People using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles
Seychelles: People using improved sanitation facilities was 130,418 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles stood at 130,418 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles peaked at 130,418 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79,803 people, in 2000.
That places Seychelles 188th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79,803 people | — |
| 2001 | 81,204 people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 82,575 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 83,879 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 85,134 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 86,383 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 87,633 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 88,875 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 90,107 people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 91,344 people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 92,842 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 95,041 people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 97,705 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 100,410 people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 103,136 people | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 105,887 people | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 108,662 people | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 111,463 people | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 114,088 people | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 116,689 people | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 119,322 people | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 121,998 people | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 125,522 people | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 127,951 people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 130,418 people | +1.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 130,418 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 130,418 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 million people, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,694 people | 79,803 people | 91,344 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,592 people | 92,842 people | 116,689 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,042 people | 119,322 people | 130,418 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More population data for Seychelles
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3748 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 116.64 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3959 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7568 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles was 130,418 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 130,418 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,803 people in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Seychelles ranks 188th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.