APPENDIX 1-2 Main Indicators of Area and Population
Source: Monthly Statistics Bulletin, Taiwan Province. The same applies in the following tables.
Item	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Area                               (10 000 sq.km)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Year-end Population   (10 000 persons)	2277.0	2287.7	2295.8	2303.7	2312.0
Male	1156.2	1159.2	1160.9	1162.6	1163.7
Female	1120.8	1128.5	1135.0	1141.1	1148.3
Crude Birth Rate                             (‰)	9.06	8.96	8.92	8.64	8.29
Crude Death Rate                            (‰)	6.1	6.0	6.2	6.3	6.2
Natural Population Growth Rate     (‰)	2.92	3.01	2.76	2.40	2.07
Fertility Rate                                  (‰)	33	33	32	31	31
Marriage Rate    (couple/1000 persons)	6.21	6.25	5.89	6.73	5.07
Divorce Rate      (couple/1000 persons)	2.75	2.83	2.55	2.43	2.48
Life Expectancy at Birth        (year old)
Male	74.50	74.86	74.46	75.49	75.92
Female	80.80	80.41	81.72	82.01	82.64
Age-specific Distribution                (%)
0-14	18.70	18.12	17.56	16.95	16.34
15-64	71.56	71.88	72.24	72.62	73.03
65 and Over	9.74	10.00	10.21	10.43	10.63
Sex Ratio                          (female=100)	103.16	102.72	102.28	101.89	101.34
Population Density       (persons/sq.km)	629.2	632.2	634.4	636.6	638.8