Urban population share in Seychelles
45.5% of people in Seychelles lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1995.
Seychelles, 2025
45.5%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
160th of 217
Urban population share in Seychelles over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Seychelles | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.5% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 45.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.1%, the figure has changed by +2.4 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Seychelles has the 160th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Seychelles
All statistics for Seychelles
Population estimates and projections
127,951 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
33.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.13 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.96%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
122,730 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.13%
2025 · World Bank