Population growth on the Seychelles
From 1960 to 2021 the population of the Seychelles increased from 41,700.00 to 99,258.00 people. This is a growth of 138.0 percent in 61 years. The highest increase on the Seychelles was recorded in 1987 with 4.34 percent. The biggest decrease in 2011 with -2.59 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age on the Seychelles rose by 4.54 years from 2012 to 2021 from 32.26 to 36.80 years (median value).
Around 58 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.5 percent annually.
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Population development on the Seychelles since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Seychelles | Change Seychelles | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43,000 | 2.85 % | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 1962 | 44,000 | 2.69 % | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 45,000 | 2.57 % | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |||
| 1964 | 46,000 | 2.54 % | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 48,000 | 2.54 % | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1966 | 49,000 | 2.52 % | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1967 | 50,000 | 2.49 % | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 51,000 | 2.45 % | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1969 | 52,000 | 2.41 % | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1970 | 54,000 | 2.36 % | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 55,000 | 2.04 % | 33.6 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 56,000 | 2.44 % | 30.8 ‰ | 9.4 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 57,000 | 1.54 % | 28.8 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 58,000 | 1.84 % | 32.1 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 59,000 | 2.34 % | 30.5 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 61,000 | 2.04 % | 27.1 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 62,000 | 2.12 % | 25.9 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 62,000 | 0.59 % | 28.9 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 63,000 | 0.86 % | 27.6 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 63,000 | 0.92 % | 28.9 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 64,000 | 1.22 % | 28.1 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 64,000 | 0.59 % | 24.1 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 64,000 | -0.12 % | 25.8 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 65,000 | 0.59 % | 26.9 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 65,000 | 0.81 % | 26.5 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 66,000 | 0.63 % | 26.2 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 68,000 | 4.34 % | 24.5 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 69,000 | 0.37 % | 23.8 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 69,000 | 0.60 % | 23.0 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 70,000 | 0.49 % | 23.1 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 70,000 | 1.34 % | 24.2 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 71,000 | 0.46 % | 22.6 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 72,000 | 2.11 % | 23.4 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 74,000 | 2.70 % | 22.9 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 75,000 | 1.48 % | 21.0 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 76,000 | 1.48 % | 21.1 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 77,000 | 1.18 % | 19.1 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 79,000 | 1.97 % | 17.9 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 80,000 | 1.98 % | 18.2 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 81,000 | 0.90 % | 18.6 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 81,000 | 0.09 % | 17.7 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 84,000 | 3.10 % | 17.7 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 83,000 | -1.13 % | 18.1 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 82,000 | -0.37 % | 17.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 83,000 | 0.46 % | 18.5 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 85,000 | 2.10 % | 17.3 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 85,000 | 0.51 % | 17.6 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 87,000 | 2.26 % | 17.8 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 87,000 | 0.39 % | 18.1 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 90,000 | 2.83 % | 16.8 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 87,000 | -2.59 % | 18.6 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 88,000 | 0.99 % | 18.6 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 90,000 | 1.86 % | 17.4 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 91,000 | 1.57 % | 17.0 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 93,000 | 2.25 % | 17.0 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 95,000 | 1.35 % | 17.4 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 96,000 | 1.23 % | 17.2 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 97,000 | 0.96 % | 17.1 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 98,000 | 0.89 % | 16.4 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 98,000 | 0.86 % | 15.8 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 99,000 | 0.81 % | 16.8 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate on the Seychelles
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population on the Seychelles increased by about 800 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 9.3 per 1,000 people (~ 920 deaths) and the birth rate was 16.8 per 1,000 people (~ 1,650 births). As a result, around 70 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 749 on the Seychelles. The number of births was 1,612 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
Comparison of the global population density
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