Age structure:
0-14 years:
29% (male 11,499; female 11,338)
15-64 years:
65% (male 25,143; female 26,386)
65 years and over:
6% (male 1,674; female 3,286) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.49% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 17.99 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.74 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -6.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.51 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 17.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.41 years
male:
64.87 years
female:
76.12 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.85 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Seychellois (singular and plural)
adjective:
Seychelles
Ethnic groups: Seychellois (mixture of Asians, Africans, Europeans)
Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 8%, other 2%
Languages: English (official), French (official), Creole
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
58%
male:
56%
female:
60% (1971 est.)
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