Rural population rose 0.280% to 0.049 mil in Seychelles in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Seychelles reached an all time high of 0.050 mil in 2022 and an all time low of 0.030 mil in 1960. When compared to Seychelles's main peers, rural population in Comoros amounted to 0.603 mil, 18.8 mil in Madagascar, 0.304 mil in Maldives and 0.744 mil in Mauritius in 2024.
Seychelles has been ranked 167th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Comoros | mil | 0.548 | 0.557 | 0.566 | 0.576 | 0.585 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 907 | 910 | 913 | 914 | 914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 121 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 117 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 36.6 | 37.1 | 37.6 | 38.1 | 38.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | mil | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 18.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | mil | 0.285 | 0.291 | 0.298 | 0.304 | 0.306 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritius | mil | 0.749 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 0.747 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 18.6 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 20.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles | mil | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0.050 | ||||||||||||||||
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| South Africa | mil | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.891 | 0.897 | 0.904 | 0.913 | 0.919 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 38.0 | 38.8 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 41.0 |
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