The latest officially reported population of the Seychelles was 121,354 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Seychelles' population is 125,600 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 99 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- The Seychelles is ranked the 181st most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.002% for the Seychelles vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, the Seychelles has had an average growth rate of +2.9% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of the Seychelles has increased from 84.6K people to 126K (48.5% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.4M (55.9% growth).
- The Seychelles is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 133K people compared to the peak of 23.8M people in 2100 for South Sudan.
Seychelles vs South Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
125600
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12438782
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| Population rank | 181/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
5.54 hours
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.63 hours
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
10 hours
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.01 hours
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,747 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,581 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.32% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 81/197 | 7/197 |
the Seychelles and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 41,700 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 42,889 | 2,976,724 | 2.85% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 44,042 | 3,024,308 | 2.69% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 45,176 | 3,072,669 | 2.57% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 46,322 | 3,129,918 | 2.54% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 47,500 | 3,189,835 | 2.54% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 48,699 | 3,236,423 | 2.52% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 49,911 | 3,277,648 | 2.49% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 51,134 | 3,321,528 | 2.45% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 52,365 | 3,365,533 | 2.41% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 53,600 | 3,409,614 | 2.36% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 54,695 | 3,468,646 | 2.04% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 56,029 | 3,542,497 | 2.44% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 56,892 | 3,627,383 | 1.54% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 57,937 | 3,723,259 | 1.84% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 59,292 | 3,821,494 | 2.34% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 60,504 | 3,921,910 | 2.04% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 61,786 | 4,024,032 | 2.12% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 62,150 | 4,127,657 | 0.59% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 62,686 | 4,232,605 | 0.86% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 63,261 | 4,339,030 | 0.92% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 64,035 | 4,447,272 | 1.22% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 64,413 | 4,557,686 | 0.59% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 64,335 | 4,661,574 | -0.12% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 64,717 | 4,750,627 | 0.59% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 65,244 | 4,834,296 | 0.81% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 65,652 | 4,921,240 | 0.63% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 68,499 | 4,962,395 | 4.34% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 68,755 | 4,848,029 | 0.37% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 69,167 | 4,713,229 | 0.6% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 69,507 | 4,737,633 | 0.49% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 70,439 | 4,836,677 | 1.34% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 70,763 | 4,909,749 | 0.46% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 72,253 | 4,956,002 | 2.11% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 74,205 | 5,071,184 | 2.7% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 75,304 | 5,225,836 | 1.48% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 76,417 | 5,356,925 | 1.48% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 77,319 | 5,509,136 | 1.18% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 78,846 | 5,620,068 | 1.97% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 80,410 | 5,771,628 | 1.98% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 81,131 | 6,032,267 | 0.9% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 81,202 | 6,308,391 | 0.09% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 83,723 | 6,596,806 | 3.1% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 82,781 | 6,903,127 | -1.13% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 82,475 | 7,233,041 | -0.37% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 82,858 | 7,590,143 | 0.46% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 84,600 | 7,976,526 | 2.1% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 85,033 | 8,388,788 | 0.51% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 86,956 | 8,817,647 | 2.26% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 87,298 | 9,243,556 | 0.39% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 89,770 | 9,745,953 | 2.83% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 87,441 | 10,288,109 | -2.59% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 88,303 | 10,756,240 | 0.99% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 89,949 | 11,166,275 | 1.86% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 91,359 | 11,235,073 | 1.57% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 93,419 | 11,107,561 | 2.25% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 94,677 | 10,830,102 | 1.35% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 95,843 | 10,259,154 | 1.23% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 96,762 | 10,122,977 | 0.96% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 97,625 | 10,423,384 | 0.89% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 98,462 | 10,698,467 | 0.86% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 99,258 | 10,865,780 | 0.81% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 119,878 | 11,021,177 | 20.8% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 119,773 | 11,483,374 | -0.09% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 121,354 | 11,943,408 | 1.32% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 123,549 | 12,188,793 | 1.81% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 125,581 | 12,436,036 | 1.64% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 127,380 | 12,687,301 | 1.43% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 128,883 | 12,941,503 | 1.18% | 2% |
| 2029 | 130,011 | 13,198,080 | 0.87% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 130,635 | 13,457,446 | 0.48% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 130,989 | 13,725,413 | 0.27% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 131,305 | 13,996,343 | 0.24% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 131,578 | 14,261,762 | 0.21% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 131,816 | 14,527,550 | 0.18% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 132,027 | 14,798,602 | 0.16% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 132,202 | 15,070,098 | 0.13% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 132,348 | 15,335,700 | 0.11% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 132,467 | 15,595,968 | 0.09% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 132,552 | 15,850,696 | 0.06% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 132,631 | 16,101,470 | 0.06% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 132,681 | 16,350,149 | 0.04% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 132,700 | 16,593,361 | 0.01% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 132,698 | 16,829,209 | -0.001% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 132,665 | 17,060,176 | -0.03% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 132,613 | 17,286,412 | -0.04% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 132,531 | 17,509,693 | -0.06% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 132,415 | 17,728,331 | -0.09% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 132,264 | 17,938,437 | -0.11% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 132,085 | 18,142,893 | -0.14% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 131,885 | 18,341,968 | -0.15% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Seychelles increased by 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Seychelles gained 30,923 (a 32.7% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
The Seychelles was ranked 184th most populous country in 2006 and is 181st in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Seychelles' population will grow by 5% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st. The population of South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between the Seychelles and South Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 73.3 years | 58 years |
| Average age | 35.4 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 35 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 55.2:44.8 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.02 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 683 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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