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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

Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.4% (male 9,896/female 9,408)
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
male: 32.4 years
female: 33.4 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.922% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120

Birth rate:
15.1 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134

Death rate:
6.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135

Net migration rate:
1.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53

Urbanization:
urban population: 55% of total population (2010)
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
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

Health expenditures:
4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 160

Physicians density:
1.51 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Hospital bed density:
3.94 beds/1,000 population (2009)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
25.1% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 11

Education expenditures:
5% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 55

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)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total: 20.3% (2002)
country comparison to the world: 55