Population density in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population density was 260.38 people per sq. km of land area in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
260.38 people per sq. km of land area
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
48th
of 215 countries
All-time high
260.6 people per sq. km of land area
in 2022
All-time low
93.24 people per sq. km of land area
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population density in Seychelles, 1961–2023
Source: FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in people per sq. km of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, population density in Seychelles stood at 260.38 people per sq. km of land area.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Seychelles peaked at 260.6 people per sq. km of land area in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.24 people per sq. km of land area, in 1961.
That places Seychelles 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population density in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | people per sq. km of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 93.24 people per sq. km of land area | — |
| 1962 | 95.74 people per sq. km of land area | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 98.21 people per sq. km of land area | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 100.7 people per sq. km of land area | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 103.26 people per sq. km of land area | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 105.87 people per sq. km of land area | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 108.5 people per sq. km of land area | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 111.16 people per sq. km of land area | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 113.84 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 116.52 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 118.9 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 121.8 people per sq. km of land area | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 123.68 people per sq. km of land area | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 125.95 people per sq. km of land area | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 128.9 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 131.53 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 134.32 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 135.11 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 136.27 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 137.52 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 139.21 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 140.03 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 139.86 people per sq. km of land area | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 140.69 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 141.84 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 142.72 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 148.91 people per sq. km of land area | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 149.47 people per sq. km of land area | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 150.36 people per sq. km of land area | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 151.1 people per sq. km of land area | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 153.13 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 153.83 people per sq. km of land area | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 157.07 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 161.31 people per sq. km of land area | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 163.7 people per sq. km of land area | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 166.12 people per sq. km of land area | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 168.09 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 171.4 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 174.8 people per sq. km of land area | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 176.37 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 176.53 people per sq. km of land area | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 182.01 people per sq. km of land area | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 179.96 people per sq. km of land area | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 179.29 people per sq. km of land area | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 180.13 people per sq. km of land area | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 183.91 people per sq. km of land area | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 184.85 people per sq. km of land area | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 189.03 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 189.78 people per sq. km of land area | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 195.15 people per sq. km of land area | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 190.09 people per sq. km of land area | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 191.96 people per sq. km of land area | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 195.54 people per sq. km of land area | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 198.61 people per sq. km of land area | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 203.09 people per sq. km of land area | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 205.82 people per sq. km of land area | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 208.35 people per sq. km of land area | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 210.35 people per sq. km of land area | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 212.23 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 214.05 people per sq. km of land area | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 215.78 people per sq. km of land area | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 260.6 people per sq. km of land area | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 260.38 people per sq. km of land area | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.39 people per sq. km of land area | 93.24 people per sq. km of land area | 113.84 people per sq. km of land area | 9 |
| 1970s | 127.3 people per sq. km of land area | 116.52 people per sq. km of land area | 136.27 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 1980s | 143.06 people per sq. km of land area | 137.52 people per sq. km of land area | 150.36 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 1990s | 162.06 people per sq. km of land area | 151.1 people per sq. km of land area | 174.8 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2000s | 182.19 people per sq. km of land area | 176.37 people per sq. km of land area | 189.78 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.12 people per sq. km of land area | 190.09 people per sq. km of land area | 212.23 people per sq. km of land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.7 people per sq. km of land area | 214.05 people per sq. km of land area | 260.6 people per sq. km of land area | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 45 Gambia 266.58 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 266.57 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 47 Jamaica 262.21 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 49 British Virgin Islands 259.9 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 259.8 people per sq. km of land area compare
- 51 Luxembourg 258.86 people per sq. km of land area compare
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- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Seychelles?
- Population density in Seychelles was 260.38 people per sq. km of land area in 2023, according to FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest population density recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 260.6 people per sq. km of land area in 2022.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.24 people per sq. km of land area in 1961.
- How does Seychelles rank for population density?
- Seychelles ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population density rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.