Number of Births, Deaths and Marriages1
| Year |
Marriages |
Births |
Deaths |
| No. |
Rates2 |
No. |
Rates2 |
No. |
Rates2 |
| 1950 |
16,018 |
5.4 |
63,565 |
21.4 |
37,741 |
12.7 |
| 1960 |
15,465 |
5.5 |
60,735 |
21.5 |
32,660 |
11.5 |
| 1970 |
20,778 |
7.1 |
64,382 |
21.9 |
33,686 |
11.4 |
| 1980 |
21,792 |
6.4 |
74,064 |
21.8 |
33,472 |
9.8 |
| 1990 |
17,838 |
5.1 |
53,044 |
15.1 |
31,370 |
9.0 |
| 1991 |
17,441 |
4.9 |
52,718 |
15.0 |
31,305 |
8.9 |
| 1992 |
16,636 |
4.7 |
51,089 |
14.4 |
30,931 |
8.7 |
| 1993 |
16,824 |
4.7 |
49,304 |
13.8 |
32,148 |
9.0 |
| 1994 |
16,621 |
4.6 |
48,255 |
13.5 |
30,948 |
8.6 |
| 1995 |
15,604 |
4.3 |
48,787 |
13.5 |
32,259 |
9.0 |
| 1996 |
16,174 |
4.5 |
50,655 |
14.0 |
31,723 |
8.7 |
| 1997 |
15,631 |
4.3 |
52,775 |
14.4 |
31,581 |
8.6 |
| 1998 |
16,783 |
4.5 |
53,969 |
14.6 |
31,563 |
8.5 |
| 1999 |
18,526 |
5.0 |
53,924 |
14.4 |
32,608 |
8.7 |
| 2000 |
19,168 |
5.1 |
54,789 |
14.5 |
31,391 |
8.3 |
| 2001 |
19,246 |
5.0 |
57,854 |
15.0 |
30,212 |
7.9 |
| 2002 |
20,556 |
5.2 |
60,503 |
15.5 |
29,683 |
7.6 |
| 2003 |
20,302 |
5.1 |
61,529 |
15.5 |
29,074 |
7.3 |
2004 |
20,619 |
5.1 |
61,972 |
15.3 |
28,665 |
7.1 |
2005 |
21,355 |
5.2 |
61,372 |
14.8 |
28,260 |
6.8 |
2006 |
21,841 |
5.2 |
64,237 |
15.2 |
27,479 |
6.5 |
2007 |
22,544 |
5.2 |
70,620 |
16.3 |
28,050 |
6.5 |
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