Population: comparison of UN projections in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population: comparison of UN projections was 127,961 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population: comparison of UN projections in Seychelles, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, population: comparison of un projections in Seychelles stood at 127,961 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population: comparison of un projections in Seychelles peaked at 127,961 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38,306 people, in 1950.
That places Seychelles 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40,131 people | 38,306 people | 42,487 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 47,920 people | 43,249 people | 53,104 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 60,356 people | 54,276 people | 65,625 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,555 people | 66,281 people | 73,142 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,765 people | 74,000 people | 82,033 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,644 people | 83,339 people | 93,644 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,061 people | 94,993 people | 117,662 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,198 people | 120,299 people | 127,961 people | 4 |
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More population data for Seychelles
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 252.12 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5,508 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.85 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.85 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.85 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.08 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 54.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population: comparison of un projections in Seychelles?
- Population: comparison of un projections in Seychelles was 127,961 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population: comparison of un projections recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 127,961 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest population: comparison of un projections recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,306 people in 1950.
- How does Seychelles rank for population: comparison of un projections?
- Seychelles ranks 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population: comparison of un projections rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.