| Population | 16,730,632 (July 2012 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.2% (male 1,474,530/female 1,408,144)
15-24 years: 12.2% (male 1,037,913/female 999,071)
25-54 years: 41.1% (male 3,447,228/female 3,421,456)
55-64 years: 13% (male 1,084,793/female 1,084,742)
65 years and over: 16.6% (male 1,231,914/female 1,540,841) (2012 est.) |
| Median age | total: 41.5 years
male: 40.7 years
female: 42.3 years (2012 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.452% (2012 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.89 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 83% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major cities - population | AMSTERDAM (capital) 1.044 million; Rotterdam 1.008 million; The Hague (seat of government) 629,000 (2009) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.91 years
male: 78.84 years
female: 83.08 years (2012 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.78 children born/woman (2012 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.2% (2009 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 22,000 (2009 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population |
| 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%, Protestant 20% (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 | 5.3% of GDP (2007) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 6 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) |
| Health expenditures | 10.8% of GDP (2009) |
| Physicians density | 3.921 physicians/1,000 population (2007) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.25 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
