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Population and Vital
Statistics
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Total resident Population ('000) (1) |
81.1 |
81.2 |
83.7 |
82.8 |
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Male |
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40.2 |
40.0 |
42.0 |
40.9 |
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Female |
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40.9 |
41.2 |
41.7 |
41.9 |
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Age composition (%) |
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Under 15 years |
26.3 |
26.2 |
25.7 |
25.5 |
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(15-44) years |
52.2 |
51.8 |
52.0 |
51.3 |
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(45-64) years |
14.3 |
14.7 |
14.6 |
15.4 |
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65 years and over |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
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Median age Years |
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27 |
28 |
29 |
28 |
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Dependency ratio |
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504 |
504 |
501 |
502 |
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Geographical Distribution ('000) (2) |
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Mahe |
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72.2 |
72.1 |
73.2 |
72.4 |
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Praslin |
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6.5 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
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La Digue & Outer Islands |
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
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Vital Statistics |
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Number of registered : |
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Live births |
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1,512 |
1,440 |
1,481 |
1,498 |
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Deaths |
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553 |
554 |
647 |
668 |
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Marriages of which: |
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Residents |
484 |
418 |
428 |
363 |
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Visitors |
|
465 |
372 |
437 |
460 |
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Divorces |
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88 |
109 |
112 |
126 |
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Vital statistics (contd.) |
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Crude birth rate |
18.6 |
17.7 |
17.7 |
18.1 |
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Total fertility rate |
2.08 |
1.98 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
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Crude death rate |
6.8 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
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Marriage rate (residents) |
6.0 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
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Divorce rate |
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1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
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(1)
Mid year population estimates |
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(2)
relates to mid year estimates based on the following asumption: |
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District population distribution similar
to that of 1994 |
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