The latest officially reported population of the Seychelles was 121,354 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Seychelles' population is 125,600 people compared to 42,974,589 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- Yemen's population is 342 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- The Seychelles is ranked the 181st most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
- The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.002% for the Seychelles vs 0.52% for Yemen.
- For the last 10 years, the Seychelles has had an average growth rate of +2.9% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
- Since 2006, the population of the Seychelles has increased from 84.6K people to 126K (48.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43M (82.5% growth).
- The Seychelles is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 133K people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.
Seychelles vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
125600
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42974589
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| Population rank | 181/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
5.54 hours
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
5.63 hours
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
10 hours
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.01 hours
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,747 | -10,482 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +3,267 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,581 | +1,192,365 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.32% | +3.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 81/197 | 13/197 |
the Seychelles and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 41,700 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 42,889 | 5,655,232 | 2.85% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 44,042 | 5,782,221 | 2.69% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 45,176 | 5,911,135 | 2.57% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 46,322 | 6,048,006 | 2.54% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 47,500 | 6,195,593 | 2.54% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 48,699 | 6,351,494 | 2.52% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 49,911 | 6,516,444 | 2.49% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 51,134 | 6,690,524 | 2.45% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 52,365 | 6,875,859 | 2.41% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 53,600 | 7,065,279 | 2.36% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 54,695 | 7,257,462 | 2.04% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 56,029 | 7,460,068 | 2.44% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 56,892 | 7,672,796 | 1.54% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 57,937 | 7,896,783 | 1.84% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 59,292 | 8,133,598 | 2.34% | 3% |
| 1976 | 60,504 | 8,384,113 | 2.04% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 61,786 | 8,648,222 | 2.12% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 62,150 | 8,926,586 | 0.59% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 62,686 | 9,224,194 | 0.86% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 63,261 | 9,543,358 | 0.92% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 64,035 | 9,882,362 | 1.22% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 64,413 | 10,241,006 | 0.59% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 64,335 | 10,621,499 | -0.12% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 64,717 | 11,025,597 | 0.59% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 65,244 | 11,453,825 | 0.81% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 65,652 | 11,901,040 | 0.63% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 68,499 | 12,369,912 | 4.34% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 68,755 | 12,859,708 | 0.37% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 69,167 | 13,364,174 | 0.6% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 69,507 | 13,887,862 | 0.49% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 70,439 | 14,430,201 | 1.34% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 70,763 | 14,989,494 | 0.46% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 72,253 | 15,563,914 | 2.11% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 74,205 | 16,149,147 | 2.7% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 75,304 | 16,740,058 | 1.48% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 76,417 | 17,313,177 | 1.48% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 77,319 | 17,873,936 | 1.18% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 78,846 | 18,446,013 | 1.97% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 80,410 | 19,029,420 | 1.98% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 81,131 | 19,624,141 | 0.9% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 81,202 | 20,226,147 | 0.09% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 83,723 | 20,835,086 | 3.1% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 82,781 | 21,456,379 | -1.13% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 82,475 | 22,095,167 | -0.37% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 82,858 | 22,790,085 | 0.46% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 84,600 | 23,543,083 | 2.1% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 85,033 | 24,318,082 | 0.51% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 86,956 | 25,111,941 | 2.26% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 87,298 | 25,927,724 | 0.39% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 89,770 | 26,754,387 | 2.83% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 87,441 | 27,582,897 | -2.59% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 88,303 | 28,433,647 | 0.99% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 89,949 | 29,312,952 | 1.86% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 91,359 | 30,226,309 | 1.57% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 93,419 | 31,159,379 | 2.25% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 94,677 | 32,109,010 | 1.35% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 95,843 | 33,090,921 | 1.23% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 96,762 | 34,085,182 | 0.96% | 3% |
| 2019 | 97,625 | 35,111,408 | 0.89% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 98,462 | 36,134,863 | 0.86% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 99,258 | 37,140,230 | 0.81% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 119,878 | 38,222,876 | 20.8% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 119,773 | 39,390,799 | -0.09% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 121,354 | 40,583,164 | 1.32% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 123,549 | 41,773,871 | 1.81% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 125,581 | 42,961,650 | 1.64% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 127,380 | 44,145,620 | 1.43% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 128,883 | 45,323,685 | 1.18% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 130,011 | 46,497,573 | 0.87% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 130,635 | 47,667,649 | 0.48% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 130,989 | 48,827,503 | 0.27% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 131,305 | 49,979,089 | 0.24% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 131,578 | 51,129,867 | 0.21% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 131,816 | 52,279,989 | 0.18% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 132,027 | 53,429,308 | 0.16% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 132,202 | 54,578,046 | 0.13% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 132,348 | 55,724,259 | 0.11% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 132,467 | 56,872,152 | 0.09% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 132,552 | 58,024,713 | 0.06% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 132,631 | 59,181,514 | 0.06% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 132,681 | 60,345,667 | 0.04% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 132,700 | 61,517,965 | 0.01% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 132,698 | 62,696,517 | -0.001% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 132,665 | 63,880,172 | -0.03% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 132,613 | 65,066,344 | -0.04% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 132,531 | 66,253,578 | -0.06% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 132,415 | 67,438,796 | -0.09% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 132,264 | 68,620,844 | -0.11% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 132,085 | 69,799,794 | -0.14% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 131,885 | 70,976,389 | -0.15% | 1.69% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Seychelles increased by 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Seychelles gained 30,923 (a 32.7% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 10,865,579 (a 33.8% growth).
The Seychelles was ranked 184th most populous country in 2006 and is 181st in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 65.2% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
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Population differences between the Seychelles and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 73.3 years | 69.7 years |
| Average age | 35.4 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 35 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 55.2:44.8 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.02 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 683 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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