| Main Indicators of Area and Population | ||||||||
| Item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | ||
| Area (10 000 sq.km) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |||
| Year-end Population (10 000 persons) |
2174.3 | 2192.9 | 2209.2 | 2227.8 | 2241 | |||
| Male | 1116.3 | 1124.3 | 1131.3 | 1139.2 | ||||
| Female | 1057.9 | 1068.5 | 1078.0 | 1088.5 | ||||
| Crude Birth Rate (%o) | 15.1 | 12.4 | 12.89 | 13.80 | ||||
| Crude Death Rate (%o) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||||
| Infant Mortality Rate (%o) | 5.7 | 6.3 | ||||||
| Fertility Rate (%o) | 53.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | |||||
| Natural Population Growth Rate (%o) |
9.5 | 6.8 | 7.16 | 8.08 | 5.94 | |||
| Marriage Rate (%o) | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.87 | 8.20 | ||||
| Divorce Rate (%o) | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.23 | 2.37 | 2.53 | |||
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Year) | ||||||||
| Male | 73.9 | 73.1 | ||||||
| Female | 79.9 | 79.2 | ||||||
| Age-specific Distribution (%) | ||||||||
| 0-14 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 21.43 | 21.10 | ||||
| 15-64 | 69.3 | 69.8 | 70.13 | 70.30 | ||||
| 65 and Over | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.44 | 8.60 | ||||
| Non-agricultural Population as % | ||||||||
| of Total Population (%) | 82.8 | 83.0 | ||||||
| Population Density (persons/sq.km) | 603.9 | 606.0 | 610.5 | 616 | 619 | |||