24-3 Main Demographic Indicator
Item	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Mid-year Population Estimate (10 000 persons)	47.3	49.9	52.6	55.2	54.4
Crude Birth Rate                                         (‰)	7.8	8.1	8.6	8.5	8.8
Crude Death Rate                                        (‰)	3.4	3.1	2.9	3.2	3.1
Infant Mortality Rate                                   (‰)	3.3	2.7	2.4	3.2	2.1
Natural Growth Rate                                   (‰)	4.3	5.0	5.7	5.4	5.7
Total Fertility Rate	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Number of Registered Marriages              (case)	1734	2100	2047	2778	3035
Number of Registered Divorces                (case)	573	592	684	658	782
	2002-2005	2003-2006	2004-2007	2005-2008	2006-2009
Life Expectancy at Birth                     (year old)	81.1	81.5	82.0	82.1r	82.4p
Male	78.7	79.0	79.0	79.1r	79.4p
Female	83.4	83.8	84.8	84.9r	85.2p