| People | Netherlands |
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Population:
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16,715,999 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 82% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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494 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17.4% (male 1,485,873/female 1,416,999)
15-64 years: 67.7% (male 5,720,387/female 5,604,014)
65 years and over: 14.9% (male 1,070,496/female 1,418,230) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 40.4 years
male: 39.6 years
female: 41.2 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.412% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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10.4 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.71 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.4 years
male: 76.8 years
female: 82.14 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.66 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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18,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
adjective: Dutch |
Ethnic groups:
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Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Netherlands Antilles & Aruba 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006) |
Languages:
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Dutch (official), Frisian (official) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 16 years
male: 17 years
female: 16 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.3% of GDP (2005) |
People - note:
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void |
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