Country profile
Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles · Eastern Africa
👥 Population
122,730
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Victoria
🗺 Area
452 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$2.39B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.848
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
272 /km²
💱 Currency
SCR
Seychellois rupee
🗣 Languages
Seychellois Creole, English, French
About Seychelles
Seychelles (officially Republic of Seychelles) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Victoria as its capital. It is home to roughly 122.73 thousand people, giving a population density of about 272 people per square kilometre. The country covers 452 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $2.39B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.848. The official currency is the Seychellois rupee (SCR), and the main languages are Seychellois Creole, English, French.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$4.03B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$33,239
GDP growth
5.8%
Inflation
0.3%
👥 People
Life expectancy
76.3 yrs
Fertility rate
1.85
Pop. growth
1.1%
Urban population
45.5%
Infant mortality /1k
12.9
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
87.8%
Literacy rate
93.9%
Physicians /1k
6.6
Renewable energy
1.9%
Travel & practical
Capital
Victoria
Currency
SCR
Dialing code
+248
Internet TLD
.sc
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Fun facts about Seychelles
- Seychelles is the 178th most populous country in the world, with about 122.73 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 181st-largest country in the world, covering 452 km².
- It has the world's 172nd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($2.39B).
- Seychelles has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.848.
- Seychelles has a population density of about 272 people per square kilometre.
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