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| 24-6 Main Indicators of Population | | | | | | | | | Item | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | | | | | | | | | | Mid-year Population (10 000 persons) | 672.5 | 678.7 | 680.3 | 688.3 | 693.6 | | | Crude Birth Rate (‰) | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.2 | | | Crude Death Rate (‰) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5@ | | | Infant Mortality Rate (‰) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4@ | | | Rate of Natural Increase (‰) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7@ | | | Total Fertility Rate①② | 932 | 939 | 901 | 927 | 966 | | | Registered Marriages (couple) | 32825 | 32070 | 35439 | 41376 | 43018 | | | Divorce Decrees (couple) | 13425 | 12943 | 13829 | 15604 | 14873 | | | Expectation of Life at Birth (years) | | | | | Male | 78.4 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 79 | 78.8@ | | | Female | 84.6 | 84.5 | 84.3 | 84.7 | 84.4@ | | | | | | | | | | Notes
: ①Per 1000 female population
excluding foreign domestic helpers. | | | ②Figures have been
revised in view of the recent change in the situation of women giving births
in Hong Kong. For details, please |
| refer to the feature article entitled "The fertility trend in
Hong Kong, 1975-2004" in the April 2005 issue of the Hong Kong | | | Monthly Digest of Statistics. | | | "@" Figures are
subject to revision later on. | |
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