Short facts about people of Netherlands

Population:

15,981,472 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  18.38% (male 1,501,925; female 1,436,017) 15-64 years:  67.9% (male 5,518,575; female 5,333,442) 65 years and over:  13.72% (male 899,052; female 1,292,461) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.55% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

11.85 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.7 male(s)/female total population:  0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

4.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  78.43 years male:  75.55 years female:  81.44 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.65 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.19% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

15,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women) adjective:  Dutch

Ethnic groups:

Dutch 91%, Moroccans, Turks, and other 9% (1999 est.)

Religions:

Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998)

Languages:

Dutch

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  99% (2000 est.) male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook