Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000)
1970 38 761 299 462 20.0 7.9 12.2
1975 42 857 317 540 20.4 7.5 12.9
1980 46 996 333 663 21.7 7.2 14.4
1985 51 1 104 370 734 21.6 7.3 14.4
1990 51 842 360 482 16.4 7.0 9.4
1991 50 789 335 454 15.8 6.7 9.1
1992 48 692 401 291 14.4 8.3 6.0
1993 46 617 448 169 13.4 9.7 3.7
1994 44 585 518 67 13.3 11.8 1.5
1995 43 537 501 36 12.6 11.8 0.8
1996 42 486 441 45 11.7 10.6 1.1
1997 41 483 374 109 11.9 9.2 2.7
1998 40 498 368 130 12.6 9.3 3.3
1999 39 448 376 72 11.6 9.7 1.9
2000 38 460 438 22 12.0 11.4 0.6
2001 39 562 438 124 14.5 11.3 3.2
2002 39 608 397 211 15.5 10.1 5.4
2003 39 625 386 239 15.9 9.8 6.1
2004 39 637 345 292 16.5 8.9 7.6
2005 38 548 369 179 14.5 9.7 4.7
2006 37 540 347 193 14.5 9.3 5.2