Seychelles, year by year

Every index this site holds for Seychelles, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 2010

Human development rose from 0.758 in 2010 to 0.848 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 14 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 76.3 years2024at birthUp 4.2 years from 72.1 years in 2005
Internet users: 88%2024of people onlineUp 53 points from 35% in 2006
Urban population: 45%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 3 points from 43% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.852024births per womanDown 0.35 from 2.20 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 2%2022of energy usedUp 1 point from 1% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityUp 5 points from 96% in 2005
Infant mortality: 132024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsUp 1 from 12 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 7.2 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 4.4 t from 11.6 t in 2005
Forest area: 73%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 10 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	—	68.1	—	—	2.61	4.2	—	13	3.8	73.3	—	—
1991	—	70.7	—	48.7	2.69	3.5	—	13	5.4	73.3	—	—
1992	—	71.2	—	48.4	2.53	3.3	—	13	4.5	73.3	—	—
1993	—	69.5	—	48.1	2.58	3.1	—	12	4.4	73.3	—	—
1994	—	70.7	—	47.7	2.60	2.8	90	12	4.3	73.3	—	—
1995	—	72.5	—	46.9	2.36	3.0	92	12	4.5	73.3	—	—
1996	—	71.6	0.7	45.5	2.31	2.3	93	12	4.6	73.3	—	—
1997	—	71.2	1.3	44.4	2.10	2.1	92	12	4.8	73.3	—	—
1998	—	71.8	2.5	44.0	2.04	1.9	93	12	4.8	73.3	—	—
1999	—	72.7	6.2	43.6	2.04	1.8	94	12	4.9	73.3	—	—
2000	—	72.8	7.4	43.4	2.08	1.5	94	12	9.3	73.3	—	—
2001	—	73.3	11.0	43.2	1.98	1.3	94	12	10.3	73.3	—	—
2002	—	71.1	14.3	43.1	2.04	1.1	96	12	9.1	73.3	—	—
2003	—	71.0	14.6	43.0	2.06	1.1	95	12	9.2	73.3	—	—
2004	—	72.7	24.3	42.9	2.01	1.0	95	12	12.9	73.3	—	—
2005	—	72.1	25.4	42.9	2.20	0.9	96	12	11.6	73.3	—	—
2006	—	72.2	35.0	42.8	2.11	0.9	99	12	12.4	73.3	12783	17503
2007	—	73.1	38.4	42.7	2.24	1.0	96	12	10.2	73.3	12669	19473
2008	—	73.2	40.4	42.7	2.33	0.9	97	12	10.6	73.3	11265	18881
2009	—	73.1	—	42.7	2.38	0.8	97	13	11.7	73.3	9747	18453
2010	0.758	73.2	41.0	42.7	2.13	0.7	97	13	10.2	73.3	10935	18982
2011	0.772	72.7	43.2	42.7	2.30	0.8	98	13	8.9	73.3	12110	21781
2012	0.797	74.3	47.1	42.7	2.32	0.8	98	13	10.0	73.3	12337	22264
2013	0.797	73.1	50.4	42.8	2.21	1.5	98	13	8.9	73.3	14821	22487
2014	0.814	73.2	51.3	42.9	2.19	1.4	100	13	10.1	73.3	15188	24985
2015	0.819	74.3	54.3	43.1	2.26	1.4	100	13	10.6	73.3	15333	25435
2016	0.836	74.3	56.5	43.3	2.33	1.2	100	13	11.6	73.3	16567	28811
2017	0.844	74.3	62.5	43.5	2.34	1.2	100	13	12.0	73.3	17480	30675
2018	0.847	72.8	69.2	43.7	2.34	1.2	100	14	10.4	73.3	18440	32091
2019	0.850	74.0	76.6	44.0	2.31	1.2	100	14	9.2	73.3	19142	34219
2020	0.853	77.2	79.3	44.3	2.20	1.3	100	14	8.5	73.3	14041	31056
2021	0.838	73.4	82.0	44.6	2.38	1.7	100	14	7.9	73.3	14983	29980
2022	0.836	74.5	84.8	44.9	2.20	1.9	100	13	7.0	73.3	16683	29216
2023	0.848	75.4	86.0	45.1	2.18	—	100	13	7.0	73.3	18131	31894
2024	—	76.3	87.8	45.3	1.85	—	100	13	7.2	—	18365	33339
2025	—	—	—	45.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	19449	35854
On the profile	0.848	76.3	87.8	45.5	1.85	1.9	—	—	7.2	73.3	19449	35854

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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