Seychelles Population
Seychelles had an estimated population of 122,730 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 188th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.00% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.13% a year.
Seychelles at a glance
How Seychelles's population is changing
Seychelles's population is growing: +1.13% a year, which works out to about +1,384 people per year, or +4 a day. Births (11.0 per 1,000) and deaths (7.0 per 1,000) alone would give +0.40% a year; net migration adds about 1,590 people a year (+1.30%). Roughly one in every 66,939 people on Earth lives in Seychelles.
Population of Seychelles since 1960
In 1960, Seychelles had 41,700 people. By 2025 that was 122,730 — 2.9× larger. The fastest growth came between 2012 and 2022, when the population rose by 36%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41,700 | — |
| 1970 | 53,600 | +28.5% |
| 1980 | 63,261 | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 69,507 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 81,131 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 89,770 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 98,462 | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 122,730 | +24.6% |
Seychelles from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Seychelles at about 12,522 people in 1800; the UN estimates 132,796 in 2025 (11× 1800) and projects 115,975 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2042 at 142,632 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 12,522 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 13,909 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 21,066 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 38,306 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 83,339 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 132,796 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 141,756 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 129,356 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 115,975 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Seychelles
4 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 122,730. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 22,881 | GeoNames settlement | 18.64% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 2 | Cascade | 7,263 | GeoNames settlement | 5.92% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Perseverance | 6,209 | GeoNames settlement | 5.06% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Baie Sainte Anne | 5,063 | GeoNames settlement | 4.13% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Seychelles compares
Seychelles has almost the same population as Grenada (117,303).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #186 |  Curaçao | 156,263 | +27% | compare → |
| #187 |  Kiribati | 136,488 | +11% | compare → |
| #189 |  Grenada | 117,303 | −4% | compare → |
| #190 |  Micronesia | 113,683 | −7% | compare → |
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Nearest countries
Seychelles has no land border. Closest by distance:
Somalia 19,654,739 · 160.1× the population · compare
Comoros 882,847 · 7.2× the population · compare
Mauritius 1,243,741 · 10.1× the population · compare
Madagascar 32,740,678 · 266.8× the population · compare
In its region
Seychelles is the 48th most populous of the 48 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, holding 0.0% of the region's 1,321,654,217 people.
Rankings
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Cities
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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