Population estimates and projections in Seychelles

Seychelles had an estimated population of 127,951 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Seychelles, 2023 (latest estimate) 127,951 People
Change from 2022 +1.9% 2022: 125,522 people
Projection for 2030 140,399 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 141,746 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 115,964 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 187th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Seychelles over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Seychelles
2100 115,964 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 118,106 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 120,376 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 122,972 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 126,013 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 129,344 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 132,634 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 135,691 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 138,369 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 140,387 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 141,746 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 142,524 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 142,544 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 141,891 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 140,399 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 132,779 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 127,951 people
2022 125,522 people
2021 122,988 people
2020 120,291 people
2019 117,650 people
2018 115,040 people
2017 112,426 people
2016 109,821 people
2015 107,230 people
2014 104,654 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.9% from 125,522 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 102,092 people, the figure has changed by +25.3%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Seychelles has the 187th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Seychelles
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024