| People | Netherlands |
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Population:
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16,645,313 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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492 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17.6% (male 1,496,348/female 1,427,297)
15-64 years: 67.8% (male 5,705,003/female 5,583,787)
65 years and over: 14.6% (male 1,040,932/female 1,391,946) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 40 years
male: 39.2 years
female: 40.9 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.436% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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10.53 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.71 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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2.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.25 years
male: 76.66 years
female: 81.98 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.66 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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19,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
adjective: Dutch |
Ethnic groups:
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Dutch 83%, other 17% (of which 9% are non-Western origin mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese, and Indonesians) (1999 est.) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41% (2002) |
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.) |
People - note:
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void |
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