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Seychelles: area, population and density
Seychelles has 460 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 122,730; calculated population density is 267 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Seychelles ranks 182nd of 196 by land area, 180th by population and 37th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 460 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 122,730World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 267 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Seychelles in the country comparison set
Seychelles has 460 sq km of land area and a population value of 122,730 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 182nd by land area, 180th by population, and 37th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Seychelles first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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