Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the total population was 624,000 as at end-June 2014, up by 9,500 quarter-to-quarter due to an increase in non-resident workers; female population totalled 316,800, accounting for 50.8% of the total. There were 1,666 live births delivered in the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 29 or 1.8% quarter-to-quarter. Male babies totalled 867 and the gender ratio of the newborn stood at 108.5, corresponding to 108.5 male babies per 100 female babies. In the first half year of 2014, a total of 3,303 live births were recorded, up by 170 year-on-year. Meanwhile, there were 473 mortality cases, a decrease of 76 quarter-to-quarter; the top three underlying causes of death were Neoplasms (157 cases), Diseases of the Circulatory System (116 cases) and Diseases of the Respiratory System (85 cases). In the first half year of 2014, mortality cases went up by 84 year-on-year to 1,022. In the second quarter of 2014, there were 788 Chinese immigrants, down by 13 quarter-to-quarter. Individuals granted right of abode registered a net inflow of 184, up by 26 quarter-to-quarter. Non-resident workers totalled 155,310 at the end of the second quarter, an increase of 9,618 over the previous quarter. A total of 945 cases of marriage registration were recorded in the second quarter, down by 222 quarter-to-quarter. In the first half year of 2014, there were 2,112 cases of marriage registration, down by 106 year-on-year.
