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People of Netherlands

Population:16,570,613 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 17.8% (male 1,505,931/female 1,436,532)
15-64 years: 67.8% (male 5,683,877/female 5,557,745)
65 years and over: 14.4% (male 1,015,731/female 1,370,797) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 39.7 years
male: 38.9 years
female: 40.5 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.464% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:10.7 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.023 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.741 male(s)/female
total population: 0.981 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 79.11 years
male: 76.52 years
female: 81.82 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.66 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:19,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 100 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
adjective: Dutch
Ethnic groups:Dutch 83%, other 17% (of which 9% are non-Western origin mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese, and Indonesians) (1999 est.)
Religions:Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41% (2002)
Languages:Dutch (official), Frisian (official)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Netherlands Quickstats

  • Population: 16,570,613 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 41,526 sq km
  • Density: 395 /km² (23rd)
  • GDP (total): $541,513 million (23rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $35,078 (10th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: Euro (€)5 (EUR)
  • Dial code: +31

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