The People of The Netherlands

Learn about the people of the Neatherlands with this informative list of demographics information from the CIA World Factbook.

The Netherlands Population: 16,783,092 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 59

Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.4% (male 1,485,873/female 1,416,999) 15-64 years: 67.7% (male 5,720,387/female 5,604,014) 65 years and over: 14.9% (male 1,070,496/female 1,418,230) (2010 est.)

Median age: total: 40.8 years male: 40 years female: 41.6 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.39% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 164

Birth rate: 10.3 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 189

Death rate: 8.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 77

Net migration rate: 2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 34

Urbanization: urban population: 82% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio: 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 (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 4.66 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 193 male: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.55 years country comparison to the world: 34 male: 76.94 years female: 82.3 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.66 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 174

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 98

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 18,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 82

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 200 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 106

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

Ethnic groups: Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Caribbean 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.)

Religions: Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)

Languages: Dutch (official), Frisian (official)

Literacy: 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): total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 17 years (2008)

Education expenditures: 5.5% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 45