Statistics | Population continues to grow

The local population numbered 640,700 at the end of March, an increase of 4,500 quarter-to-quarter. According to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), the female population (324,200) accounted for 50.6 percent of the total.
The demographic statistics indicate that there were 1,711 live births delivered in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of 375 or 18 pct quarter-to-quarter. Mortalities totaled 536, an increase of 49 quarter-to-quarter; the top three underlying causes of death were neoplasms (184), diseases of the circulatory system (139) and diseases of the respiratory system.
In the first quarter of 2015, individuals who had been granted right of abode totaled 600, a slight increase of 3. Non-­resident workers totaled 174,924 at the end of the first quarter, up by 4,578.
A total of 952 marriage registrations were recorded in the first quarter, 64 fewer than in the previous period.