Number of population (at the beginning of the year)
| Years | Total number of population. thsd person | of which: | Per cent. of total population |
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| urban | rural | urban | rural |
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| 1995 | 7643.5 | 4005.6 | 3637.9 | 52.4 | 47.6 |
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| 2000 | 8016.2 | 4086.4 | 3929.8 | 51.0 | 49.0 |
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| 2001 | 8081.0 | 4107.5 | 3973.5 | 50.8 | 49.2 |
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| 2002 | 8141.4 | 4130.1 | 4011.3 | 50.7 | 49.3 |
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| 2003 | 8202.5 | 4154.3 | 4048.2 | 50.7 | 49.3 |
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| 2004 | 8265.7 | 4254.3 | 4011.4 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
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| 2005 | 8347.3 | 4298.3 | 4049.0 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
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| 2006 | 8436.4 | 4356.6 | 4079.8 | 51.6 | 48.4 |
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| 2007 | 8532.7 | 4397.6 | 4135.1 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
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| 2008 | 8629.9 | 4464.8 | 4165.1 | 51.7 | 48.3 |
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| 2009 | 8730.3 | 4519.5 | 4210.8 | 51.8 | 48.2 |
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Birth, death and natural increase
| Years | Person | Per 1000 population |
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| Births | Deaths | Natural increase | Births | Deaths | Natural increase |
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| 1995 | 143315 | 50828 | 92487 | 18.9 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
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| 2000 | 116994 | 46701 | 70293 | 14.8 | 5.9 | 8.9 |
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| 2001 | 110356 | 45284 | 65072 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 8.1 |
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| 2002 | 110715 | 46522 | 64193 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 8.0 |
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| 2003 | 113467 | 49001 | 64466 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
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| 2004 | 131609 | 49568 | 82041 | 16.1 | 6.1 | 10.0 |
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| 2005 | 141901 | 51962 | 89939 | 17.2 | 6.3 | 10.9 |
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| 2006 | 148946 | 52248 | 96698 | 17.8 | 6.2 | 11.6 |
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| 2007 | 151963 | 53655 | 98308 | 18.0 | 6.3 | 11.7 |
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| 2008 | 152086 | 52710 | 99376 | 17.8 | 6.2 | 11.6 |
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Distribution of population by age groups (at the beginning of the year)
| | Thsd person | Percent | Number of female to 1000 male by age group |
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| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| Total population | 8532.7 | 8629.9 | 8730.3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1029.2 | 1026.7 | 1024.2 |
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| of which: |
| 0-4 | 639.7 | 680.7 | 688.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 856.9 | 856.3 | 854.1 |
| 5-9 | 569.2 | 554.3 | 560.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 877.9 | 869.5 | 867.5 |
| 10-14 | 822.0 | 764.9 | 773.8 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 932.8 | 924.3 | 922.0 |
| 15-19 | 928.4 | 926.5 | 937.3 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 952.1 | 949.7 | 947.4 |
| 20-24 | 844.7 | 870.9 | 881.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 960.3 | 958.8 | 956.5 |
| 25-29 | 698.8 | 724.0 | 732.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 1019.7 | 1005.0 | 1002.2 |
| 30-34 | 614.7 | 619.5 | 626.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 1104.4 | 1089.4 | 1086.9 |
| 35-39 | 645.1 | 640.7 | 648.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 1119.9 | 1123.6 | 1121.1 |
| 40-44 | 684.1 | 670.4 | 678.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1123.9 | 1126.2 | 1123.4 |
| 45-49 | 642.1 | 667.7 | 675.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1074.6 | 1087.2 | 1084.9 |
| 50-54 | 422.4 | 456.5 | 461.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1089.0 | 1085.4 | 1083.0 |
| 55-59 | 280.1 | 304.1 | 307.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1099.7 | 1107.4 | 1104.0 |
| 60-64 | 137.7 | 147.0 | 148.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1196.2 | 1168.1 | 1164.5 |
| 65-69 | 228.9 | 209.4 | 211.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1279.9 | 1296.1 | 1292.2 |
| 70 and over | 374.8 | 393.3 | 397.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1451.3 | 1444.4 | 1441.1 |
| of which: from total population: |
| under working age | 2030.9 | 1999.9 | 2023.2 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 892.9 | 885.5 | 883.3 |
| at working age1) | 5709.9 | 5828.1 | 5959.8 | 66.9 | 67.5 | 68.3 | 1007.3 | 999.8 | 997.3 |
| over working age | 791.9 | 801.9 | 747.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 1754.4 | 1833.6 | 1932.9 |
