Demographics & population — Seychelles
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Seychelles: 95,981
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Population overview
- Population
95,981
- Population Growth Rate
0.9%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
VICTORIA (capital) 27,000
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
1.01
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab
- Nationality Noun
Seychellois (singular and plural)
Education
- Literacy - total population
91.8%
- Literacy - male
91.4%
- Literacy - female
92.3%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
3.6%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.51
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
3.6
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
3.8%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
23.9%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved