Population: 15,892,237 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
18% (male 1,497,290; female 1,431,671)
15-64 years:
68% (male 5,490,518; female 5,305,848)
65 years and over:
14% (male 885,839; female 1,281,071) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.57% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 12.12 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 8.72 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 4.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
78.28 years
male:
75.4 years
female:
81.28 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.64 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
adjective:
Dutch
Ethnic groups: Dutch 91%, Moroccans, Turks, and other 9% (1999 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other 2%, unaffiliated 36% (1991)
Languages: Dutch, Frisian
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (1979 est.)
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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