| 24-3 Main Demographic Indicator | |||||
| Item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Mid-year Estimates of Population (10 000) | 41.7 | 42.2 | 42.7 | 43.1 | 43.4 |
| Crude Birth Rate (‰) | 12.1 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 7.5 |
| Crude Death Rate (‰) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (‰) | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| Natural Growth Rate (‰) | 9.0r | 7.3r | 6.5r | 5.8r | 4.4 |
| Total Fertility Rate | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| No. of Registered Marriages | 1678 | 1451 | 1367 | 1222 | 1222 |
| No. of Registered Divorces | 304 | 260 | 283 | 369r | 348 |
| 1994-1997 | 1995-1998 | 1996-1999 | |||
| Life Expectancy at Birth (years) | 76.8 | 77.0 | 77.7 | ||
| Male | 75.3 | 75.5 | 76.2 | ||
| Female | 79.9 | 79.9 | 80.2 | ||