Natural       Crude birth    Crude death    Natural
                          Average             Live births Deaths          change          rate                rate             change
                        population                                                             (per 1,000)  (per 1,000)      (per 1,000)
1985 143,033,000         2,375,147 1,625,266 749,881 16.6 11.4 5.2
1986 144,156,000         2,485,915 1,497,975 987,940 17.2 10.4 6.9
1987 145,386,000         2,499,974 1,531,585 968,389 17.2 10.5 6.7
1988 146,505,000         2,348,494 1,569,112 779,382 16.0 10.7 5.3
1989 147,342,000         2,160,559 1,583,743 576,816 14.7 10.7 3.9
1990 147,969,000         1,988,858 1,655,993 332,865 13.4 11.2 2.3
1991 148,394,000         1,794,626 1,690,657 103,969 12.1 11.4 0.7
1992 148,538,000         1,587,644 1,807,441 -219,797 10.7 12.2 -1.5
1993 148,459,000         1,378,983 2,129,339 -750,356 9.3 14.3 -5.1
1994 148,408,000         1,408,159 2,301,366 -893,207 9.5 15.5 -6.0
1995 148,376,000         1,363,806 2,203,811 -840,005 9.2 14.9 -5.7
1996 148,160,000         1,304,638 2,082,249 -777,611 8.8 14.1 -5.2
1997 147,915,000         1,259,943 2,015,779 -755,836 8.5 13.6 -5.1
1998 147,671,000         1,283,292 1,988,744 -705,452 8.7 13.5 -4.8
1999 147,215,000         1,214,689 2,144,316 -929,627 8.3 14.6 -6.3
2000 146,597,000         1,266,800 2,225,332 -958,532 8.6 15.2 -6.5
2001 145,976,000         1,311,604 2,254,856 -943,252 9.0 15.4 -6.5
2002 145,306,000         1,396,967 2,332,272 -935,305 9.6 16.1 -6.4
2003 144,566,000         1,477,301 2,365,826 -888,525 10.2 16.4 -6.1
2004 143,821,000         1,502,477 2,295,402 -792,925 10.4 16.0 -5.5
2005 143,114,000         1,457,376 2,303,935 -846,559 10.2 16.1 -5.9
2006 142,487,000         1,479,637 2,166,703 -687,066 10.4 15.2 -4.8
2007 142,115,000         1,610,122 2,080,445 -470,323 11.3 14.6 -3.3
2008 141,956,000         1,713,947 2,075,954 -362,007 12.1 14.6 -2.6
2009 141,909,000         1,761,687 2,010,543 -248,856 12.4 14.2 -1.8
2010 (p) 142,938,285         1,788,948 2,028,516 -239,568 12.5 14.2 -1.7
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