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Natural growth rate
Year Value {"NUMBER"=>"Number", "UNIT_MEASURE"=>"Unit measure"}
1971 15.4 %
1972 14.5 %
1973 13.7 %
1974 13.8 %
1975 13.4 %
1976 13.4 %
1977 12.4 %
1978 11.4 %
1979 10.9 %
1980 10.9 %
1981 10.8 %
1982 11.2 %
1983 10.6 %
1984 10.8 %
1985 10.4 %
1986 9.9 %
1987 9.7 %
1988 9.6 %
1989 8.4 %
1990 8.7 %
1991 7.8 %
1996 5.9 %
1997 5.5 %
1998 4.5 %
1999 3.7 %
2000 2.4 %
2001 1.9 %
2002 1.4 %
2003 0.9 %
2004 0.7 %
2005 0.1 %
2006 0.2 %
2007 -0.3 %
2008 0.0 %
2009 -0.1 %
2010 -0.4 %
2011 -0.8 %
2012 -0.8 %
2013 -1.4 %
2014 -1.6 %
2015 -2.3 %
2016 -1.8 %
2017 -2.2 %
2018 -2.4 %
2019 -3.0 %
2020 -4.9 %
2021 -6.7 %
2022 -4.3 %
2023 -2.7 %

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The rate of natural growth represents the ratio of the average annual natural increase and the average number of inhabitants in the observed period, calculated per 1000 inhabitants.
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