Population in Seychelles

Population in Seychelles: 38,280 people in 1950 and 128,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 128,000 people
Since 1950: +89,720 people
Rank, 2023: 189 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100: 116,000 people; UN projection (medium variant)

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people · UN

Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 116,000 people in 2100, between 42,620 people and 441,200 people (95% prediction interval).
Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 12,520 people.

Every year

people · UN

Year	Seychelles	World
2023	128,000	8.09 billion
2022	125,500	8.02 billion
2021	123,000	7.95 billion
2020	120,300	7.89 billion
2019	117,700	7.81 billion
2018	115,000	7.73 billion
2017	112,400	7.65 billion
2016	109,800	7.56 billion
2015	107,200	7.47 billion
2014	104,700	7.38 billion
2013	102,100	7.29 billion
2012	99,540	7.2 billion
2011	97,020	7.11 billion
2010	94,970	7.02 billion
2009	93,630	6.93 billion
2008	92,550	6.84 billion
2007	91,470	6.76 billion
2006	90,370	6.67 billion
2005	89,270	6.59 billion
2004	88,160	6.5 billion
2003	87,030	6.42 billion
2002	85,860	6.34 billion
2001	84,610	6.26 billion
2000	83,320	6.17 billion
1999	82,020	6.09 billion
1998	80,720	6.01 billion
1997	79,650	5.93 billion
1996	78,880	5.84 billion
1995	78,130	5.76 billion
1994	77,260	5.68 billion
1993	76,410	5.59 billion
1992	75,620	5.51 billion
1991	74,820	5.42 billion
1990	73,980	5.33 billion
1989	73,120	5.23 billion
1988	72,210	5.14 billion
1987	71,340	5.05 billion
1986	70,560	4.96 billion
1985	69,820	4.87 billion
1984	69,080	4.78 billion
1983	68,360	4.7 billion
1982	67,650	4.61 billion
1981	66,950	4.53 billion
1980	66,260	4.45 billion
1979	65,600	4.37 billion
1978	64,990	4.29 billion
1977	64,100	4.22 billion
1976	62,740	4.14 billion
1975	61,220	4.07 billion
1974	59,740	4 billion
1973	58,300	3.92 billion
1972	56,890	3.85 billion
1971	55,510	3.77 billion
1970	54,250	3.7 billion
1969	53,080	3.62 billion
1968	51,890	3.55 billion
1967	50,670	3.47 billion
1966	49,460	3.4 billion
1965	48,270	3.34 billion
1964	47,140	3.26 billion
1963	46,080	3.19 billion
1962	45,060	3.12 billion
1961	44,110	3.07 billion
1960	43,230	3.02 billion
1959	42,460	2.97 billion
1958	41,800	2.91 billion
1957	41,180	2.85 billion
1956	40,600	2.8 billion
1955	40,100	2.74 billion
1954	39,680	2.69 billion
1953	39,310	2.63 billion
1952	38,990	2.58 billion
1951	38,680	2.54 billion
1950	38,280	2.49 billion
1949	37,680	–
1948	37,420	–
1947	37,310	–
1946	37,210	–
1945	37,110	–
1944	37,000	–
1943	36,900	–
1942	36,800	–
1941	36,590	–
1940	36,290	–
1939	35,880	–
1938	35,380	–
1937	34,780	–
1936	34,200	–
1935	33,620	–
1934	33,060	–
1933	32,500	–
1932	31,950	–
1931	31,470	–
1930	31,050	–
1929	30,700	–
1928	30,410	–
1927	30,170	–
1926	29,940	–
1925	29,710	–
1924	29,480	–
1923	29,260	–
1922	29,030	–
1921	28,810	–
1920	28,580	–
1919	28,350	–
1918	28,120	–
1917	27,880	–
1916	27,600	–
1915	27,320	–
1914	27,040	–
1913	26,770	–
1912	26,500	–
1911	26,170	–
1910	25,790	–
1909	25,370	–
1908	24,900	–
1907	24,380	–
1906	23,870	–
1905	23,380	–
1904	22,890	–
1903	22,410	–
1902	21,950	–
1901	21,500	–
1900	21,070	–
1899	20,650	–
1898	20,250	–
1897	19,870	–
1896	19,490	–
1895	19,120	–
1894	18,760	–
1893	18,400	–
1892	18,060	–
1891	17,760	–
1890	17,520	–
1889	17,320	–
1888	17,180	–
1887	17,090	–
1886	16,990	–
1885	16,900	–
1884	16,810	–
1883	16,720	–
1882	16,630	–
1881	16,530	–
1880	16,440	–
1879	16,350	–
1878	16,260	–
1877	16,170	–
1876	16,080	–
1875	16,000	–
1874	15,910	–
1873	15,820	–
1872	15,730	–
1871	15,640	–
1870	15,560	–
1869	15,470	–
1868	15,390	–
1867	15,300	–
1866	15,220	–
1865	15,130	–
1864	15,050	–
1863	14,960	–
1862	14,880	–
1861	14,800	–
1860	14,710	–
1859	14,630	–
1858	14,550	–
1857	14,470	–
1856	14,390	–
1855	14,310	–
1854	14,230	–
1853	14,150	–
1852	14,070	–
1851	13,990	–
1850	13,910	–
1849	13,860	–
1848	13,810	–
1847	13,760	–
1846	13,720	–
1845	13,670	–
1844	13,620	–
1843	13,570	–
1842	13,530	–
1841	13,480	–
1840	13,430	–
1839	13,380	–
1838	13,340	–
1837	13,290	–
1836	13,240	–
1835	13,200	–
1834	13,150	–
1833	13,110	–
1832	13,060	–
1831	13,010	–
1830	12,970	–
1829	12,920	–
1828	12,880	–
1827	12,830	–
1826	12,790	–
1825	12,740	–
1824	12,700	–
1823	12,650	–
1822	12,610	–
1821	12,580	–
1820	12,550	–
1819	12,530	–
1818	12,520	–
1817	12,520	–
1816	12,520	–
1815	12,520	–
1814	12,520	–
1813	12,520	–
1812	12,520	–
1811	12,520	–
1810	12,520	–
1809	12,520	–
1808	12,520	–
1807	12,520	–
1806	12,520	–
1805	12,520	–
1804	12,520	–
1803	12,520	–
1802	12,520	–
1801	12,520	–
1800	12,520	–

