Population living in slums in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population living in slums was 48.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Seychelles, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population living in slums in Seychelles is 48.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Seychelles peaked at 76.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2022.
Seychelles ranks 33rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.7% | — |
| 2002 | 74.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 67.4% | 76.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 53.4% | 64.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 48.7% | 51.9% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Seychelles
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.24 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 43.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Seychelles?
- Population living in slums in Seychelles was 48.7% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for population living in slums?
- Seychelles ranks 33rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.