Population growth on the Seychelles
From 1960 to 2020 the population of the Seychelles increased from 41,700.00 to 98,462.00 people. This is a growth by 136.1 percent in 60 years. The highest increase on the Seychelles was recorded in 1987 with 4.34%. The biggest decrease in 2011 with -2.59%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 155.5 percent.
The average age on the Seychelles rose by 0.34 years from 2012 to 2013 from 32.26 to 32.60 years (median value).
Around 58% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.6% annually.
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Population development on the Seychelles since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Seychelles | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43,000 | 2.85 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 44,000 | 2.69 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 45,000 | 2.57 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 46,000 | 2.54 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 48,000 | 2.54 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 49,000 | 2.52 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 50,000 | 2.49 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 51,000 | 2.45 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 52,000 | 2.41 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 54,000 | 2.36 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 55,000 | 2.04 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 56,000 | 2.44 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 57,000 | 1.54 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 58,000 | 1.84 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 59,000 | 2.34 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 61,000 | 2.04 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 62,000 | 2.12 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 62,000 | 0.59 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 63,000 | 0.86 % | 27.6 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |
| 1980 | 63,000 | 0.92 % | 28.9 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 64,000 | 1.22 % | 28.1 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 64,000 | 0.59 % | 24.1 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 64,000 | -0.12 % | 25.8 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 65,000 | 0.59 % | 26.9 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 65,000 | 0.81 % | 26.5 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 66,000 | 0.63 % | 26.2 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 68,000 | 4.34 % | 24.5 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 69,000 | 0.37 % | 23.8 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 69,000 | 0.60 % | 23.0 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 70,000 | 0.49 % | 23.1 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 70,000 | 1.34 % | 24.2 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |
| 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 ‰ | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 75,000 | 1.48 % | 21.0 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 5,708 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 ‰ | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 79,000 | 1.97 % | 17.9 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 80,000 | 1.98 % | 18.2 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 81,000 | 0.90 % | 18.6 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 6,115 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 ‰ | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 83,000 | -1.13 % | 18.1 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 6,353 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 ‰ | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 85,000 | 2.10 % | 17.3 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 85,000 | 0.51 % | 17.6 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 87,000 | 2.26 % | 17.8 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 87,000 | 0.39 % | 18.1 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 90,000 | 2.83 % | 16.8 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 87,000 | -2.59 % | 18.6 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 88,000 | 0.99 % | 18.6 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 90,000 | 1.86 % | 17.4 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 91,000 | 1.57 % | 17.0 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 93,000 | 2.25 % | 17.0 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 95,000 | 1.35 % | 17.4 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 96,000 | 1.23 % | 17.2 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 97,000 | 0.96 % | 17.1 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.11 % | |
| 2019 | 98,000 | 0.89 % | 16.4 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 7,673 M | 1.07 % | |
| 2020 | 98,000 | 0.86 % | 7,753 M | 1.04 % |
Birth- and deathrate on the Seychelles
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2019 in the graph: The population on the Seychelles increased by about 860 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 8.1 per 1000 people (~ 780 deaths) and the birth rate was 16.4 per 1000 people (~ 1,590 births). As a result, around 50 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 726 on the Seychelles. The number of births was 1,603 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate