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Seychelles — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Seychelles, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
45.48%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +65.3% since 1960
Urban population for Seychelles was 45.48% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 49.41% in 1977. The lowest was 27.51% in 1960 (about 1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.78% per year.
Seychelles ranks 160 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 74%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 45.11%, so Seychelles sits above it. It peaked in 1977 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 6%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
45.48%
First (1960)
27.51%
Change
+65.3%
Highest
49.41%
in 1977
Lowest
27.51%
in 1960
Average
43.30%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.78%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.48% |
| 2024 | 45.29% |
| 2023 | 45.1% |
| 2022 | 44.91% |
| 2021 | 44.6% |
| 2020 | 44.29% |
| 2019 | 44% |
| 2018 | 43.74% |
| 2017 | 43.5% |
| 2016 | 43.28% |
| 2015 | 43.09% |
| 2014 | 42.94% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.