Netherlands Demographics Profile 2000

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

Literacy

definition:age 15 and over can read and write
total population:99% (1979 est.)
male:NA%
female:NA%