APPENDIX  1-2  Main Indicators of Area and Population
Source: Monthly Statistics Bulletin, Taiwan Province. The same applies in the following tables.
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Area                               (10 000 sq.km)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Year-end Population   (10 000 persons)	2268.9	2277.0	2287.7	2295.8	2303.7
Male	1154.2	1156.2	1159.2	1160.9	1162.6
Female	1114.8	1120.8	1128.5	1135.0	1141.1
Crude Birth Rate                             (‰)	9.56	9.06	8.96	8.92	8.64
Crude Death Rate                            (‰)	6.0	6.1	6.0	6.2	6.3
Fertility Rate                                   (‰)	34	33	33	32	31
Natural Population Growth Rate     (‰)	3.59	2.92	3.01	2.76	2.4
Marriage Rate    (couple/1000 persons)	5.80	6.21	6.25	5.89	6.73
Divorce Rate      (couple/1000 persons)	2.77	2.75	2.83	2.55	2.43
Life Expectancy at Birth             (years)
Male	74.68	74.50	74.86	74.75	75.64
Female	80.75	80.80	80.41	81.17	82.30
Age-specific Distribution                (%)
0-14	19.34	18.70	18.12	17.56	16.95
15-64	71.19	71.56	71.88	72.24	72.62
65 and Over	9.48	9.74	10.00	10.21	10.43
Sex Ratio                          (female=100)	103.53	103.16	102.72	102.28	101.89
Population Density       (persons/sq.km)	627.0	629.2	632.2	634.4	636.6