12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Seychelles	World
2024	130,400130,000–130,900	8.16 billion
2025	132,800131,500–134,200	8.23 billion
2026	135,000132,600–137,500	8.3 billion
2027	136,900133,500–140,800	8.37 billion
2028	138,500133,800–144,000	8.44 billion
2029	139,700133,800–146,800	8.5 billion
2030	140,400133,100–149,100	8.57 billion
2031	140,800132,200–151,300	8.63 billion
2032	141,100131,200–153,600	8.7 billion
2033	141,400130,100–156,000	8.76 billion
2034	141,700129,000–158,700	8.82 billion
2035	141,900127,800–161,600	8.89 billion
2036	142,100126,600–164,600	8.95 billion
2037	142,200125,500–167,400	9.01 billion
2038	142,400124,200–170,400	9.06 billion
2039	142,500122,900–173,500	9.12 billion
2040	142,500121,800–176,500	9.18 billion
2041	142,600120,700–179,800	9.23 billion
2042	142,600119,500–183,200	9.29 billion
2043	142,600118,200–186,600	9.34 billion
2044	142,600117,100–189,700	9.39 billion
2045	142,500115,800–192,700	9.44 billion
2046	142,400114,600–196,000	9.49 billion
2047	142,300113,400–199,500	9.54 billion
2048	142,200112,000–203,300	9.58 billion
2049	142,000110,700–207,100	9.62 billion
2050	141,700109,700–211,200	9.66 billion
2051	141,500108,700–215,200	9.7 billion
2052	141,300107,400–218,700	9.74 billion
2053	141,000105,900–221,800	9.78 billion
2054	140,700104,500–224,900	9.81 billion
2055	140,400102,500–228,400	9.85 billion
2056	140,000100,500–232,300	9.88 billion
2057	139,70098,560–236,000	9.91 billion
2058	139,20097,070–239,800	9.94 billion
2059	138,80095,780–243,400	9.96 billion
2060	138,40094,080–246,900	9.99 billion
2061	137,90092,600–251,800	10 billion
2062	137,40091,270–256,700	10 billion
2063	136,80089,770–260,300	10.1 billion
2064	136,30088,260–264,300	10.1 billion
2065	135,70086,660–269,500	10.1 billion
2066	135,10084,950–275,400	10.1 billion
2067	134,50083,270–281,500	10.1 billion
2068	133,90081,740–285,600	10.2 billion
2069	133,30080,410–288,900	10.2 billion
2070	132,60079,080–293,300	10.2 billion
2071	132,00077,540–298,400	10.2 billion
2072	131,30075,890–303,300	10.2 billion
2073	130,70074,170–308,200	10.2 billion
2074	130,00072,440–313,200	10.2 billion
2075	129,30070,900–316,400	10.3 billion
2076	128,70069,400–319,200	10.3 billion
2077	128,00067,800–322,800	10.3 billion
2078	127,30066,070–325,500	10.3 billion
2079	126,70064,820–328,800	10.3 billion
2080	126,00063,920–333,900	10.3 billion
2081	125,40062,990–339,200	10.3 billion
2082	124,70061,910–343,100	10.3 billion
2083	124,10060,690–346,600	10.3 billion
2084	123,50059,790–352,200	10.3 billion
2085	123,00058,810–358,300	10.3 billion
2086	122,40057,490–364,500	10.3 billion
2087	121,90056,400–371,700	10.3 billion
2088	121,40055,440–377,500	10.3 billion
2089	120,90054,470–382,600	10.3 billion
2090	120,40053,370–387,400	10.3 billion
2091	119,90051,950–393,600	10.3 billion
2092	119,50050,460–401,100	10.3 billion
2093	119,00049,160–407,500	10.3 billion
2094	118,60048,130–414,800	10.2 billion
2095	118,10047,190–422,400	10.2 billion
2096	117,70046,270–427,500	10.2 billion
2097	117,20045,410–429,400	10.2 billion
2098	116,80044,560–432,000	10.2 billion
2099	116,40043,580–437,300	10.2 billion
2100	116,00042,620–441,200	10.2 billion

Good to know

Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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