Population of Seychelles 2021
As of 2021, the latest population of Seychelles is 95,981, based on AllCityPopulation calculation of the current data from UN (United Nations).
Population Distribution
| Total population | 95,981 |
| Population growth rate | 0.69% |
| Birth rate | 13.70 births per 1,000 people |
| Life expectancy | |
| Overall life expectancy | 74.01 years |
| Men life expectancy | 69.40 years |
| Women life expectancy | 78.76 years |
| Age structure | |
| 0-14 years | 19.52% |
| 15-64 years | 72.69% |
| 65 years and above | 7.79% |
| Median age | 34.40 years |
| Gender ratio (Male to Female) | 1.04 |
| Population density | 210.95 residents per km² |
| Urbanization | 49.90% |
| Ethnicities | |
| 89.1% Creoles, 4.7% Indians, 3.1% Madagascans, 1.6% Chinese, 1.5% British, including Malay and European minorities | |
| Religions | |
| Catholics (Roman Catholic) 82.3%, Anglicans 6.4%, Seventh-day Adventists 1.1% Other Christian religions 3.4% Hindus 2.1% Muslims 1.1% Other non-Christians 1.5 % unspecified 1.5% non-religious 0.6% | |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | 0.801 |
| HDI ranking | 62nd out of 194 |
People in Seychelles
Almost 100,000 people live in the Seychelles, most of them in the capital Victoria. They are known as Seychellois. A large part of the islands and especially the coral islands are not populated.
Many of the islands’ residents are descendants of slaves and the settlers who came to the islands from France or other French colonies. A few people are originally from China, India or European countries. A colorful mixture of peoples shapes the islands.
Languages in Seychelles
In the Seychelles, a creole language developed as a mixture of languages, which is also known as Seychelles Creole or Seselwa. You can still hear the French here. It is spoken by most of the Seychellois. Seselwa, but also English and French, are the country’s official languages.
Religions in Seychelles
82 out of 100 Seychellois are Catholic, eight out of 100 Protestants and only a few Muslims or Hindus.