Demographics of Seychelles

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Seychelles, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

About 90% of the Seychellois people live on the island of Mahé. Most of the rest live on Praslin and La Digue, with the remaining smaller islands either sparsely populated or uninhabited.

Most Seychellois are descendants of early French settlers and East Africans who arrived in the 19th century. Tamils, along with other South Indians and Chinese (1.1% of the population) account for the other permanent inhabitants. About 1,703 (2000) expatriates live and work in Seychelles.

Seychelles culture is a mixture of French and African (Creole) influences. The local Seychellois Creole (Kreol), a creole language derived from French and African tongues, is the native language of 91.8% of the people; but English and French are also commonly used. English remains the language of government and commerce.

About 91.9% of the adult population is literate, and the literacy rate of school-aged children has risen to well over 98%. Increases are expected, as nearly all children of primary school age attend school, and the government encourages adult education.

Vital statistics

Population (in thousands)[1][2] Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) TFR
1950 36 1 061418643 29.511.617.9
1951 34 1 033425608 30.412.517.9
1952 36 1 037456581 28.812.716.1
1953 37 1 169438731 31.611.819.8
1954 37 1 209457752 32.712.420.3
1955 39 1 303456847 33.411.721.7
1956 38 1 458468990 38.412.326.1
1957 38 1 5344241 110 40.411.229.2
1958 39 1 5534501 103 39.811.528.3
1959 40 1 5954211 174 39.910.529.4
1960 42 1 7144501 264 40.810.730.1
1961 43 1 7755741 201 41.313.327.9
1962 44 1 7335041 229 39.411.527.9
1963 45 1 8555131 342 41.211.429.8
1964 46 1 8674851 382 40.610.530.0
1965 47 1 7725631 209 37.712.025.7
1966 47 1 8955151 380 40.311.029.4
1967 48 1 8275361 291 38.111.226.9
1968 49 1 7385381 200 35.511.024.5
1969 51 1 7155611 154 33.611.022.6
1970 52 1 6604371 223 31.98.423.5
1971 53 1 8374641 373 34.78.825.9
1972 55 1 7235291 194 31.39.621.7
1973 56 1 6394751 164 29.38.520.8
1974 57 1 8604971 363 32.68.723.9
1975 59 1 8064331 373 30.67.323.3
1976 61 1 6424661 176 26.97.619.3
1977 62 1 5994771 122 25.87.718.1
1978 62 1 7964661 330 29.07.521.5
1979 63 1 7304381 292 27.57.020.5
1980 63 1 8304441 386 29.07.022.0
1981 64 1 8024421 360 28.26.921.3
1982 64 1 5524821 070 24.37.516.7
1983 64 1 6624521 210 25.87.018.8
1984 65 1 7394881 251 26.97.619.4
1985 65 1 7294681 261 26.57.219.3
1986 66 1 7224981 224 26.27.618.6
1987 66 1 6845051 179 25.47.617.8
1988 67 1 6435041 139 24.77.617.1
1989 69 1 6005631 037 23.28.215.0
1990 70 1 6175431 074 23.37.815.5
1991 71 1 7085451 163 24.27.716.5
1992 71 1 6035221 081 22.77.415.3
1993 72 1 6895971 092 23.48.315.1
1994 74 1 7005501 150 23.07.515.6
1995 75 1 5825251 057 21.07.014.0
1996 76 1 6115661 045 21.17.413.7
1997 77 1 475603872 19.17.811.3
1998 79 1 412570842 17.97.210.7
1999 80 1 460560900 18.27.011.2
2000 81 1 512553959 18.66.811.8
2001 81 1 440554886 17.76.810.9
2002 84 1 481647834 17.77.710.0
2003 83 1 498668830 18.18.110.0
2004 83 1 435611824 17.37.49.9
2005 84 1 536673863 18.38.010.3
2006 85 1 467664803 17.37.89.4
2007 86 1 499630869 17.47.310.1
2008 87 1 546662884 17.87.610.2
2009 87 1 580684896 18.17.810.32.38
2010 87 1 504664840 16.87.49.42.17
2011 88 1 625691934 18.67.910.72.38
2012 89 1 645651994 18.67.411.32.42
2013 92 1 566717849 17.48.09.42.37
2014 92 1 557725832 17.07.99.12.34
2015 93 1 592703889 17.07.59.5
2016 93[3]

Structure of the population [4]

Structure of the population (2013 estimates):

Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 44 735 45 214 89 949 100
0-4 3 777 3 631 7 408 8,24
5-9 3 179 3 215 6 394 7,11
10-14 3 131 2 952 6 083 6,76
15-19 3 411 3 187 6 598 7,34
20-24 3 393 2 844 6 237 6,93
25-29 3 609 3 473 7 082 7,87
30-34 3 751 3 681 7 432 8,26
35-39 3 529 3 693 7 222 8,03
40-44 3 656 3 536 7 192 8,00
45-49 3 371 3 628 6 999 7,78
50-54 3 162 3 153 6 315 7,02
55-59 2 473 2 351 4 824 5,36
60-64 1 459 1 604 3 063 3,41
65-69 1 106 1 193 2 299 2,56
70-74 789 999 1 788 1,99
75-79 468 890 1 358 1,51
80-84 286 634 920 1,02
85-89 141 349 490 0,54
90-94 37 152 189 0,21
95-99 6 44 50 0,06
100+ 1 5 6 0,01
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0-14 10 087 9 798 19 885 22,11
15-64 31 814 31 150 62 964 70,00
65+ 2 834 4 266 7 100 7,89

Life expectancy

Period Life expectancy in
Years[5]
1950–1955 57.96
1955–1960 Increase 59.41
1960–1965 Increase 62.84
1965–1970 Increase 64.39
1970–1975 Increase 66.99
1975–1980 Increase 69.02
1980–1985 Increase 70.33
1985–1990 Increase 71.14
1990–1995 Decrease 70.54
1995–2000 Increase 71.36
2000–2005 Increase 72.11
2005–2010 Increase 72.32
2010–2015 Increase 72.95

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Demographics of Seychelles, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population

81 534 July 2005 est.)

Age structure


0–14 years: 26.4% (male 10,839; female 10,601)
15–64 years: 67.4% (male 26,709; female 28,025)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 1,622; female 3,392) (2005 est.)

Population growth rate

0.789098% (2005 est.)

Sex ratio


at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate

15.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth


total population: 69 years
male: 69 years
female: 69 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.75 children born/woman (2005 est.)

Nationality


noun: Seychellois (singular and plural)
adjective: Seychelles

Ethnic groups

Mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese and Arab[6]

Religions

Roman Catholic (76.2%), Protestant (10.6%) (Anglican (6.1%), Pentecoastal Assembly (1.5%), Seventh-Day Adventist (1.2%), other Protestant (1.6)), other Christian (2.4%), Hindu (2.4%), Islam (1.6%), other non-Christian (1.1%), unspecified (4.8%), none (0.9%) (2010 est.) [6]

Languages

Seychellois Creole (official) 89.1%, English (official) 5.1%, French (official) 0.7%, Other 3.8%, Unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.)[6]

Literacy


definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 91.4%
female: 92.3% (2003 est.)

References

  1. ↑ United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
  2. ↑ "MISD: Statistics & Database Administration Section". www.misd.gov.sc.
  3. ↑ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov.
  4. ↑ "United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org.
  5. ↑ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  6. 1 2 3 "Africa :: MAURITIUS". CIA The World Factbook.
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