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
Demographics of Seychelles, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
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]
2017 1 651748903 17.27.89.4
2018 1 650818832 17.18.58.6

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

Other demographic statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.[5]

  • One birth every 360 minutes
  • One death every 720 minutes
  • One net migrant every 1440 minutes
  • Net gain of one person every 1440 minutes

The following demographic are from the CIA World Factbook[6] unless otherwise indicated.

Population
94,633 (July 2018 est.)
81 534 July 2005 est.)

Age structure
Population pyramid of Seychelles in 2017
0-14 years: 19.52% (male 9,482 /female 8,989)
15-24 years: 12.96% (male 6,461 /female 5,806)
25-54 years: 49.29% (male 24,841 /female 21,800)
55-64 years: 10.44% (male 5,008 /female 4,870)
65 years and over: 7.79% (male 2,974 /female 4,402) (2018 est.)
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.)

Median age
total: 35.8 years. Country comparison to the world: 76th
male: 35.3 years
female: 36.5 years (2018 est.)

Birth rate
13.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 142nd

Death rate
7 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 130th

Total fertility rate
1.85 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 144th
1.75 children born/woman (2005 est.)

Population growth rate
0.74% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 136th
0.789098% (2005 est.)

Demographics profile

Seychelles has no indigenous population and was first permanently settled by a small group of French planters, African slaves, and South Indians in 1770. Seychelles’ modern population is composed of the descendants of French and later British settlers, Africans, and Indian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern traders and is concentrated on three of its 155 islands – the vast majority on Mahe and lesser numbers on Praslin and La Digue. Seychelles’ population grew rapidly during the second half of the 20th century, largely due to natural increase, but the pace has slowed because of fertility decline. The total fertility rate dropped sharply from 4.0 children per woman in 1980 to 1.9 in 2015, mainly as a result of a family planning program, free education and health care, and increased female labor force participation. Life expectancy has increased steadily, but women on average live 9 years longer than men, a difference that is higher than that typical of developed countries.[6]

The combination of reduced fertility and increased longevity has resulted in an aging population, which will put pressure on the government’s provision of pensions and health care. Seychelles’ sustained investment in social welfare services, such as free primary health care and education up to the post-secondary level, have enabled the country to achieve a high human development index score – among the highest in Africa. Despite some of its health and education indicators being nearly on par with Western countries, Seychelles has a high level of income inequality.[6]

Net migration rate
1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 61st

Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 42.8 (2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 31 (2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 11.7 (2015 est.)
potential support ratio: 8.5 (2015 est.)

Urbanization
urban population: 56.7% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 1.26% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.2 years
male: 70.7 years
female: 79.8 years (2018 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.)

Nationality

noun: Seychellois (singular and plural), adjective: Seychelles

Ethnic groups

predominantly creole (mainly of East African and Malagasy heritage); also French, Indian, Chinese, and Arab populations

Religions

Roman Catholic (76.2%), Protestant (10.5%) (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.) [7]

Languages

Seychellois Creole (official) 89.1%, English (official) 5.1%, French (official) 0.7%, Other 3.8%, Unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.)[7]

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 91.8%
male: 91.4%
female: 92.3% (2012 est.)
total population: 91.9%
male: 91.4%
female: 92.3% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2016)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 14%
male: 12.1%
female: 16.2% (2015 est.)

Census

The Seychelles census has now been postponed by one year, from August 2020 to August 2021. Field mapping, questionnaire design, and pretest of data collection tools using tablets, are all proceeding.[8]

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. "Seychelles Population 2019", World Population Review
  6. "The World FactBook - Seychelles", The World Factbook, July 12, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. "Africa :: MAURITIUS". CIA The World Factbook.
  8. Technical Brief on the Implications of COVID-19 on Census (PDF). UNFPA. 2020.
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