Demographic profile
Seychelles is the 195th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.0% of everyone alive. Within Eastern Africa, it ranks 20 of 20.
Each day brings roughly 10 births and 2 deaths, adding about 2,921 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 2.5% annually, the population would double in roughly 28 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 70.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 9.0%, with life expectancy at about 70.4 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Seychelles in 2026? Approximately 118,417 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Seychelles growing? About 2.5% per year — roughly 10 births and 2 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Seychelles? Around 0.0% — ranked 195 worldwide by population.