Population, female in Seychelles

Seychelles: Population, female was 55,161 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
55,161
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
189th
of 215 countries
All-time high
55,161
in 2025
All-time low
20,699
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Seychelles, 1960–2025

020.0k40.0k60.0k196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 55,161 for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Seychelles peaked at 55,161 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20,699, in 1960.

That places Seychelles 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23,171 20,699 25,703 10
1970s 28,478 26,288 30,378 10
1980s 32,059 30,699 33,773 10
1990s 36,482 33,927 39,503 10
2000s 40,584 39,764 41,661 10
2010s 42,904 41,339 44,317 10
2020s 51,057 44,526 55,161 6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 186 Grenada 58,537 compare
  2. 187 Aruba 57,403 compare
  3. 188 Micronesia (country) 57,227 compare
  4. 190 Tonga 54,743 compare
  5. 191 United States Virgin Islands 54,558 compare
  6. 192 Antigua and Barbuda 49,360 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Seychelles?
Population, female in Seychelles was 55,161 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 55,161 in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 20,699 in 1960.
How does Seychelles rank for population, female?
Seychelles ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.