Economic Transformation Strategy
CHAPTER 1 / INTRODUCTION
Figure 1
Projected population ('000)
2025
2030
2035
2040
Male
50.8
52.9
53.3
53.4
Female
49.2
51.9
53
54.1
Total
100.0
104.8
106.3
107.5
Projected Population Age composition (%)
Under 15 years
21.3
19.4
18.0
17.8
(15-44) years
41.4
42.7
42.8
41.7
(45-64) years
27.1
28.7
28.8
28.5
65 years and over
10.2
14.0
16.7
19.4
Source: National Bureau of Statistics
Based on 2010 Census results, Population Projections report 2014-2080
Source: World Bank
Seychelles achieved 7 out of the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For example, in access to education
and health services, Seychelles has already achieved near 100 percent enrolment of both girls and boys in primary
schools. There is almost universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and housing; the country also has a high
literacy rate of 97 percent, significantly low infant mortality and high life expectancy at birth. Environmental protection
was already a continuing flagship for Seychelles as the island nation's oceanic resources are considered vital for the
development of its fisheries and tourism industries, as well as in facilitating trade.
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