Key demographics
- Population
- 121.4K
- Density
- 265.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.848 (Very High)
- Gini index (2018)
- 32.1
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.85
- Urban population (2025)
- 45.5%
- Literacy rate (2010)
- 94.0%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 39.9%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 45.5%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 11.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.0 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.85
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 12.9 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 48.7%
- Tourism (2020)
- 124.5K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Seychellois Creole | - |
| English | English |
| French | français |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 74.9% |
| Hinduism | 5.4% |
| Islam | 2.4% |
| Others | 5.1% |
| Unanswered | 12.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Seychellois creoles | 97.0% |
| Others | 3.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Seychellois
- Demonym (female)
- Seychellois
- National anthem
- Koste Seselwa
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 64.7 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.5% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 12.9/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 80/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 2.6/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 6.60/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 7.32/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $766
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 28.0%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2010)
- 94.0%
- Education spending (2023)
- 4.5% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 463
- Internet users (2024)
- 87.8%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 125.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 31.6/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 139,583/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 31.6
Geography and practical
- Area
- 452 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+04:00
- Calling codes
- +248
- TLD
- .sc
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Seychelles is composed of five broadening oblique bands of blue, yellow, red, white and green, which extend from the hoist side of the bottom edge to the top and fly edges of the field.
- National anthem
- Koste Seselwa