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Nationality:
noun: Seychellois (singular and plural)
adjective:
Seychellois
Ethnic groups:
mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab
Languages:
Creole 91.8%, English (official) 4.9%, other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census)
Religions:
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)
Population:
90,024 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 197
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.4% (male 9,896/female 9,408)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
15% (male 7,038/female 6,435)
25-54 years:
49.1% (male 23,134/female 21,075)
55-64 years:
7.3% (male 3,417/female 3,146)
65 years and over:
7.2% (male 2,453/female 4,022) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 32.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
32.4 years
female:
33.4 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.922% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
15.1 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
1.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 55% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
VICTORIA (capital) 26,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.61 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.35 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 136
male:
14.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.77 years
country comparison to the world: 115
male:
69.14 years
female:
78.54 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.9 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.51 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
3.94 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
25.1% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
5% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 55
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
Literacy:
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):
total: 14 years
male:
14 years
female:
15 years (2008)
youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 20.3% (2002)
country comparison to the world: 55
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