The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,380,052 people compared to 125,181 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- Cyprus' population is 11 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2005, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.04M people to 1.38M (33.2% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 82.9K to 125K (51.1% growth).
- Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.51M people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2042 for the Seychelles.
Cyprus vs Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
1380052
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125181
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| Population rank | 153/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
39.5 minutes
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
36.2 minutes
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
55.3 minutes
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.08 hours
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | +8,138 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +36 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +13,306 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.99% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 104/197 | 83/197 |
Cyprus and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 586,490 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 595,514 | 42,889 | 1.54% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 601,466 | 44,042 | 1% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 607,252 | 45,176 | 0.96% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 612,521 | 46,322 | 0.87% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 617,736 | 47,500 | 0.85% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 623,390 | 48,699 | 0.92% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 629,251 | 49,911 | 0.94% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 635,157 | 51,134 | 0.94% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 641,189 | 52,365 | 0.95% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 647,446 | 53,600 | 0.98% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 654,050 | 54,695 | 1.02% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 661,063 | 56,029 | 1.07% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 665,937 | 56,892 | 0.74% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 663,254 | 57,937 | -0.4% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 659,405 | 59,292 | -0.58% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 662,032 | 60,504 | 0.4% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 667,101 | 61,786 | 0.77% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 672,249 | 62,150 | 0.77% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 677,549 | 62,686 | 0.79% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 683,076 | 63,261 | 0.82% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 688,893 | 64,035 | 0.85% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 696,497 | 64,413 | 1.1% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 707,225 | 64,335 | 1.54% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 719,334 | 64,717 | 1.71% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 731,277 | 65,244 | 1.66% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 743,105 | 65,652 | 1.62% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 754,785 | 68,499 | 1.57% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 766,235 | 68,755 | 1.52% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 777,420 | 69,167 | 1.46% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 788,351 | 69,507 | 1.41% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 798,944 | 70,439 | 1.34% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 810,341 | 70,763 | 1.43% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 826,034 | 72,253 | 1.94% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 844,667 | 74,205 | 2.26% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 862,695 | 75,304 | 2.13% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 880,290 | 76,417 | 2.04% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 897,568 | 77,319 | 1.96% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 914,548 | 78,846 | 1.89% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 931,234 | 80,410 | 1.82% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 947,667 | 81,131 | 1.76% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 964,127 | 81,202 | 1.74% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 981,440 | 83,723 | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 999,590 | 82,781 | 1.85% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 1,017,875 | 82,475 | 1.83% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 1,036,151 | 82,858 | 1.8% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 1,054,418 | 84,600 | 1.76% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,072,714 | 85,033 | 1.74% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 1,091,026 | 86,956 | 1.71% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 1,109,371 | 87,298 | 1.68% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 1,127,816 | 89,770 | 1.66% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 1,146,493 | 87,441 | 1.66% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 1,165,397 | 88,303 | 1.65% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 1,183,895 | 89,949 | 1.59% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 1,201,801 | 91,359 | 1.51% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 1,219,502 | 93,419 | 1.47% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 1,237,112 | 94,677 | 1.44% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 1,254,275 | 95,843 | 1.39% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 1,270,737 | 96,762 | 1.31% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 1,286,671 | 97,625 | 1.25% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 1,302,247 | 98,462 | 1.21% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 1,317,309 | 99,258 | 1.16% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 1,331,370 | 119,878 | 1.07% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 1,344,976 | 119,773 | 1.02% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 1,358,282 | 121,354 | 0.99% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 1,370,750 | 123,549 | 0.92% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 1,382,331 | 125,581 | 0.84% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 1,393,332 | 127,380 | 0.8% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 1,403,777 | 128,883 | 0.75% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 1,413,339 | 130,011 | 0.68% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 1,422,317 | 130,635 | 0.64% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 1,430,677 | 130,989 | 0.59% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 1,438,502 | 131,305 | 0.55% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 1,445,956 | 131,578 | 0.52% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 1,452,842 | 131,816 | 0.48% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 1,459,190 | 132,027 | 0.44% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 1,465,171 | 132,202 | 0.41% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 1,470,712 | 132,348 | 0.38% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 1,475,792 | 132,467 | 0.35% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 1,480,540 | 132,552 | 0.32% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 1,484,845 | 132,631 | 0.29% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 1,488,688 | 132,681 | 0.26% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 1,492,043 | 132,700 | 0.23% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 1,494,983 | 132,698 | 0.2% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 1,497,653 | 132,665 | 0.18% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 1,500,062 | 132,613 | 0.16% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 1,502,255 | 132,531 | 0.15% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 1,504,222 | 132,415 | 0.13% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 1,505,909 | 132,264 | 0.11% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 1,507,311 | 132,085 | 0.09% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 1,508,478 | 131,885 | 0.08% | -0.15% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cyprus increased by 183,351 people (a 17.7% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cyprus gained 160,550 (a 13.2% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).
Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 153rd in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.31% to 1,508,478 people with a rank change from 153rd to 152nd. The population of the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
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Population differences between Cyprus and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 82 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 39.8 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 381 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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