2-1 MAIN INDICATORS OF POPULATION

 

Item

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle-Year Population (10 000)

570.5

575.5

581.2

591.9

606.1

Birth Rate ()

12.0

12.0

12.3

12.0

11.9

Death Rate ()

5.2

5.0

5.3

5.2

5.0

Infant Mortality Rate ()

6.2

6.4

4.8

4.8

4.5

Rate of Natural Increase ()

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.9

Marriage Population (Couples)

47168

42568

45702

41681

38264

Divorce Decrees (Couples)

5551

6295

5650

7454

7735

Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)

 

 

 

 

 

Male

74.6

75.1

74.8

75.2

75.8

Female

80.3

80.6

80.5

80.7

81.2