24-6 Main Indicators of Population |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Mid-year Population (10 000 persons) |
660.7 |
666.5 |
672.5 |
678.7 |
680.3 |
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Crude Birth Rate
(‰) |
7.8 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
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Crude Death Rate
(‰) |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.4^ |
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Infant Mortality Rate
(‰) |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.4^ |
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Rate of Natural Increase
(‰) |
2.7 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.4^ |
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Total Fertility Rate①②
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965 |
1024 |
927 |
959 |
941 |
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Registered Marriages
(couple) |
31287 |
30879 |
32825 |
32070 |
35439 |
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Divorce Decrees
(couple) |
13408 |
13247 |
13425 |
12943 |
13829 |
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Expectation of Life at Birth (years) |
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Male
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77.7 |
78.0 |
78.4 |
78.6 |
78.6^ |
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Female
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83.2 |
83.9 |
84.6 |
84.5 |
84.3^ |
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Notes:
①Per 1000 women aged
15-49. |
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②These figures have been compiled using a
population denominator which has excluded female foreign domestic helpers. |
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^ Provisional figure. |
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