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Seychelles

Last update: 2026-04-06

Seychelles Geographical location

Seychelles Economy and finance

Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$740
Inflation rate
0.3% (2024)
Unemployment rate
3% (2017)
Below the poverty line
25.3% (2018)
Gini coefficient
32.1 (2018)

Seychelles Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
9.48
Beer
4.11
Wine
0.49
Spirits
4.62
Other alcohol
0.25
Current as of
2019

Seychelles Population and society

Population size
98187
Male population
50973
Female population
47214
Population growth rate
0.56% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
11.8 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7 (2024)
Urbanization
58.8% (2023)

Seychelles Credit ratings

Fitch
B+
Current as of
2020

Seychelles Age-sex pyramid

Seychelles Phone operating systems

Android
72.13%
iOS
27.77%
Current as of
2025

Seychelles Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+248
Internet domain
.sc
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
14
Internet user penetration
87%
Fixed internet penetration
31%
Current as of
2023

Seychelles General Info

Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+4
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
SC
Capital
Victoria

Seychelles Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
20.5%
Smoking men
5.2%
Smoking women
34.2%
Current as of
2025

Seychelles Area (sq. km)

Total area
455
Land area
455
Water area
0

Seychelles Popular payment systems

Seychelles Popular social networks and messengers

Seychelles Age structure

0-14 years
17.7%
15-64 years
72.4%
65+ years
10%
Current as of
2024

Seychelles Religion

Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
0.9%
Not specified
4.8%
Current as of
2010

Last update: 2026-04-06