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East Africa

Seychelles is home to 2 documented ethnic groups in East Africa — led by Seychellois Creole (~94%), Seychelles Other (~6%). This page blends their phenotype and demographic data into one weighted reference: skin tone, facial features, hair texture and build, drawn from published census and ancestry sources.

Demographic Composition

Composition weights are derived from self-identification in published census and demographic surveys. Each row links to the source ethnic-group atlas page.

Ethnic groupWeightSource
Seychellois CreoleSeychellois Creole94.0%Seychelles 2022 Census; Seychellois Creole (~94%, ~95,000+ of ~101,000+ total). Reflects Afro-European-Indian admixture from the French and British colonial period plus the Atlantic-slave-trade-related Indian-Ocean transit population. Predominantly Catholic
Seychelles OtherSeychelles Other6.0%Seychelles 2022 Census residual; includes Indian-Seychellois, Chinese-Seychellois, plus French-Seychellois and other smaller groups

Seychelles Phenotype Profile

Seychelles has a strongly Seychellois-Creole demographic profile (~94%). The country is one of the smallest African polities by population.

A descriptive view, not a claim about individuals

This page shows a weighted aggregate of phenotype observations across the Seychelles population, based on demographic composition from published census and ancestry sources. Phenotypes within any country are far more varied than the aggregate suggests; this is a descriptive reference, not a deterministic claim about any individual. For source-level detail on individual ethnic groups, see the constituent atlas pages linked below.

Methodology Notes

Composition weights derived from Seychelles 2022 Census.

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Primary Sources

  1. 1.National Bureau of Statistics Seychelles. Population and Housing Census 2022. Victoria: NBS; 2023.
  2. 2.Scarr D. Seychelles Since 1770: History of a Slave and Post-Slavery Society. Hurst; 2000.
  3. 3.Lionnet G. The Seychelles. Stackpole; 1972.
  4. 4.Bollée A. Le créole français des Seychelles. Niemeyer; 1977.
  5. 5.Franda M. The Seychelles: Unquiet Islands. Westview; 1982.

Other countries in East Africa

Aggregate phenotype references for neighbouring East Africa nations, weighted by demographic composition.

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