24-1  Main Indicators of Area and Population

Item

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

Area               (10 000 sq.km)

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

Year-end Population (10 000 persons)             

2117.8

2135.7

2152.5

2174.3

2192.9

    Male                          

1090.7

1099.1

1106.6

1116.3

1124.3

    Female                        

1027.1

1036.7

1045.9

1057.9

1068.5

Crude Birth Rate             (‰)

15.3

15.5

15.2

15.1

12.4

Crude Death Rate             (‰)

5.4

5.6

5.7

5.6

5.6

Infant Mortality Rate        (‰)

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.7

6.3

Fertility Rate               (‰)

55.0

55.0

54.0

53.0

43.0

Natural Population Growth Rate (‰)

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.5

6.8

Marriage Rate                (‰)

8.1

7.5

7.9

7.7

6.7

Divorce Rate                 (‰)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0

Life Expectancy at Birth   (Year)

          

          

          

          

 

    Male                          

73.3

73.6

73.7

73.9

73.1

    Female                         

79.5

79.6

79.7

79.9

79.2

Age-specific Distribution    ()

          

          

          

          

 

     0-14

24.4

23.8

23.1

22.6

22.0

    15-64

68.2

68.6

69.0

69.3

69.8

    65 and Over                   

7.4

7.6

7.9

8.1

8.3

Non-agricultural Population as

          

          

          

          

 

  of Total Population        ()

81.1

81.6

82.7

82.8

83.0

Population Density (persons/sq.km)

585.3

590.3

594.9

603.9

606.0