Urban population in Seychelles

Urban population in Seychelles: 27.4% in 1950 and 45.5% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 45.5%
Since 1950: +18.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 167 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 50.4%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 50.4% in 2050.
The highest was 49.4% in 1977, the lowest 27.4% in 1950.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Seychelles
2025	45.5
2024	45.3
2023	45.1
2022	44.9
2021	44.6
2020	44.3
2019	44
2018	43.7
2017	43.5
2016	43.3
2015	43.1
2014	42.9
2013	42.8
2012	42.7
2011	42.7
2010	42.7
2009	42.7
2008	42.7
2007	42.7
2006	42.8
2005	42.9
2004	42.9
2003	43
2002	43.1
2001	43.2
2000	43.4
1999	43.6
1998	44
1997	44.4
1996	45.5
1995	46.9
1994	47.7
1993	48.1
1992	48.4
1991	48.7
1990	48.9
1989	49.1
1988	49.2
1987	49.3
1986	49.3
1985	49.3
1984	49.3
1983	49.4
1982	49.4
1981	49.4
1980	49.4
1979	49.4
1978	49.4
1977	49.4
1976	48.9
1975	47.6
1974	45.8
1973	43.7
1972	41.7
1971	40.1
1970	38.7
1969	37.2
1968	35.7
1967	34.2
1966	32.7
1965	31.3
1964	30.1
1963	29.1
1962	28.2
1961	27.7
1960	27.5
1959	27.5
1958	27.5
1957	27.5
1956	27.5
1955	27.4
1954	27.4
1953	27.4
1952	27.4
1951	27.4
1950	27.4

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Seychelles
2026	45.7
2027	45.9
2028	46.1
2029	46.3
2030	46.5
2031	46.7
2032	46.8
2033	47
2034	47.2
2035	47.4
2036	47.6
2037	47.8
2038	48
2039	48.2
2040	48.4
2041	48.6
2042	48.8
2043	49
2044	49.2
2045	49.4
2046	49.6
2047	49.8
2048	50
2049	50.2
2050	50.4

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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