| People | Seychelles |
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Population:
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87,476 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 54% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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193 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.8% (male 10,201/female 9,732)
15-64 years: 70.1% (male 31,870/female 29,439)
65 years and over: 7.1% (male 2,321/female 3,913) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 31.4 years
male: 30.9 years
female: 32 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.999% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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15.87 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 12.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.02 years
male: 68.33 years
female: 77.85 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.93 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
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 |
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%, 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 4.9% (official), 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: 14 years
female: 15 years (2007) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.5% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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