Appendix 1-1  Main Indicators of Area and Population
Source：Monthly Statistics Bulletin, Taiwan Province. The same as in the following tables.
Item		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Area	(10 000 sq.km)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Year-end Population        (10 000 persons)		2227.7	2240.6	2252.1	2260.5	2268.9
Male		1139.2	1144.2	1148.5	1151.5	1154.2
Female		1088.5	1096.4	1103.5	1108.9	1114.8
Crude Birth Rate	(‰)	13.80	11.65	11.02	10.06	9.56
Crude Death Rate	(‰)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	6.0
Infant Mortality Rate	(‰)	6.99	6.33	6.77	6.41	6.20
Fertility Rate	(‰)	48	41	39	36
Natural Population Growth Rate         (‰)		8.10	5.94	5.29	4.27	3.59
Marriage Rate	(‰)	8.20	7.63	7.69	7.60	5.80
Divorce Rate	(‰)	2.40	2.53	2.73	2.87	2.77
Life Expectancy at Birth	(years)
Male		72.67	72.80	72.45	73.34	73.58
Female		78.44	78.48	78.39	79.33	79.63
Age-specific Distribution                    (%)
0-14		21.11	20.81	20.42	19.83	19.34
15-64		70.26	70.39	70.56	70.94	71.19
65 and Over		8.62	8.81	9.02	9.24	9.48
Sex Ratio (Female=100)		104.66	104.36	104.08	103.84	103.53
Population Density           (persons/sq.km)		615.6	619.1	622.3	624.6	626.98