The latest officially reported population of the Seychelles was 121,354 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Seychelles' population is 125,600 people compared to 22,528,646 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 179.4 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- The Seychelles is ranked the 181st most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.002% for the Seychelles vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, the Seychelles has had an average growth rate of +2.9% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2006, the population of the Seychelles has increased from 84.6K people to 126K (48.5% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.5M (85.7% growth).
- The Seychelles is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 133K people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Seychelles vs Zambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
125600
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22528646
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| Population rank | 181/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
5.54 hours
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
5.63 hours
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
10 hours
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.01 hours
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | +1,747 | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,581 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.32% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 81/197 | 21/197 |
the Seychelles and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 41,700 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 42,889 | 3,254,086 | 2.85% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 44,042 | 3,358,099 | 2.69% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 45,176 | 3,465,907 | 2.57% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 46,322 | 3,577,017 | 2.54% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 47,500 | 3,692,086 | 2.54% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 48,699 | 3,812,003 | 2.52% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 49,911 | 3,936,343 | 2.49% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 51,134 | 4,065,593 | 2.45% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 52,365 | 4,197,116 | 2.41% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 53,600 | 4,321,718 | 2.36% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 54,695 | 4,442,525 | 2.04% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 56,029 | 4,569,309 | 2.44% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 56,892 | 4,702,693 | 1.54% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 57,937 | 4,842,746 | 1.84% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 59,292 | 4,990,086 | 2.34% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 60,504 | 5,143,842 | 2.04% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 61,786 | 5,302,480 | 2.12% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 62,150 | 5,465,374 | 0.59% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 62,686 | 5,631,728 | 0.86% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 63,261 | 5,802,833 | 0.92% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 64,035 | 5,983,289 | 1.22% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 64,413 | 6,178,637 | 0.59% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 64,335 | 6,381,038 | -0.12% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 64,717 | 6,580,490 | 0.59% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 65,244 | 6,780,953 | 0.81% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 65,652 | 6,986,471 | 0.63% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 68,499 | 7,191,282 | 4.34% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 68,755 | 7,391,440 | 0.37% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 69,167 | 7,589,216 | 0.6% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 69,507 | 7,786,169 | 0.49% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 70,439 | 7,981,650 | 1.34% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 70,763 | 8,176,680 | 0.46% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 72,253 | 8,373,921 | 2.11% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 74,205 | 8,576,269 | 2.7% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 75,304 | 8,785,763 | 1.48% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 76,417 | 9,004,053 | 1.48% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 77,319 | 9,237,063 | 1.18% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 78,846 | 9,482,408 | 1.97% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 80,410 | 9,740,005 | 1.98% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 81,131 | 10,017,631 | 0.9% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 81,202 | 10,325,185 | 0.09% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 83,723 | 10,647,949 | 3.1% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 82,781 | 10,983,595 | -1.13% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 82,475 | 11,338,198 | -0.37% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 82,858 | 11,718,819 | 0.46% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 84,600 | 12,129,553 | 2.1% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 85,033 | 12,565,085 | 0.51% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 86,956 | 13,021,324 | 2.26% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 87,298 | 13,490,389 | 0.39% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 89,770 | 13,965,594 | 2.83% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 87,441 | 14,437,796 | -2.59% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 88,303 | 14,913,629 | 0.99% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 89,949 | 15,398,997 | 1.86% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 91,359 | 15,895,315 | 1.57% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 93,419 | 16,399,089 | 2.25% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 94,677 | 16,914,423 | 1.35% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 95,843 | 17,441,320 | 1.23% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 96,762 | 17,973,569 | 0.96% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 97,625 | 18,513,839 | 0.89% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 98,462 | 19,059,395 | 0.86% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 99,258 | 19,603,607 | 0.81% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 119,878 | 20,152,938 | 20.8% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 119,773 | 20,723,965 | -0.09% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 121,354 | 21,314,956 | 1.32% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 123,549 | 21,913,869 | 1.81% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 125,581 | 22,521,905 | 1.64% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 127,380 | 23,138,716 | 1.43% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 128,883 | 23,761,368 | 1.18% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 130,011 | 24,389,681 | 0.87% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 130,635 | 25,024,887 | 0.48% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 130,989 | 25,666,496 | 0.27% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 131,305 | 26,311,946 | 0.24% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 131,578 | 26,960,073 | 0.21% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 131,816 | 27,611,621 | 0.18% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 132,027 | 28,266,887 | 0.16% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 132,202 | 28,925,103 | 0.13% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 132,348 | 29,583,482 | 0.11% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 132,467 | 30,240,549 | 0.09% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 132,552 | 30,895,586 | 0.06% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 132,631 | 31,550,394 | 0.06% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 132,681 | 32,204,340 | 0.04% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 132,700 | 32,856,596 | 0.01% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 132,698 | 33,510,500 | -0.001% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 132,665 | 34,165,920 | -0.03% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 132,613 | 34,821,101 | -0.04% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 132,531 | 35,475,795 | -0.06% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 132,415 | 36,129,270 | -0.09% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 132,264 | 36,782,260 | -0.11% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 132,085 | 37,434,667 | -0.14% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 131,885 | 38,083,369 | -0.15% | 1.73% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Seychelles increased by 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Seychelles gained 30,923 (a 32.7% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,614,223 (a 33.2% growth).
The Seychelles was ranked 184th most populous country in 2006 and is 181st in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 69% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between the Seychelles and Zambia
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| Life expectancy | 73.3 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 35.4 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 35 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 55.2:44.8 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.02 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 683 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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