Population growth in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population growth was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Seychelles, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Seychelles stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Seychelles peaked at 4.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -2.6%, in 2011.
That places Seychelles 95th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.8% | — |
| 1962 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +19.2% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -36.6% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +19.1% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +27.0% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -72.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +46.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +33.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -51.6% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -120.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -588.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +37.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -23.1% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +581.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -91.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +60.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +171.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -65.5% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +354.1% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +27.9% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -44.9% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +66.7% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -54.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -90.2% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +3395.2% |
| 2003 | -1.1% | -137.0% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | -67.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -225.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +349.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -75.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +338.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -82.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +611.4% |
| 2011 | -2.6% | -194.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -137.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +88.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +43.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -110.9% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -1596.5% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -14.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +3395.2% | 0.1% | 3.1% |
| 2024 | +1596.5% | -0.1% | 1.3% |
| 2010 | +611.4% | 0.4% | 2.8% |
| 1984 | +588.6% | -0.1% | 0.6% |
| 1987 | +581.0% | 0.6% | 4.2% |
| 1993 | +354.1% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | -0.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | -1.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -0.1% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More climate change data for Seychelles
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 91,000 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0411 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1363 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5035 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.5035 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0019 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5035 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Seychelles?
- Population growth in Seychelles was 1.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6% in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for population growth?
- Seychelles ranks 95th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.