|
|
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
|
| Population density (per sq. kilometre) |
246
|
249
|
250
|
246
|
247
|
249
|
| Percentage of population under 15 years |
27.9
|
27.0
|
27.9
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
| 65 years and over |
6.3
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.7
|
6.7
|
6.7
|
| Crude birth rate |
14.2
|
14.3
|
13.9
|
14.1
|
14.1
|
14.1
|
| Crude death rate |
7.4
|
7.1
|
7.2
|
7.5
|
7.6
|
7.6
|
| Infant mortality rate |
16.2
|
15.6
|
15.6
|
21.1
|
17.6
|
 
|
| Average annual rate of population growth (%) |
0.3
|
0.9
|
0.6
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.7
|