Netherlands Demographics Profile 2009

Population

16,715,999 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 17.4% (male 1,485,873/female 1,416,999)
15-64 years: 67.7% (male 5,720,387/female 5,604,014)
65 years and over: 14.9% (male 1,070,496/female 1,418,230) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 40.4 years
male: 39.6 years
female: 41.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.412% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

10.4 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

8.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 82% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.4 years
male: 76.8 years
female: 82.14 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.66 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

18,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2007 est.)

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%, Netherlands Antilles & Aruba 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 30%, 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: 16 years
male: 17 years
female: 16 years (2006)

Education expenditures

5.3% of GDP (2005)