APPENDIX 1-2  Main Indicators of Area and Population  
 
           
Source: Monthly Statistics Bulletin, Taiwan Province. The same as in the following tables.
Item 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
           
Area                           (10 000 sq.km) 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
Year-end Population (10 000 persons) 2240.6 2252.1 2260.5 2268.9 2277.0
    Male 1144.2 1148.5 1151.5 1154.2 1156.2
    Female 1096.4 1103.5 1108.9 1114.8 1120.8
Crude Birth Rate                            (‰) 11.65 11.02 10.06 9.56 9.06
Crude Death Rate                          (‰) 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.1
Infant Mortality Rate                     (‰) 6.33 6.77 6.41 6.20 5.99
Fertility Rate                                  (‰) 41 39 36 34  
Natural Population Growth Rate   (‰) 5.94 5.29 4.27 3.59 2.92
Marriage Rate                                (‰) 7.63 7.69 7.60 5.80 6.21
Divorce Rate                                  (‰) 2.53 2.73 2.87 2.77 2.75
Life Expectancy at Birth          (years)          
    Male 72.80 72.45 73.34 73.58 73.82
    Female 78.48 78.39 79.33 79.63 79.92
Age-specific Distribution             (%)          
     0-14 20.81 20.42 19.83 19.34 18.70
    15-64 70.39 70.56 70.94 71.19 71.56
    65 and Over 8.81 9.02 9.24 9.48 9.74
Sex Ratio (Female=100) 104.36 104.08 103.84 103.53 103.16
Population Density   (persons/sq.km) 619.1 622.3 624.6 627.0 629.20