25-3  Main Demographic Indicator
Item	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Mid-year Estimates of Population (10 000 persons)	43.4	43.9	44.5	45.7	47.7
Crude Birth Rate                                               (‰)	7.5	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.7
Crude Death Rate                                             (‰)	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.4
Infant Mortality Rate                                        (‰)	4.3	3.5	0.6	3.0	3.3
Natural Growth Rate                                        (‰)	4.4	4.0	3.9	3.9	4.3
Total Fertility Rate	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9
No. of Registered Marriages	1222	1209	1309	1737	1734
No. of Registered Divorces	348	385	440	475	573
	1997-2000	1998-2001	1999-2002	2000-2003	2001-2004
Life Expectancy at Birth                             (years)	78.6	78.9	79.0	79.2	79.3
Male	76.8	77.2	77.3	77.4	77.5
Female	81.3	81.5	81.8	82.0	82.1