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22-4 MAIN
INDICATORS OF POPULATION |
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1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Mid-year Population Estimate (10 000 persons) |
570.5 |
615.6 |
631.1 |
650.2 |
668.7 |
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Crude Birth Rate (‰) |
12.0 |
11.2 |
10.1 |
9.1 |
7.9 |
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Crude Death Rate (‰) |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.8① |
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Infant Mortality Rate (‰) |
6.2 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
3.2① |
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Rate of Natural Increase (‰) |
6.8 |
6.1 |
4.9 |
4.2 |
3.1① |
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Total Fertility Rate②③ |
1272 |
1295 |
1185 |
1112 |
981 |
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Registered Marriages (couple) |
47168 |
38786 |
37045 |
37593 |
31673 |
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Divorce Decrees (couple) |
5551 |
9404 |
9473 |
10492 |
13129 |
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Expectation of Life at Birth (years) |
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Male |
74.6 |
76.0 |
76.3 |
76.8 |
76.9① |
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Female |
80.3 |
81.5 |
81.8 |
82.2 |
82.3① |
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Notes: ①Provisional figures. |
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②Per 1000 women aged 15-49. |
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③These figures have been compiled using a population denominator which has excluded female foreign |
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domestic helpers. |
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