Population in the Seychelles compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Seychelles and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Seychelles	South Africa	Seychelles	South Africa
1960	41,700	16,440,172	-	-
1961	42,889	16,908,035	2.85%	2.85%
1962	44,042	17,418,522	2.69%	3.02%
1963	45,176	17,954,564	2.57%	3.08%
1964	46,322	18,511,361	2.54%	3.1%
1965	47,500	19,089,380	2.54%	3.12%
1966	48,699	19,690,087	2.52%	3.15%
1967	49,911	20,314,066	2.49%	3.17%
1968	51,134	20,957,287	2.45%	3.17%
1969	52,365	21,614,676	2.41%	3.14%
1970	53,600	22,279,984	2.36%	3.08%
1971	54,695	22,942,143	2.04%	2.97%
1972	56,029	23,609,456	2.44%	2.91%
1973	56,892	24,294,263	1.54%	2.9%
1974	57,937	24,989,108	1.84%	2.86%
1975	59,292	25,690,940	2.34%	2.81%
1976	60,504	26,395,450	2.04%	2.74%
1977	61,786	27,118,952	2.12%	2.74%
1978	62,150	27,869,507	0.59%	2.77%
1979	62,686	28,634,162	0.86%	2.74%
1980	63,261	29,518,857	0.92%	3.09%
1981	64,035	30,541,044	1.22%	3.46%
1982	64,413	31,615,339	0.59%	3.52%
1983	64,335	32,739,304	-0.12%	3.56%
1984	64,717	33,892,788	0.59%	3.52%
1985	65,244	35,042,093	0.81%	3.39%
1986	65,652	36,180,515	0.63%	3.25%
1987	68,499	37,326,190	4.34%	3.17%
1988	68,755	38,480,649	0.37%	3.09%
1989	69,167	39,628,575	0.6%	2.98%
1990	69,507	40,746,268	0.49%	2.82%
1991	70,439	41,687,898	1.34%	2.31%
1992	70,763	42,443,509	0.46%	1.81%
1993	72,253	43,297,156	2.11%	2.01%
1994	74,205	44,004,139	2.7%	1.63%
1995	75,304	44,541,554	1.48%	1.22%
1996	76,417	45,123,018	1.48%	1.31%
1997	77,319	45,666,838	1.18%	1.21%
1998	78,846	46,223,880	1.97%	1.22%
1999	80,410	46,730,335	1.98%	1.1%
2000	81,131	47,159,719	0.9%	0.92%
2001	81,202	47,566,800	0.09%	0.86%
2002	83,723	48,019,415	3.1%	0.95%
2003	82,781	48,500,348	-1.13%	1%
2004	82,475	48,991,421	-0.37%	1.01%
2005	82,858	49,490,033	0.46%	1.02%
2006	84,600	49,998,277	2.1%	1.03%
2007	85,033	50,528,584	0.51%	1.06%
2008	86,956	51,114,599	2.26%	1.16%
2009	87,298	51,728,516	0.39%	1.2%
2010	89,770	52,344,051	2.83%	1.19%
2011	87,441	52,995,205	-2.59%	1.24%
2012	88,303	53,782,567	0.99%	1.49%
2013	89,949	54,678,791	1.86%	1.67%
2014	91,359	55,594,838	1.57%	1.68%
2015	93,419	56,723,537	2.25%	2.03%
2016	94,677	57,259,551	1.35%	0.94%
2017	95,843	57,635,162	1.23%	0.66%
2018	96,762	58,613,001	0.96%	1.7%
2019	97,625	59,587,885	0.89%	1.66%
2020	98,462	60,562,381	0.86%	1.64%
2021	99,258	61,502,603	0.81%	1.55%
2022	119,878	62,378,410	20.8%	1.42%
2023	119,773	63,212,384	-0.09%	1.34%
2024	121,354	64,007,187	1.32%	1.26%
2025	123,549	64,747,317	1.81%	1.16%
2026	125,581	65,453,086	1.64%	1.09%
2027	127,380	66,143,018	1.43%	1.05%
2028	128,883	66,830,384	1.18%	1.04%
2029	130,011	67,506,850	0.87%	1.01%
2030	130,635	68,161,357	0.48%	0.97%
2031	130,989	68,798,574	0.27%	0.93%
2032	131,305	69,426,441	0.24%	0.91%
2033	131,578	70,040,484	0.21%	0.88%
2034	131,816	70,641,572	0.18%	0.86%
2035	132,027	71,234,749	0.16%	0.84%
2036	132,202	71,816,372	0.13%	0.82%
2037	132,348	72,387,807	0.11%	0.8%
2038	132,467	72,949,611	0.09%	0.78%
2039	132,552	73,496,152	0.06%	0.75%
2040	132,631	74,035,615	0.06%	0.73%
2041	132,681	74,575,444	0.04%	0.73%
2042	132,700	75,111,899	0.01%	0.72%
2043	132,698	75,641,512	-0.001%	0.71%
2044	132,665	76,164,461	-0.03%	0.69%
2045	132,613	76,681,448	-0.04%	0.68%
2046	132,531	77,199,542	-0.06%	0.68%
2047	132,415	77,716,650	-0.09%	0.67%
2048	132,264	78,215,323	-0.11%	0.64%
2049	132,085	78,699,584	-0.14%	0.62%
2050	131,885	79,177,329	-0.15%	0.61%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Seychelles increased by 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Seychelles gained 31,762 (a 34% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).

The Seychelles was ranked 184th most populous country in 2005 and is 181st in 2025. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2005 and still ranked 24th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Seychelles' population will grow by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st. The population of South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.