People using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles
Seychelles: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 127,454 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles stood at 127,454 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles peaked at 127,454 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77,958 people, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 189th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77,958 people | — |
| 2001 | 79,310 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 80,631 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 81,887 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 83,096 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 84,297 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 85,499 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 86,693 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 87,876 people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 89,065 people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 90,508 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 92,632 people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 95,210 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 97,826 people | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 100,461 people | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 103,120 people | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 105,683 people | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 108,198 people | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 110,720 people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 113,956 people | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 116,723 people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 119,552 people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 122,234 people | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 124,821 people | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 127,454 people | +2.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 127,454 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 127,454 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.33 million people, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83,631 people | 77,958 people | 89,065 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,831 people | 90,508 people | 113,956 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,157 people | 116,723 people | 127,454 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles was 127,454 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 127,454 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,958 people in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Seychelles ranks 189th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.