| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Seychelles is projected at 98.91 thousand, down by 0.46% compared with 98.34 thousand in 2020. Seychelles is ranked 200th in terms of population and 152nd in terms of population growth rate.
There are 1.54 thousand births in Seychelles in 2021. That is 4 per day, which is ranked 197th. The crude birth rate is 15.59 per 1000 people. There are 792 deaths in Seychelles in 2021. That is 2 per day, which is ranked 196th. The crude death rate is 8.02 per 1000 people.
55.92 thousand people are living in urban areas, which is 57.97% of Seychelles population. Seychelles is ranked 133rd in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Seychelles in 2021 is 105.14 males per 100 females. There are 50.69 thousand males and 48.22 thousand females in Seychelles. The percentage of female population is 48.75% compare to 51.25% male population. Seychelles has 2.48 thousand more males than females. Seychelles is at 182nd position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 36,325 | - |
| 1955 | 38,963 | 1.14 |
| 1960 | 41,611 | 0.77 |
| 1965 | 46,787 | 0.7 |
| 1970 | 52,371 | 0.78 |
| 1975 | 59,584 | 0.96 |
| 1980 | 66,237 | 0.9 |
| 1985 | 69,772 | 0.66 |
| 1990 | 70,572 | 0.71 |
| 1995 | 76,653 | 0.23 |
| 2000 | 80,998 | -0.97 |
| 2005 | 88,652 | -0.53 |
| 2010 | 91,273 | -0.36 |
| 2015 | 94,981 | -0.24 |
| 2016 | 95,711 | -0.26 |
| 2017 | 96,418 | -0.27 |
| 2018 | 97,094 | -0.3 |
| 2019 | 97,741 | -0.35 |
| 2020 | 98,340 | -0.4 |
| 2021 | 98,910 | -0.46 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 475 | 1,505 | 12.90 | 40.69 |
| 1955 | 468 | 1,465 | 12.06 | 37.82 |
| 1960 | 465 | 1,596 | 11.05 | 37.93 |
| 1965 | 467 | 1,761 | 9.98 | 37.72 |
| 1970 | 460 | 1,843 | 8.73 | 34.99 |
| 1975 | 449 | 1,860 | 7.55 | 31.24 |
| 1980 | 459 | 1,837 | 6.97 | 27.88 |
| 1985 | 492 | 1,765 | 7.10 | 25.48 |
| 1990 | 509 | 1,669 | 7.11 | 23.27 |
| 1995 | 542 | 1,547 | 7.12 | 20.38 |
| 2000 | 606 | 1,550 | 7.40 | 18.91 |
| 2005 | 632 | 1,682 | 7.22 | 19.20 |
| 2010 | 662 | 1,678 | 7.21 | 18.31 |
| 2015 | 723 | 1,636 | 7.61 | 17.23 |
| 2020 | 781 | 1,565 | 7.95 | 15.94 |
| 2021 | 792 | 1,540 | 8.02 | 15.59 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 9,953 | 26,372 | - | 27.399 |
| 1955 | 10,683 | 28,226 | 1.22 | 27.455 |
| 1960 | 11,496 | 30,044 | 2.40 | 27.673 |
| 1965 | 15,492 | 31,280 | 6.08 | 33.123 |
| 1970 | 20,458 | 31,907 | 5.73 | 39.068 |
| 1975 | 27,570 | 32,020 | 6.01 | 46.266 |
| 1980 | 32,727 | 33,567 | 1.72 | 49.366 |
| 1985 | 34,423 | 35,413 | 0.51 | 49.292 |
| 1990 | 34,796 | 35,828 | 0.72 | 49.270 |
| 1995 | 38,070 | 38,633 | 1.83 | 49.633 |
| 2000 | 40,927 | 40,224 | 1.77 | 50.433 |
| 2005 | 45,854 | 42,890 | 2.00 | 51.670 |
| 2010 | 48,752 | 42,653 | 1.10 | 53.336 |
| 2015 | 51,933 | 41,809 | 1.31 | 55.400 |
| 2020 | 55,308 | 40,804 | 1.18 | 57.546 |
| 2021 | 55,922 | 40,542 | 1.11 | 57.972 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 4,055 | 3,832 | 7,887 | 7.97 | 105.819 |
| 05-09 | 4,117 | 3,890 | 8,007 | 8.10 | 105.835 |
| 10-14 | 3,887 | 3,693 | 7,580 | 7.66 | 105.253 |
| 15-19 | 3,336 | 3,203 | 6,539 | 6.61 | 104.152 |
| 20-24 | 3,198 | 3,047 | 6,245 | 6.31 | 104.956 |
| 25-29 | 3,618 | 3,306 | 6,924 | 7.00 | 109.437 |
| 30-34 | 3,823 | 3,239 | 7,062 | 7.14 | 118.030 |
| 35-39 | 4,038 | 3,268 | 7,306 | 7.39 | 123.562 |
| 40-44 | 3,992 | 3,401 | 7,393 | 7.47 | 117.377 |
| 45-49 | 3,911 | 3,526 | 7,437 | 7.52 | 110.919 |
| 50-54 | 3,521 | 3,373 | 6,894 | 6.97 | 104.388 |
| 55-59 | 3,079 | 3,177 | 6,256 | 6.32 | 96.915 |
| 60-64 | 2,491 | 2,577 | 5,068 | 5.12 | 96.663 |
| 65-69 | 1,615 | 1,722 | 3,337 | 3.37 | 93.786 |
| 70-74 | 831 | 920 | 1,751 | 1.77 | 90.326 |
| 75-79 | 638 | 857 | 1,495 | 1.51 | 74.446 |
| 80-84 | 333 | 636 | 969 | 0.98 | 52.358 |
| 85-89 | 149 | 351 | 500 | 0.51 | 42.450 |
| 90-94 | 53 | 161 | 214 | 0.22 | 32.919 |
| 95-99 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 0.04 | 24.242 |
| 100+ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.01 | 25.000 |
| Total | 50,694 | 48,216 | 98,910 | 105.139 | |