37.9%	22.8%
1978	38.8%	23.2%
1977	39.7%	23.8%
1976	40.5%	24.4%
1975	41.2%	25.2%
1974	41.9%	25.9%
1973	42.5%	26.6%
1972	43%	27.4%
1971	43.4%	28%
1970	43.6%	28.6%
1969	43.4%	29%
1968	43.1%	29.5%
1967	42.7%	30%
1966	42.1%	30.4%
1965	41.5%	30.7%
1964	40.9%	30.9%
1963	40.3%	31.1%
1962	39.7%	31.3%
1961	39.1%	31.4%
1960	38.6%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20% of the population in the Seychelles and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 32.4% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Seychelles and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Seychelles vs United States

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Seychelles

United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Seychelles	United States
2023	42	17
2022	89	20
2021	74	31
2020	51	22
2019	48	18
2018	49	18
2017	47	18
2016	47	18
2015	46	17
2014	46	17
2013	48	16
2012	49	16
2011	50	15
2010	50	15
2009	51	15
2008	51	14
2007	52	13
2006	51	13
2005	50	13
2004	52	13
2003	47	13
2002	45	13
2001	43	13
2000	45	12
1999	41	12
1998	41	11
1997	37	11
1996	39	11
1995	40	12
1994	45	11
1993	49	12
1992	50	11
1991	54	12
1990	53	12
1989	61	12
1988	60	12
1987	62	11
1986	65	11
1985	69	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Seychelles

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Seychelles	United States
2023	1.43%	0.65%
2022	1.45%	0.65%
2021	1.47%	0.65%
2020	1.48%	0.65%
2019	1.48%	0.65%
2018	1.48%	0.65%
2017	1.47%	0.66%
2016	1.46%	0.67%
2015	1.45%	0.68%
2014	1.45%	0.68%
2013	1.44%	0.69%
2012	1.43%	0.7%
2011	1.42%	0.72%
2010	1.41%	0.73%
2009	1.4%	0.75%
2008	1.39%	0.76%
2007	1.39%	0.77%
2006	1.38%	0.79%
2005	1.38%	0.8%
2004	1.38%	0.81%
2003	1.37%	0.81%
2002	1.37%	0.82%
2001	1.37%	0.83%
2000	1.38%	0.84%
1999	1.38%	0.86%
1998	1.39%	0.87%
1997	1.4%	0.89%
1996	1.41%	0.92%
1995	1.43%	0.95%
1994	1.46%	0.98%
1993	1.49%	1.01%
1992	1.53%	1.05%
1991	1.58%	1.09%
1990	1.63%	1.12%
1989	1.69%	1.16%
1988	1.76%	1.19%
1987	1.84%	1.21%
1986	1.93%	1.24%
1985	2.04%	1.27%
1984	2.16%	1.3%
1983	2.32%	1.34%
1982	2.51%	1.39%
1981	2.74%	1.44%
1980	3.01%	1.5%
1979	3.34%	1.56%
1978	3.72%	1.63%
1977	4.14%	1.71%
1976	4.6%	1.79%
1975	5.09%	1.88%
1974	5.59%	1.97%
1973	6.09%	2.06%
1972	6.59%	2.15%
1971	7.09%	2.24%
1970	7.58%	2.32%
1969	8.07%	2.41%
1968	8.52%	2.49%
1967	8.92%	2.57%
1966	9.26%	2.64%
1965	9.55%	2.71%
1964	9.8%	2.77%
1963	10%	2.83%
1962	10.2%	2.89%
1961	10.3%	2.95%
1960	10.5%	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.43% in the Seychelles and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.