23-6  Main Indicators of Population
Item	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Mid-year Population (10 000 persons)	673.1	678.3	681.3	685.7	692.6
Crude Birth Rate                           (‰)	7.0	7.3	8.4	9.6	10.2
Crude Death Rate                          (‰)	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.5	5.6@
Infant Mortality Rate                     (‰)	2.3	2.7	2.3	1.8	1.7@
Rate of Natural Increase                (‰)	1.5	1.9	2.7	4.1	4.4@
Total Fertility Rate①	901	922	959	984	1024
Registered Marriages              (couple)	35439	41376	43018	50328	47453
Divorce Decrees                     (couple)	13829	15604	14873	17424	18403
Expectation of Life at Birth       (year)
Male	78.5	79.0	78.8	79.4	79.3@
Female	84.4	84.8	84.6	85.5	85.4@
Note: ①Total fertility rate of each individual year has been compiled using a population denominator excluding female foreign domestic helpers.