25-3 Main Demographic Indicator
 
Item 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
           
Mid-year Population Estimate (10 000 persons) 49.9 52.6 55.2 54.4 54.5
Crude Birth Rate                                         (‰) 8.1 8.6 8.5 8.8 9.4
Crude Death Rate                                        (‰) 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.3
Infant Mortality Rate                                   (‰) 2.7 2.4 3.2 2.1 2.9
Natural Growth Rate                                   (‰) 5.0 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.1
Total Fertility Rate  1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Number of Registered Marriages              (case) 2100 2047 2778 3035 3103
Number of Registered Divorces                (case) 592 684 658 782 889
  2003-2006 2004-2007 2005-2008 2006-2009 2007-2010
Life Expectancy at Birth                     (year old) 81.5 82.0 82.1 82.4 82.5p
    Male 79.0 79.0 79.1 79.4 79.5p
    Female 83.8 84.8 84.9 85.2 85.4p