Netherlands' People | Netherlands People

Population: 16,407,491 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.1% (male 1,523,316/female 1,453,232) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 5,627,007/female 5,491,802) 65 years and over: 14.1% (male 974,037/female 1,338,097) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 39.04 years male: 38.22 years female: 39.9 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.53% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 78.81 years male: 76.25 years female: 81.51 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.66 children born/woman (2005 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% (2000 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

---