How many people live in Seychelles right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
135,570
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 194 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.0016%
- Median age
- 34.6 years
- Children per woman
- 2.06
- Life expectancy
- 73.3 years
- People per km²
- 295
According to UN estimates, about 135,570 people live in Seychelles right now. It ranks 194th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Kiribati and Grenada, and it is home to one in every 61,400 people on the planet.
Every year, about 1,800 people are born there and about 1,100 die. More people arrive than leave: net migration adds about 1,400 people a year. Overall, the population grows by about 6 people a day (1.53% a year).
In 1950, about 38,284 people lived there. Today there are 3.5 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2042, at about 142,620, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 141,746 people (5% more than today), and by 2100 about 115,964.
Half of its people are younger than 35 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 2.06 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 73 years (worldwide, 74). There are 295 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Seychelles in 2026?
- Seychelles has about 135,570 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 134,959.
- How many people are born each day in Seychelles?
- Very few: about 1,800 a year. About 1,100 people die each year.
- Is the population of Seychelles growing?
- Yes: it grows by 1.53% a year, or about 2,100 people.
- What will the population of Seychelles be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 141,746, with a peak around 2042 at about 142,620.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Saint Lucia 180,577
- Guam 170,550
- Kiribati 139,061
- Grenada 117,373
- Micronesia 114,346
- Aruba 108,157
More countries in Africa
- Nigeria 243,986,487
- Ethiopia 139,989,700
- Egypt 120,651,607
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 117,604,628
- Tanzania 73,204,127
- South Africa 65,670,828
- Kenya 58,985,531
- Sudan 53,735,134
- Uganda 53,195,585
- Algeria 48,206,597
- Angola 40,591,432
- Morocco 38,862,774
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.