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Seychelles People 1996

Population:

72,709 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

32% (female 11,630; male 11,811)

15-64 years:

62% (female 23,229; male 21,679)

65 years and over:

6% (female 2,875; male 1,485) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.81% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

21.35 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

6.7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

11.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

70.08 years

male:

66.54 years

female:

73.73 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.16 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Seychellois (singular and plural)

adjective:

Seychelles

Ethnic divisions:

Seychellois (mixture of Asians, Africans, Europeans)

Religions:

Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 8%, other 2%

Languages:

English (official), French (official), Creole

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1971)

total population:

58%

male:

56%

female:

60%

Labor force:

27,700 (1985)

by occupation:

industry and commerce 31%, services 21%, government 20%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 12%, other 16% (1985)

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