Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Seychelles
Seychelles: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 45.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Seychelles, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Seychelles stood at 45.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Seychelles peaked at 49.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1950.
Seychelles ranks 175th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.4% | 27.5% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.5% | 38.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 43.6% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 42.7% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 42.7% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.3% | 45.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 46.7% compare
- 173 Sierra Leone 45.9% compare
- 174 Zambia 45.9% compare
- 176 Democratic Republic of Congo 45.1% compare
- 177 Lesotho 44.7% compare
- 178 Central African Republic 44.6% compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0597 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0283 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4096 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4806 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 147.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Seychelles?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Seychelles was 45.5% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1950.
- How does Seychelles rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Seychelles ranks 175th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.