APPENDIX1-2  Main Indicators of Area and Population
Source: Monthly Statistics Bulletin, Taiwan Province. The same applies in the following tables.
Item	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Area                               (10 000 sq.km)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Year-end Population   (10 000 persons)	2252.1	2260.5	2268.9	2277.0	2287.7
Male	1148.5	1151.5	1154.2	1156.2	1159.2
Female	1103.5	1108.9	1114.8	1120.8	1128.5
Crude Birth Rate                             (‰)	11.02	10.06	9.56	9.06	8.96
Crude Death Rate                            (‰)	5.7	5.8	6.0	6.1	6.0
Infant Mortality Rate                       (‰)	6.77	6.41	6.20	5.99	5.78
Fertility Rate                                   (‰)	39	36	34	33	33
Natural Population Growth Rate     (‰)	5.29	4.27	3.59	2.92	3.01
Marriage Rate    (couple/1000 persons)	7.69	7.60	5.80	6.21	6.25
Divorce Rate      (couple/1000 persons)	2.73	2.87	2.77	2.75	2.83
Life Expectancy at Birth             (years)
Male	72.45	73.34	73.58	73.82	74.05
Female	78.39	79.33	79.63	79.92	80.21
Age-specific Distribution                (%)
0-14	20.42	19.83	19.34	18.70	18.12
15-64	70.56	70.94	71.19	71.56	71.88
65 and Over	9.02	9.24	9.48	9.74	10.00
Sex Ratio                          (female=100)	104.08	103.84	103.53	103.16	102.72
Population Density       (persons/sq.km)	622.3	624.6	627.0	629.2	632.2