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Population
Population: 80,832 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.9% (male 10,987; female 10,717)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 26,380; female 27,731)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 1,638; female 3,379) (2004 est.)
Median age: total: 27.3 years
male: 26.2 years
female: 28.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.45% (2004 est.)
Birth rate: 16.55 births/1,000
Death rate: 6.41 deaths/1,000
Net migration rate: -5.69 migrant(s)/1,000
Infant mortality rate: total: 15.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 20.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.53 years
male: 66.1 years
female: 77.14 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.77 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Nationality: noun: Seychellois (singular and plural)
adjective: Seychellois
Ethnic groups: mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab
Religions: Roman Catholic 86.6%, Anglican 6.8%, other Christian 2.5%, other 4.1%
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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