| People | Netherlands |
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Population:
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16,847,007 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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498 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 83% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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AMSTERDAM (capital) 1.044 million; Rotterdam 1.008 million; The Hague (seat of government) 629,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17% (male 1,466,218/female 1,398,463)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 5,732,042/female 5,624,408)
65 years and over: 15.6% (male 1,141,507/female 1,484,369) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 41.1 years
male: 40.3 years
female: 41.9 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.371% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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10.23 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.052 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 (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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9 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.68 years
male: 77.06 years
female: 82.44 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.66 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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10.8% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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3.921 physicians/1,000 population (2007) |
Hospital bed density:
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4.25 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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22,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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%, Caribbean 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 30%, Protestant 20% (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: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.3% of GDP (2007) |
People - note:
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void |
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