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Seychelles

Seychelles / SC

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Seychelles in numbers.

Area460 kmยฒWorld # 190 โ†’Population122.7KWorld # 186 โ†’Population density266.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 44 โ†’Life expectancy76.3 yearsWorld # 95 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 19,449World # 78 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Seychelles across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area460 kmยฒWorld # 190 / 2023 โ†’Population122.7KWorld # 186 / 2025 โ†’Population density266.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 44 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,976World # 38 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.1%World # 95 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.9World # 114 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 137 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Median age33.7 yearsWorld # 109 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8.7%World # 106 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1419.8%World # 125 / 2025 โ†’Urban population45.5%World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Net migration1.6KWorld # 61 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate13 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 6 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share10.2%World # 82 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76.3 yearsWorld # 95 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64.7 yearsWorld # 62 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people6.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 3 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate17.3%World # 93 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 19,449World # 78 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 2.4BWorld # 187 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 35,854World # 71 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5.8%World # 39 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.3%World # 172 / 2025 โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)32.1World # 115 / 2018 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.5%World # 80 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 106 / 2016 โ†’Patent applications per million people24.4 per million peopleWorld # 55 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,888 kcal/dayWorld # 106 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person70.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 63 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area73.3%World # 12 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person5 tWorld # 68 / 2024 โ†’Internet use87.8%World # 74 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions125.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 75 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 45 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate11.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 120 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.2%World # 109 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament26.5%World # 95 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals124.5KWorld # 165 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 228MWorld # 125 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2010 / 90.2%Main languagecrsMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryAnimal products2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports57 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightcrsLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencySeychelles RupeeSCRDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresJean Moreau de Sรฉchelles