24-3  Main Demographic Indicator①
Item	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Mid-year Population Estimate (10 000 persons)	44.4	45.5	47.3	49.9	52.6
Crude Birth Rate                                         (‰)	7.2	7.3	7.8	8.1	8.6
Crude Death Rate                                        (‰)	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.1	2.9
Infant Mortality Rate                                   (‰)	0.6	3.0	3.3	2.7	2.4
Natural Growth Rate                                   (‰)	3.9	3.9	4.3	5.0	5.7
Total Fertility Rate	0.8	0.9r	0.9	1.0	1.0
Number of Registered Marriages              (case)	1309	1737	1734	2100	2047
Number of Registered Divorces                (case)	440	475	573	592	684
	2000-2003r	2001-2004r	2002-2005r	2003-2006
Life Expectancy at Birth                         (years)	81.0	81.2	81.1	81.5
Male	78.8	78.8	78.7	79.0
Female	83.2	83.4	83.4	83.8
Notes:① Demographic indicators for 2003-2005,namely birth,mortality, etc.have been revised according to the results of the by-census 2006.