Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.00% to 42.0% in Seychelles in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Seychelles reached an all time high of 72.3% in 1960 and an all time low of 42.0% in 2021. When compared to Seychelles's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Comoros amounted to 70.4%, 60.8% in Madagascar, 58.9% in Maldives and 59.2% in Mauritius in 2021.
Seychelles has been ranked 78th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Comoros | % | 71.5% | 71.4% | 71.2% | 71.0% | 70.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 67.2% | 66.8% | 66.4% | 66.0% | 65.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 46.7% | 46.0% | 45.3% | 44.7% | 44.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 74.3% | 73.9% | 73.4% | 73.0% | 72.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | % | 64.8% | 64.1% | 63.5% | 62.8% | 62.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 61.5% | 61.0% | 60.6% | 60.2% | 59.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritius | % | 59.0% | 59.1% | 59.2% | 59.2% | 59.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 65.6% | 65.1% | 64.5% | 64.0% | 63.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles | % | 44.6% | 44.2% | 43.7% | 43.3% | 42.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | % | 35.2% | 34.7% | 34.2% | 33.6% | 33.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.6% | 81.5% | 81.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 76.7% | 76.5% | 76.4% | 76.2% | 76.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 68.4% | 67.7% | 66.9% | 66.2% | 65.5% |
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