Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Seychelles
Seychelles: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 60,392 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Seychelles, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Seychelles stood at 60,392 people. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Seychelles peaked at 60,392 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,494 people, in 1950.
That places Seychelles 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11,008 people | 10,494 people | 11,674 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 15,131 people | 11,893 people | 19,761 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 27,584 people | 21,003 people | 32,410 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,279 people | 32,730 people | 35,889 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,184 people | 35,347 people | 36,845 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,047 people | 36,158 people | 39,952 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,783 people | 40,515 people | 51,772 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,945 people | 53,281 people | 60,392 people | 6 |
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More population data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.85 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.85 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.85 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Seychelles?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Seychelles was 60,392 people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 60,392 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,494 people in 1950.
- How does Seychelles rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Seychelles ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.