Press and data
Seychelles Abroad maintains the only open, current dataset of the Seychellois diaspora, an annual report on its size and distribution, and a sourced reference desk on Seychelles for the diaspora and the world. Journalists, researchers and institutions are welcome to quote all of it under CC BY, and to reach us for data, figures or comment at hello@seychellesabroad.org.
When a journalist writes "the Seychellois diaspora", or a researcher needs a figure they can cite, there should be one maintained, honest source an email away. That is what this is.
What we maintain
- The Diaspora Atlas, an open dataset (CSV and JSON, CC BY 4.0) of Seychelles-born people by destination, drawn from primary UN data and reconciled against destination censuses, with the data-quality problems documented rather than hidden.
- The annual report, The State of the Seychellois Diaspora, the citable yearly account of the diaspora's size, distribution and undercount.
- The reference desk: sourced, dated pages on Seychelles' history, government, citizenship and papers, language, culture and natural heritage, each with a full bibliography and a cite-this-page tool.
How to use our work
Everything original here is licensed CC BY 4.0. You may quote it, chart from our data and reproduce our figures, in print or online, with attribution to Seychelles Abroad and a link. Every reference page carries ready-made citations in APA, MLA and Chicago, plus BibTeX and RIS downloads. Our sources are listed on every page with live and archived links, so you can follow any figure to its origin.
Corrections and standards
We correct mistakes in the open and log them publicly on the corrections page; our editorial policy and methodology set out how we source and review. If you believe something here is wrong, telling us is a contribution, not a complaint.
Reach us
For data, a specific figure, a methodology question or comment, write to hello@seychellesabroad.org. Seychelles Abroad is a free, independent community project by Salim Mathieu; it carries no advertising and nothing is for sale, which is exactly why it can be quoted without an asterisk.
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. International Migrant Stock 2024 (POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.2024). 2024. original · archived accessed 2026-07-15The current revision, covering 1990–2024. We extracted the Seychelles-origin totals and the full origin-by-destination matrix directly from the official workbooks. This is the primary source for the Diaspora Atlas.
- National Bureau of Statistics, Seychelles. National Bureau of Statistics Seychelles. original · archived accessed 2026-07-15The national statistical office. Population estimates and the census programme.
Cite this page
This page is a stable reference. Its URL will not change, its content is reviewed on a stated cycle, and our original text is licensed CC BY 4.0, so you may quote and reuse it with attribution. Every source above carries a live link and an archived copy.
Seychelles Abroad. (2026, July 15). Press and data. https://seychellesabroad.org/press/“Press and data.” Seychelles Abroad, 15 July 2026, seychellesabroad.org/press/.Seychelles Abroad. “Press and data.” Last reviewed July 15, 2026. https://seychellesabroad.org/press/.