POPULATION
(Census)
				1990					1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total Population				213,215					244,814					270,101						298,968
Male				109,336					124,622					137,200						151,459
Female				103,879					120,192					132,901						147,509
Inter-censal annual growth rate (%)				3.4					2.7					1.9						1.69
Male' population (%)				25.9					25.5					27.4						34.68
Sex ratio (males per 100 females)				105					104					103						103
Dependency ratio (dependants per 100 working age pop) *				99					98					81						57
Economically active population				56,435					67,476					87,987						128,236
Mid-year population (estimated)				212,269					244,827	250,144	255,460	260,777	266,093	271,410	275,975	280,549	285,066	289,480	293,746	300,466	304,869
(Vital statistics)
Infant Mortality Rate (under 1) / '000 Live Births				34					32	28	27	24	20	21	17	18	14	15 1_/	12	16	10
Mortality Rate (under 5) / '000 Live Births				48					47	39	39	27	28	30	26	23	18	22 2_/	16	18	12
Crude Birth Rate / '000 Population **				41					28	26	24	22	20	20	18	18	18	18	19	19  3_/	22
Crude Death Rate / '000 Population  **				6					5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Maternal Mortality Rate / 000 Live Births				2					2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0.5
Still Birth Rate / '000 Live Births				19					22	22	25	21	18	15	17	10	11	9	8	10	9
Total Fertility Rate																				2.1
Male Life Expectancy Rate				63.90					69.87	-	69.2	70.59	72.05	69.97	70.15	69.96	70.40	71.03	71.66	72.00	72.3
Female Life Expectancy Rate				63.14					71.60	-	70.15	71.82	73.23	70.11	70.71	70.93	71.29	72.07	72.74	73.23	73.7
* Working age (15-64 years); Dependants (0-14 and 65+)
** 1995 to 2000 figures, adjusted on the basis of mid-year population estimates
1_/ 9% of infant mortality is due to tsunami
2_/ 21% of Child mortality is due to tsunami
3_/ Revised