Seychellen - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge:    Seychellen Seychellen
Capital
name: Victoria

geographic coordinates: 4 37 S, 55 27 E

time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: founded as L'etablissement in 1778 by French colonists, the town was renamed in 1841 by the British after Queen VICTORIA (1819-1901); "victoria" is the Latin word for "victory"
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of the Seychelles

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 455 sq km

land: 455 sq km

water: 0 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 6.5% (2018 est.)

arable land: 2.2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 4.3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)

forest: 88.5% (2018 est.)

other: 5% (2018 est.)
Location
archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Age structure
0-14 years: 17.95% (male 8,999/female 8,524)

15-64 years: 72.58% (male 37,677/female 33,177)

65 years and over: 9.47% (2023 est.) (male 3,956/female 5,284)
Birth rate
12.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Seychellois Creole (official) 89.1%, English (official) 5.1%, French (official) 0.7%, other 3.8%, unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.36 years

male: 71.96 years

female: 80.89 years (2023 est.)
Major urban areas - population
28,000 VICTORIA (capital) (2018)
Median age
total: 36.8 years

male: 36.3 years

female: 37.4 years (2020 est.)
Net migration rate
0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
more than three-quarters of the population lives on the main island of Mahe; Praslin contains less than 10%; a smaller percent on La Digue and the outer islands as shown in this population distribution map
Population growth rate
0.6% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.81 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 58.8% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 15 years

male: 13 years

female: 16 years (2021)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
3.63% (2021 est.)
Labor force
51,000 (2018 est.)
Population below poverty line
25.3% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
3% (2017 est.)

2.7% (2016 est.)
Public debt
63.6% of GDP (2017 est.)

69.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
8.28% (2020 est.)

2.07% (2019 est.)

3.7% (2018 est.)
Exports
$1.751 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.24 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$2.085 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
United Arab Emirates 17%, United Kingdom 13%, France 12%, British Virgin Islands 11%, Zambia 9%, Mauritius 5%, Japan 5% (2019)
Imports
$1.821 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.332 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$2.025 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
United Arab Emirates 21%, Qatar 13%, British Virgin Islands 7%, Germany 6%, France 6%, China 5%, Spain 5%, South Africa 5% (2019)
Airports
14 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 34,966 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 90,200 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 82% (2021 est.)
Roadways
total: 526 km (2015)

paved: 514 km (2015)

unpaved: 12 km (2015)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 18,768 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 184,161 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 173 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international

Seychelles-UK: Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory)


Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Seychellen
14 588 000 EUR
23 650 000 EUR
62.12 %
Bekleidung
Seychellen
5 000 EUR
14 000 EUR
180.00 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Seychellen
5 181 000 EUR
3 458 000 EUR
-33.26 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Seychellen
946 000 EUR
893 000 EUR
-5.60 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Seychellen
305 000 EUR
798 000 EUR
161.64 %
Energieversorgung
Seychellen
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Seychellen
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Seychellen
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Seychellen
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Seychellen
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Seychellen
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Seychellen
331 000 EUR
605 000 EUR
82.78 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Seychellen
111 000 EUR
222 000 EUR
100.00 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Seychellen
1 588 000 EUR
1 286 000 EUR
-19.02 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Seychellen
2 000 EUR
5 000 EUR
150.00 %
Kohle
Seychellen
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Seychellen
46 000 EUR
109 000 EUR
136.96 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Seychellen
49 000 EUR
290 000 EUR
491.84 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Seychellen
2 000 EUR
14 000 EUR
600.00 %
Maschinen
Seychellen
1 688 000 EUR
2 441 000 EUR
44.61 %
Metalle
Seychellen
741 000 EUR
531 000 EUR
-28.34 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Seychellen
274 000 EUR
1 175 000 EUR
328.83 %
Möbel
Seychellen
65 000 EUR
297 000 EUR
356.92 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Seychellen
1 363 000 EUR
2 012 000 EUR
47.62 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Seychellen
24 000 EUR
71 000 EUR
195.83 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Seychellen
259 000 EUR
251 000 EUR
-3.09 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Seychellen
1 111 000 EUR
8 319 000 EUR
648.78 %
Sonstige Waren
Seychellen
432 000 EUR
705 000 EUR
63.19 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Seychellen
0 EUR
11 000 EUR
0.00 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Seychellen
2 000 EUR
4 000 EUR
100.00 %
Textilien
Seychellen
63 000 EUR
139 000 EUR
120.63 %