| People | Seychelles |
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Population:
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89,188 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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197 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 55% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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VICTORIA (capital) 26,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.9% (male 9,987/female 9,501)
15-64 years: 71% (male 33,044/female 30,277)
65 years and over: 7.2% (male 2,399/female 3,980) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 32.5 years
male: 32 years
female: 33 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.945% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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15.33 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.031 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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void |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.52 years
male: 68.87 years
female: 78.32 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.91 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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4% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.51 physicians/1,000 population (2004) |
Hospital bed density:
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3.94 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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void |
Sanitation facility access:
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void |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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25.1% (2004) |
Nationality:
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noun: Seychellois (singular and plural)
adjective: Seychellois |
Ethnic groups:
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mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 82.3%, Protestant 7.5% (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 census) |
Languages:
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Creole 91.8%, English (official) 4.9%, other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.8%
male: 91.4%
female: 92.3% (2002 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 15 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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