Seychelles Population

Quick facts about the population of Seychelles

Current population (as of Thursday, January 17 2019)

98,981

Total area

460 km2 (178 mi2)

Population density

215.2 per km2 (557.3 people/mi2)

Sex ratio

1.05 (50,624 men to 48,358 women)

Median age

34.6 years

Life expectancy

73.5 years (68.9 - men, 78.3 - women)

Literacy

95.2 %

(Population figures are estimates by Countrymeters (countrymeters.info) based on the latest United Nations data)

Seychelles population 2019

During 2019 Seychelles population is projected to increased by 707 people and reach 99,657 in the beginning of 2020. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 1,031. If external migration will remain on the previous year level, the population will be declined by 324 due to the migration reasons. It means that the number of people who leave Seychelles to settle permanently in another country (emigrants) will prevail over the number of people who move into the country (to which they are not native) in order to settle there as permanent residents (immigrants).

Population change rates in 2019

According to our estimations, daily change rates of Seychelles population in 2019 will be the following:

• 5 live births average per day (0.20 in an hour)
• 2 deaths average per day (0.09 in an hour)
• -1 emigrants average per day (-0.04 in an hour)

The population of Seychelles will be increased by 2 persons daily in 2019.

Demographics of Seychelles 2018

As of 1 January 2019, the population of Seychelles was estimated to be 98,950 people. This is an increase of 0.71 % (702 people) compared to population of 98,248 the year before. In 2018 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 1,024. Due to external migration, the population declined by 321. The sex ratio of the total population was 1.050 (1,050 males per 1 000 females) which is higher than global sex ratio. The global sex ratio in the world was approximately 1 016 males to 1 000 females as of 2018.

Below are the key figures for Seychelles population in 2018:

• 1,767 live births
• 744 deaths
• Natural increase: 1,024 people
• Net migration: -321 people
• 50,682 males as of 31 December 2018
• 48,268 females as of 31 December 2018

Seychelles population density

Seychelles population density is 215.1 people per square kilometer (557.1/mi²) as of January 2019. Density of population is calculated as permanently settled population of Seychelles divided by total area of the country. Total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of Seychelles. The total area of Seychelles is 460 km² (178 mi²) according to the United Nations Statistics Division .

Religion in Seychelles

Religion	Number of followers	Percentage of total population
Christianity	93,042	94.0
Religiously Unaffiliated	2,079	2.1
Hinduism	2,079	2.1
Islam	1,089	1.1
Other	693	0.7

Source: Pew Research Center. The Global Religious Landscape: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Major Religious Groups as of 2010 .

Number of followers estimated by Countrymeters (Thursday, January 17 2019).

Seychelles age structure

As of the beginning of 2019 according to our estimates Seychelles had the following population age distribution:

21.9

71

7.2

	- percentage of population under 15
	- percentage of population between 15 and 64 years old
	- percentage of population 65+

In absolute figures (estimate):

• 21,621 young people under 15 years old ( 11,080 males / 10,541 females)
• 70,252 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 36,661 males / 33,591 females)
• 7,077 persons above 64 years old ( 2,662 males / 4,415 females)

We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into 3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15 and 64 and population which is over 65 year old.

65+

15-64

0-14

male

female

Note: The pyramid provided is not corresponding to data given above because the age groups have different number of years.

As we can see the Seychelles population pyramid has a stationary type. Countries with such type of pyramid usually have declining birth rate and relatively low death rate. Which is more common for developed countries.

Source: The estimation data for section "Seychelles age structure" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Age dependency ratio

Dependency ratio of population is a ratio of people who are generally not in the labor force (the dependents) to workforce of a country (the productive part of population). The dependent part includes the population under 15 years old and people aged 65 and over. The productive part of population accordingly consists of population between 15 and 64 years.

This ratio shows the pressure on productive population produced by the dependent part of population.

The total dependency ratio of population in Seychelles is 40.9 %.

The value of 40.9 % is relatively low. It shows that the dependent part of population is less than a half of the working part. In other words the working population (labor force) in Seychelles must provide goods for itself and cover expenditure on children and aged persons. And this part of population is less than 50% of working population. The value of less than 50% means that the pressure on productive population in Seychelles is relatively low.

Child dependency ratio

Child dependency ratio is a ratio of people below working age (under 15) to workforce of a country.

Child dependency ratio in Seychelles is 30.8 %.

Aged dependency ratio

Aged dependency ratio is a ratio of people above working age (65+) to workforce of a country.

Aged dependency ratio in Seychelles is 10.1 %.

Source: The estimation data for section "Seychelles age dependency ratio" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth is one of the most important demographic indicator. It shows the number of years a newborn infant would live assuming that birth and death rates will remain at the same level during the whole lifetime.

Total life expectancy (both sexes) at birth for Seychelles is 73.5 years.
This is above the average life expectancy at birth of the global population which is about 71 years (according to Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations).

Male life expectancy at birth is 68.9 years.
Female life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years.

Literacy of population

According to our estimates 73,626 persons or 95.21% of adult population (aged 15 years and above) in Seychelles are able to read and write. Accordingly about 3,703 adults are illiterate.

Literacy rate for adult male population is 94.74% (37,255 persons). 2,068 are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult female population is 95.7% (36,371 persons). 1,635 are illiterate.

Youth literacy rates are 98.58% and 99.56% for males and females accordingly. The overall youth literacy rate is 99.05%. Youth literacy rate definition covers the population between the ages of 15 to 24 years.

Source: The estimation data for section "Seychelles population literacy" is based on the latest data published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (retrieved March 13, 2016) .