The latest officially reported population of the Seychelles was 121,354 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Seychelles' population is 125,181 people compared to 51,700,480 in South Korea.
Population statistics:
- South Korea's population is 413 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- The Seychelles is ranked the 181st most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
- The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.002% for the Seychelles vs 0.63% for South Korea.
- For the last 10 years, the Seychelles has had an average growth rate of +2.9% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
- Since 2005, the population of the Seychelles has increased from 82.9K people to 125K (51.1% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.2M to 51.7M (7.3% growth).
- The Seychelles is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 133K people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 21.9M people by 2100.
Seychelles vs South Korea: live population counter
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| Current population |
125181
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51700480
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| Population rank | 181/197 | 31/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.63% |
| One net population change |
5.54 hours
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13.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.63 hours
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2.26 minutes
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| One death every |
10 hours
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1.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.01 hours
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6.92 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,747 | +75,963 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +105 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,581 | +38,446 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.32% | +0.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 83/197 | 159/197 |
the Seychelles and South Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 41,700 | 25,012,374 | - | - |
| 1961 | 42,889 | 25,765,673 | 2.85% | 3.01% |
| 1962 | 44,042 | 26,513,030 | 2.69% | 2.9% |
| 1963 | 45,176 | 27,261,747 | 2.57% | 2.82% |
| 1964 | 46,322 | 27,984,155 | 2.54% | 2.65% |
| 1965 | 47,500 | 28,704,674 | 2.54% | 2.57% |
| 1966 | 48,699 | 29,435,571 | 2.52% | 2.55% |
| 1967 | 49,911 | 30,130,983 | 2.49% | 2.36% |
| 1968 | 51,134 | 30,838,302 | 2.45% | 2.35% |
| 1969 | 52,365 | 31,544,266 | 2.41% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 53,600 | 32,240,827 | 2.36% | 2.21% |
| 1971 | 54,695 | 32,882,704 | 2.04% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 56,029 | 33,505,406 | 2.44% | 1.89% |
| 1973 | 56,892 | 34,103,149 | 1.54% | 1.78% |
| 1974 | 57,937 | 34,692,266 | 1.84% | 1.73% |
| 1975 | 59,292 | 35,280,725 | 2.34% | 1.7% |
| 1976 | 60,504 | 35,848,523 | 2.04% | 1.61% |
| 1977 | 61,786 | 36,411,795 | 2.12% | 1.57% |
| 1978 | 62,150 | 36,969,185 | 0.59% | 1.53% |
| 1979 | 62,686 | 37,534,236 | 0.86% | 1.53% |
| 1980 | 63,261 | 38,123,775 | 0.92% | 1.57% |
| 1981 | 64,035 | 38,723,248 | 1.22% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 64,413 | 39,326,352 | 0.59% | 1.56% |
| 1983 | 64,335 | 39,910,403 | -0.12% | 1.49% |
| 1984 | 64,717 | 40,405,956 | 0.59% | 1.24% |
| 1985 | 65,244 | 40,805,744 | 0.81% | 0.99% |
| 1986 | 65,652 | 41,213,674 | 0.63% | 1% |
| 1987 | 68,499 | 41,621,690 | 4.34% | 0.99% |
| 1988 | 68,755 | 42,031,247 | 0.37% | 0.98% |
| 1989 | 69,167 | 42,449,038 | 0.6% | 0.99% |
| 1990 | 69,507 | 42,869,283 | 0.49% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 70,439 | 43,295,704 | 1.34% | 0.99% |
| 1992 | 70,763 | 43,747,962 | 0.46% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 72,253 | 44,194,628 | 2.11% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 74,205 | 44,641,540 | 2.7% | 1.01% |
| 1995 | 75,304 | 45,092,991 | 1.48% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 76,417 | 45,524,681 | 1.48% | 0.96% |
