25-3  Main Demographic Indicator
Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
           
Mid-year Population               (10 000 persons) 52.6 54.1 53.5 53.7 55.0
Crude Birth Rate                                         (‰) 8.6 8.7 8.9 9.5 10.6
Crude Death Rate                                        (‰) 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.4
Infant Mortality Rate                                   (‰) 2.4 3.2 2.1 2.9 2.9
Natural Growth Rate                                   (‰) 5.7 5.5 5.8 6.2 7.3
Total Fertility Rate  1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2
Registered Marriages                                (case) 2047 2778 3035 3103 3545
Registered Divorces                                  (case) 684 658 782 889 998
  2004-2007 2005-2008 2006-2009 2007-2010 2008-2011
Life Expectancy at Birth                          (years) 82.0 82.1 82.4 82.5 82.4
    Male 79.0 79.1 79.4 79.5 79.1
    Female 84.8 84.9 85.2 85.4 85.5