Seychelles Population Pyramid 2022
Year
2022Seychelles in 2022
As of 2022, the Seychelles counted 125,522 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2012, the population was 99,543; it has grown by 26.1% since.
With a median age of 34.4 years, the Seychelles had a youth dependency ratio of 28.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.4 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of the Seychelles was 2.02 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 75.0 years on average (78.8 years for girls, 71.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
12,797 immigrants live in Seychelles, 9.8% of the population.
| India | 6,735 |
| Madagascar | 829 |
| Philippines | 730 |
| Sri Lanka | 619 |
| Mauritius | 573 |
22,191 people born in Seychelles live in other countries.
| Mozambique | 17,655 |
| Australia | 2,623 |
| Italy | 777 |
| South Africa | 460 |
| Tanzania | 360 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 125,523 | 34.4 | |
| Mayotte | 305,269 | 18.1 | |
| Comoros | 834,188 | 21.2 | |
| Réunion | 871,541 | 38.1 | |
| Djibouti | 1,137,096 | 25.1 |