| 1997 | 77,319 | 45,953,580 | 1.18% | 0.94% |
| 1998 | 78,846 | 46,286,503 | 1.97% | 0.72% |
| 1999 | 80,410 | 46,616,677 | 1.98% | 0.71% |
| 2000 | 81,131 | 47,008,111 | 0.9% | 0.84% |
| 2001 | 81,202 | 47,370,164 | 0.09% | 0.77% |
| 2002 | 83,723 | 47,644,736 | 3.1% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 82,781 | 47,892,330 | -1.13% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 82,475 | 48,082,519 | -0.37% | 0.4% |
| 2005 | 82,858 | 48,184,561 | 0.46% | 0.21% |
| 2006 | 84,600 | 48,438,292 | 2.1% | 0.53% |
| 2007 | 85,033 | 48,683,638 | 0.51% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 86,956 | 49,054,708 | 2.26% | 0.76% |
| 2009 | 87,298 | 49,307,835 | 0.39% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 89,770 | 49,554,112 | 2.83% | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 87,441 | 49,936,638 | -2.59% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 88,303 | 50,199,853 | 0.99% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 89,949 | 50,428,893 | 1.86% | 0.46% |
| 2014 | 91,359 | 50,746,659 | 1.57% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 93,419 | 51,014,947 | 2.25% | 0.53% |
| 2016 | 94,677 | 51,217,803 | 1.35% | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 95,843 | 51,361,911 | 1.23% | 0.28% |
| 2018 | 96,762 | 51,585,058 | 0.96% | 0.43% |
| 2019 | 97,625 | 51,764,822 | 0.89% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 98,462 | 51,836,239 | 0.86% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 99,258 | 51,769,539 | 0.81% | -0.13% |
| 2022 | 119,878 | 51,672,569 | 20.8% | -0.19% |
| 2023 | 119,773 | 51,712,619 | -0.09% | 0.08% |
| 2024 | 121,354 | 51,751,065 | 1.32% | 0.07% |
| 2025 | 123,549 | 51,700,480 | 1.81% | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 125,581 | 51,633,793 | 1.64% | -0.13% |
| 2027 | 127,380 | 51,552,198 | 1.43% | -0.16% |
| 2028 | 128,883 | 51,456,707 | 1.18% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 130,011 | 51,347,230 | 0.87% | -0.21% |
| 2030 | 130,635 | 51,221,713 | 0.48% | -0.24% |
| 2031 | 130,989 | 51,081,220 | 0.27% | -0.27% |
| 2032 | 131,305 | 50,924,233 | 0.24% | -0.31% |
| 2033 | 131,578 | 50,747,132 | 0.21% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 131,816 | 50,549,508 | 0.18% | -0.39% |
| 2035 | 132,027 | 50,333,286 | 0.16% | -0.43% |
| 2036 | 132,202 | 50,098,951 | 0.13% | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 132,348 | 49,845,669 | 0.11% | -0.51% |
| 2038 | 132,467 | 49,573,234 | 0.09% | -0.55% |
| 2039 | 132,552 | 49,283,770 | 0.06% | -0.58% |
| 2040 | 132,631 | 48,980,369 | 0.06% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 132,681 | 48,661,905 | 0.04% | -0.65% |
| 2042 | 132,700 | 48,331,004 | 0.01% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 132,698 | 47,990,085 | -0.001% | -0.71% |
| 2044 | 132,665 | 47,634,183 | -0.03% | -0.74% |
| 2045 | 132,613 | 47,263,526 | -0.04% | -0.78% |
| 2046 | 132,531 | 46,881,228 | -0.06% | -0.81% |
| 2047 | 132,415 | 46,482,133 | -0.09% | -0.85% |
| 2048 | 132,264 | 46,063,595 | -0.11% | -0.9% |
| 2049 | 132,085 | 45,626,805 | -0.14% | -0.95% |
| 2050 | 131,885 | 45,172,356 | -0.15% | -1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Seychelles increased by 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Seychelles gained 31,762 (a 34% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).
The Seychelles was ranked 184th most populous country in 2005 and is 181st in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st 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 Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.
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Population differences between the Seychelles and South Korea
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| Life expectancy | 73.1 years | 84.5 years |
| Average age | 35.4 years | 44.8 years |
| Median age | 35 years | 46.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 55.2:44.8 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.02 births per woman | 0.72 births per woman |
| Population density | 683 ppl/mi² | 1,373 ppl/mi² |
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