Vital Statistics and Population Estimates – March Quarter 2024

Dec 23, 2024 | Vital Statistics and Population Estimates

Key Facts:

Population Estimates

  • Total Population: Estimated at 22,400, down by 12.5% from December quarter 2023 (25,600).
  • Resident Population: Estimated at 16,900, up by 4.3% from December quarter 2023 (16,200).
    Births
  • 55 registered births (33 males, 22 females), up by 14.6% from December quarter 2023 (48 births)
  • Births by age group:
    o 25–29 years: 16 births (highest).
    o 30–34 years: 15 births.
    o 20–24 years and 35–39 years: 10 births each.
  • Weekly average: approximately 5 births
    Deaths
  • 32 recorded deaths, down by 22% from 41 in December 2023.
  • Weekly average: ~3 deaths.
  • No infant deaths were recorded.
    Crude Rates
  • Birth Rate: 3.3 per 1,000 population.
  • Death Rate: 1.9 per 1,000 population.
    Marriages
  • 88 marriages officiated, down by 27.9% from December quarter 2023 (122 marriages)
  • Non-residents: 87.5% of all weddings.
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