Seychelles People:
Population:
81,188 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.4% (male:10,839; female:10,601)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male:26,709; female:28,025)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male:1,622; female:3,392) (2005)
Median age:
total: 27.7 years
male: 26.62 years
female: 28.76 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.43% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
16.22 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
6.34 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-5.54 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.53 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 19.65 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 11.28 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 71.82 years (2005 est.)
male: 66.41 years
female: 77.4 years
Total fertility rate:
1.75 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Seychellois (singular and plural)
adjective: Seychellois
Ethnic groups:
mixed French , African , Indian , Chinese , Arab
Religions:
Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002)
Languages:
Creole 91.8%, English (official) 4.9%, other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 91.4%
female: 92.3% (2003)
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