(2020 est.) youth dependency ratio: 34.9 (2020 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 11.8 (2020 est.) potential support ratio: 8.5 (2020 est.) Urbanization urban population: 58.4% of total population (2022) rate of urbanization: 0.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) urban population: 55.7% of total population (2018) rate of urbanization: 1.26% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) Life expectancy at birth total population: 76.1 years. Country comparison to the world: 109th male: 71.67 years female: 80.66 years (2022 est.) total population: 75.8 years male: 71.4 years female: 80.4 years (2021 est.) Sex ratio at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.70 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 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 Languages Seychellois Creole (official) 89.1%, English (official) 5.1%, French (official) 0.7%, Other 3.8%, Unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.) Education expenditures 3.9% of GDP (2019) Country comparison to the world: 110th Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.9% male: 95.4% female: 96.4% (2018 est.) total population: 91.9% male: 91.4% female: 92.3% (2003 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 15 years (2020) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 total: 16.4% male: 17.4% female: 15.5% (2020 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. References Society of Seychelles