Sub-Saharan Africa · High income
Seychelles: key statistics
Seychelles has 122,730 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $19,449. Below: 73 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Victoria
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Seychellois rupee SCR
- Languages
- French, English, Seychellois Creole
- ISO codes
- SCSYC
- Land neighbours
- Comoros, France, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania
Population122,7302025 · rank 188 of 217GDP$2.4bn2025 · rank 187 of 211GDP per capita$19,4492025 · rank 79 of 211Life expectancy76.3 yrs2024 · rank 97 of 217Internet users87.8%2024 · rank 70 of 188Fertility1.852024 · rank 114 of 217CO₂ per person7.24 t2024 · rank 32 of 203Inflation0.3%2025 · rank 162 of 180
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Seychelles, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
Population
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Seychelles by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 122,730 | 2025 | 188/217 | 48/48 | +31% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.13% | 2025 | 95/217 | 44/48 | −1.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 45.5% | 2025 | 160/217 | 23/48 | +2.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.85 | 2024 | 114/217 | 46/48 | −16% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 8.7% | 2025 | 108/217 | 2/48 | +1.7 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 19.8% | 2025 | 126/217 | 47/48 | −1.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 265.5 | 2024 | 48/216 | 6/48 | +34% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 11.0 | 2024 | 138/217 | 47/48 | −35% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 457 km² | 2024 | 192/216 | 48/48 | −0.7% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $2.4bn | 2025 | 187/211 | 44/46 | +67% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $19,449 | 2025 | 79/211 | 1/46 | +27% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $35,854 | 2025 | 71/199 | 1/46 | +41% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $19,200 | 2025 | 69/201 | 1/46 | +30% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 5.8% | 2025 | 38/210 | 16/46 | −3.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 4.6% | 2025 | 35/210 | 7/46 | −1.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.6% | 2025 | 137/198 | 44/45 | +0.6 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 14.3% | 2025 | 164/201 | 41/45 | +0.1 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 67.9% | 2025 | 43/201 | 2/45 | +0.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 18.7% | 2025 | 134/175 | 28/43 | −8.2 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 2.6% | 2025 | 156/163 | 37/39 | −9.3 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.3% | 2025 | 162/180 | 40/44 | −3.7 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 7.1% | 2025 | 44/136 | 15/36 | −6.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 9.9% | 2025 | 59/136 | 23/36 | −2.5 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 14.73 | 2025 | 102/210 | 45/47 | +11% | — | |
| Government debt | 174.7% | 2008 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 22.1% | 2008 | — | — | −2.8 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 24.6% | 2008 | — | — | −18.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 1.24% | 2025 | 103/156 | 25/45 | ±0.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 79.6% | 2025 | 17/184 | 1/43 | −10.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 92.7% | 2025 | 13/184 | 3/43 | −4.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 172.3% | 2025 | 12/184 | 1/43 | −15.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -5.7% | 2025 | 139/185 | 28/42 | +12.2 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 10.0% | 2025 | 20/197 | 5/46 | +2.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.5% | 2025 | 137/178 | 37/41 | −0.8 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 124,500 | 2020 | 163/196 | 32/42 | −35% | 2.4bn |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $16.2m | 2017 | 137/145 | 47/48 | +166% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.0% | 2017 | 94/139 | 41/47 | +0.4 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $169 | 2017 | 33/145 | 4/48 | +136% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.7% | 2018 | 102/151 | 43/44 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 1.4% | 2018 | 100/151 | 44/44 | −1.9 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 25.3% | 2018 | 56/145 | 39/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 32.1 | 2018 | 104/151 | 40/44 | −25% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 156/167 | 44/44 | −2.4 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 26.5% | 2025 | 94/190 | 21/46 | −17.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 93.9% | 2010 | 69/141 | 2/41 | +6.1 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 94.4% | 2010 | 65/147 | 2/41 | +5.9 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 93.4% | 2024 | 151/191 | 25/41 | −24.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 70.8% | 2024 | 139/176 | 10/34 | −18.6 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 14.5% | 2024 | 143/172 | 12/34 | +7.2 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 94.2% | 2024 | 87/168 | 6/36 | −26.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.5 | 2018 | 116/173 | 40/40 | +11% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.5% | 2023 | 80/184 | 13/43 | +0.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.3 yrs | 2024 | 97/217 | 1/48 | +4.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 12.9 | 2024 | 95/196 | 46/48 | −1.5% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 14.0 | 2024 | 101/196 | 46/48 | −3.4% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 42 | 2023 | 102/194 | 47/48 | −12% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.5% | 2023 | 140/193 | 24/48 | +0.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $766 | 2023 | 71/193 | 1/48 | +41% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 6.60 | 2022 | 3/180 | 1/46 | +606% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 97% | 2024 | 40/193 | 4/48 | −2.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 7.9% | 2012 | 110/154 | 45/46 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 97.7% | 2024 | 100/206 | 2/46 | +1.7 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.7% | 2024 | 32/203 | 1/46 | +1.4 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 87.8% | 2024 | 70/188 | 1/46 | +36.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 125.6 | 2024 | 75/210 | 11/48 | −13% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 31.6 | 2024 | 54/208 | 1/48 | +180% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 95/215 | 2/48 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 59/192 | 2/48 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 7.24 t | 2024 | 32/203 | 1/47 | −29% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 1.9% | 2022 | 182/212 | 48/48 | +1.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 4.5% | 2021 | 170/206 | 43/48 | +4.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 58.5% | 2024 | 35/214 | 9/48 | −4.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.3% | 2024 | 201/206 | 48/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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