Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Seychelles
Seychelles: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.234 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Seychelles, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Seychelles stood at 0.234 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Seychelles peaked at 0.234 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1545 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Seychelles 41st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1545 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.156 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1574 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1588 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1605 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1625 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1642 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1664 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1688 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1714 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.174 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1767 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1792 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1817 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1842 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1867 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1893 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.192 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1949 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1979 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2009 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.204 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2072 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2102 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.213 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2157 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2185 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2213 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2241 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2269 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2294 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2315 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2329 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.234 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.234 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1271 Persons per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.234 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.162 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1545 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1714 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1857 Persons per square kilometre | 0.174 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1979 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2142 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2009 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2269 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2319 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2294 Persons per square kilometre | 0.234 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 38 Germany 0.2384 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 39 Qatar 0.2364 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 40 Dominican Republic 0.2351 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 42 Marshall Islands 0.2333 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 43 Switzerland 0.2226 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 44 Malawi 0.222 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Seychelles
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 116.64 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3748 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5,508 people (2100)
- Population density 252.12 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7568 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Seychelles?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Seychelles was 0.234 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.234 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1545 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Seychelles ranks 41st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.