Short facts about people of Netherlands Antilles

Population:

212,226 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  25.21% (male 27,332; female 26,169) 15-64 years:  66.99% (male 67,562; female 74,599) 65 years and over:  7.8% (male 6,874; female 9,690) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.97% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.71 male(s)/female total population:  0.92 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  74.94 years male:  72.76 years female:  77.22 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.07 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Dutch Antillean(s) adjective:  Dutch Antillean

Ethnic groups:

mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian

Religions:

Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist

Languages:

Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) predominates, English widely spoken, Spanish

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  98% male:  98% female:  99% (1981 est.)

Source: World Factbook