Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000)
1970 31 683 356 327 22.0 11.5 10.5
1975 33 706 374 332 21.4 11.3 10.1
1980 35 701 351 350 20.0 10.0 10.0
1985 37 793 289 504 21.4 7.8 13.6
1990 38 635 342 293 16.9 9.1 7.8
1991 38 623 350 273 16.6 9.3 7.3
1992 37 611 369 242 16.7 10.1 6.6
1993 34 459 433 26 13.3 12.6 0.8
1994 32 433 460 - 27 13.5 14.3 -0.8
1995 31 382 481 - 99 12.5 15.8 -3.2
1996 29 374 436 - 62 12.7 14.8 -2.1
1997 29 373 400 - 27 13.0 13.9 -0.9
1998 28 396 355 41 14.2 12.7 1.5
1999 27 319 397 - 78 11.8 14.7 -2.9
2000 26 289 391 - 102 11.0 14.9 -3.9
2001 26 298 390 - 92 11.6 15.1 -3.6
2002 25 310 376 - 66 12.3 14.9 -2.6
2003 24 268 462 - 194 11.0 19.0 -8.0
2004 24 339 463 - 124 14.4 19.7 -5.3
2005 23 294 466 - 172 12.9 20.5 -7.6
2006 22 270 366 - 96 12.3 16.7 -4.4
2007 21 280 351 - 71 13.2 16.5 -3.3
2008 20 267 368 - 101 13.0 18.0 -4.9
2009 20 268 365 - 97 13.6 18.5 -4.9
2010 19 233 397 - 164 12.3 20.9 -8.7