Rural population, per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Rural population, per capita was 0.5452 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Seychelles, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.5452 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Seychelles peaked at 0.7249 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5059 units per person, in 1977.
Seychelles ranks 58th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6863 units per person | 0.6277 units per person | 0.7249 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5453 units per person | 0.5059 units per person | 0.6129 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.507 units per person | 0.506 units per person | 0.5092 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.534 units per person | 0.5109 units per person | 0.5636 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5706 units per person | 0.566 units per person | 0.5733 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5686 units per person | 0.5599 units per person | 0.5734 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5505 units per person | 0.5452 units per person | 0.5571 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 55 Central African Republic 0.5545 units per person compare
- 56 Lesotho 0.5533 units per person compare
- 57 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5489 units per person compare
- 59 Zambia 0.5408 units per person compare
- 60 Sierra Leone 0.5407 units per person compare
- 61 Guinea-Bissau 0.5335 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Seychelles
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 506.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.61 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.61 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 54.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Seychelles?
- Rural population, per capita in Seychelles was 0.5452 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7249 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5059 units per person in 1977.
- How does Seychelles rank for rural population, per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.