The current population of the Seychelles is 125,181 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 121,354 in 2024.
Population facts:
- The Seychelles is projected to reach 133K people in 2042.
- For the last 20 years, the Seychelles has had an average growth rate of 2.55% per year.
- The Seychelles accounts for 0.002% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 82.9K people to 125K (51.1% growth in 20 years).
- The Seychelles is ranked 181/197 by population and was ranked 184th in 2005.
The Seychelles population clock
Seychelles
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
125181
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 181/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | N/A |
| One net population change |
5.54 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
5.63 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
10 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,581 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.32% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 83/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
5.01 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +1,747 | N/A |
The Seychelles population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41,700 | - |
| 1961 | 42,889 | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 44,042 | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 45,176 | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 46,322 | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 47,500 | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 48,699 | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 49,911 | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 51,134 | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 52,365 | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 53,600 | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 54,695 | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 56,029 | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 56,892 | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 57,937 | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 59,292 | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 60,504 | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 61,786 | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 62,150 | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 62,686 | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 63,261 | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 64,035 | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 64,413 | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 64,335 | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 64,717 | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 65,244 | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 65,652 | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 68,499 | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 68,755 | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 69,167 | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 69,507 | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 70,439 | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 70,763 | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 72,253 | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 74,205 | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 75,304 | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 76,417 | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 77,319 | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 78,846 | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 80,410 | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 81,131 | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 81,202 | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 83,723 | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 82,781 | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 82,475 | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 82,858 | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 84,600 | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 85,033 | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 86,956 | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 87,298 | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 89,770 | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 87,441 | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 88,303 | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 89,949 | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 91,359 | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 93,419 | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 94,677 | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 95,843 | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 96,762 | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 97,625 | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 98,462 | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 99,258 | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 119,878 | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 119,773 | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 121,354 | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 123,549 | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 125,581 | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 127,380 | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 128,883 | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 130,011 | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 130,635 | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 130,989 | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 131,305 | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 131,578 | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 131,816 | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 132,027 | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 132,202 | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 132,348 | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 132,467 | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 132,552 | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 132,631 | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 132,681 | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 132,700 | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 132,698 | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 132,665 | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 132,613 | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 132,531 | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 132,415 | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 132,264 | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 132,085 | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 131,885 | -0.15% |
The Seychelles has a population of 125K as of 2025, compared to 93.4K in 2015, 82.9K in 2005, and 75.3K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.4% per year. The Seychelles is ranked 7th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) the Seychelles will have 132,613 people (5.94% growth) and still will be ranked 181st.
By the year 2100, the Seychelles' population is projected to decline by 13.8% to 108K people.
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Seychelles population statistics
|
Seychelles
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.1 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 35.4 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 35 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 55.2:44.8 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.02 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 683 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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