Geography-note: 40 granitic and about 50 coralline islands
@Seychelles:People
Population: 78,641 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 30% (male 11,787; female 11,694) 15-64 years: 64% (male 24,555; female 25,681) 65 years and over: 6% (male 1,700; female 3,224) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.67% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 19.71 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 6.61 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -6.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.52 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 17 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)