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Netherlands vs. Germany

Demographics

NetherlandsGermany
Population17,337,403 (July 2021 est.)79,903,481 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 16.11% (male 1,425,547/female 1,358,894)

15-24 years: 11.91% (male 1,049,000/female 1,008,763)

25-54 years: 38.47% (male 3,334,064/female 3,313,238)

55-64 years: 13.69% (male 1,177,657/female 1,188,613)

65 years and over: 19.82% (male 1,558,241/female 1,866,380) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 12.89% (male 5,302,850/female 5,025,863)

15-24 years: 9.81% (male 4,012,412/female 3,854,471)

25-54 years: 38.58% (male 15,553,328/female 15,370,417)

55-64 years: 15.74% (male 6,297,886/female 6,316,024)

65 years and over: 22.99% (male 8,148,873/female 10,277,538) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 42.8 years

male: 41.6 years

female: 44 years (2020 est.)
total: 47.8 years

male: 46.5 years

female: 49.1 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.37% (2021 est.)-0.21% (2021 est.)
Birth rate10.98 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)8.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)12.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 3.45 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.82 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 81.95 years

male: 79.72 years

female: 84.3 years (2021 est.)
total population: 81.3 years

male: 78.93 years

female: 83.8 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.78 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.48 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.2% (2020 est.)0.1% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)

adjective: Dutch
noun: German(s)

adjective: German
Ethnic groupsDutch 76.9%, EU 6.4%, Turkish 2.4%, Moroccan 2.3%, Indonesian 2.1%, German 2.1%, Surinamese 2%, Polish 1%, other 4.8% (2018 est.)German 86.3%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, Romanian 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.9% (2020 est.)

note:  data represent population by nationality
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS24,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
93,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
ReligionsRoman Catholic 23.6%, Protestant 14.9% (includes Dutch Reformed 6.4%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands 5.6%, Calvinist 2.9%), Muslim 5.1%, other 5.6% (includes Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish), none 50.7% (2017 est.)Roman Catholic 27.1%, Protestant 24.9%, Muslim 5.2%, Orthodox 2%, other Christian 1%, other 1%, none 38.8% (2019 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
<500 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
LanguagesDutch (official); note - Frisian is an official language in Fryslan province; Frisian, Low Saxon, Limburgish, Romani, and Yiddish have protected status under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; Dutch is the official language of the three special municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands; English is a recognized regional language on Sint Eustatius and Saba; Papiamento is a recognized regional language on Bonaire

major-language sample(s):
Het Wereld Feitenboek, een omnisbare bron van informatie. (Dutch)

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German (official); note - Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

major-language sample(s):
Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German)

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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2018)
total: 17 years

male: 17 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Education expenditures5.2% of GDP (2017)4.9% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 92.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 77.5% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

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unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
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unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
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unimproved: urban: 0% of population

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total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.158 million AMSTERDAM (capital), 1.012 million Rotterdam (2021)3.567 million BERLIN (capital), 1.789 million Hamburg, 1.553 million Munich, 1.129 million Cologne, 785,000 Frankfurt (2021)
Maternal mortality rate5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures10% (2018)11.4% (2018)
Physicians density3.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017)4.25 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density3.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)8 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate20.4% (2016)22.3% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth30.1 years (2019 est.)29.8 years (2019 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate73% (2013)

note: percent of women aged 18-45
67% (2018)

note: percent of women aged 18-49
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 55.6

youth dependency ratio: 24.4

elderly dependency ratio: 31.2

potential support ratio: 3.2 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 55.4

youth dependency ratio: 21.7

elderly dependency ratio: 33.7

potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook