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Seychelles
Rural population

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#180out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

67 K58 K49 K39 K30 K196019932025Seychelles · 2025: 66,909Seychelles

Analytical takeaways

  • Seychelles records 66,909 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #180 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population increased from 30,228 in 1960 to 66,909 in 2025, a gain of 36,681.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

Comparison

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