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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Seychelles

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population122.73K2025 · peopleGross domestic product$2.39B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$19.45K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth76.32024 · yearsInternet use87.8%2024 · % of populationForest area73.3%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
1.1%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Seychelles2025 · 1.1%
-2.63-0.910.812.534.251960199320251961: 2.8%1962: 2.7%1963: 2.5%1964: 2.5%1965: 2.5%1966: 2.5%1967: 2.5%1968: 2.4%1969: 2.4%1970: 2.3%1971: 2%1972: 2.4%1973: 1.5%1974: 1.8%1975: 2.3%1976: 2%1977: 2.1%1978: 0.6%1979: 0.9%1980: 0.9%1981: 1.2%1982: 0.6%1983: -0.1%1984: 0.6%1985: 0.8%1986: 0.6%1987: 4.2%1988: 0.4%1989: 0.6%1990: 0.5%1991: 1.3%1992: 0.5%1993: 2.1%1994: 2.7%1995: 1.5%1996: 1.5%1997: 1.2%1998: 2%1999: 2%2000: 0.9%2001: 0.1%2002: 3.1%2003: -1.1%2004: -0.4%2005: 0.5%2006: 2.1%2007: 0.5%2008: 2.2%2009: 0.4%2010: 2.8%2011: -2.6%2012: 1%2013: 1.8%2014: 1.6%2015: 2.2%2016: 1.3%2017: 1.2%2018: 1%2019: 0.9%2020: 0.9%2021: 0.8%2023: -0.1%2024: 1.3%2025: 1.1%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Seychelles in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Victoria
Country code
SYC

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