Netherlands vs. Denmark
Demographics
| Netherlands | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 17,337,403 (July 2021 est.) | 5,894,687 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 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: 16.42% (male 494,806/female 469,005) 15-24 years: 12.33% (male 370,557/female 352,977) 25-54 years: 38.71% (male 1,149,991/female 1,122,016) 55-64 years: 12.63% (male 370,338/female 371,149) 65 years and over: 19.91% (male 538,096/female 630,475) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 42.8 years male: 41.6 years female: 44 years (2020 est.) | total: 42 years male: 40.9 years female: 43.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.37% (2021 est.) | 0.44% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.98 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 11.17 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at 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: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 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: 3.09 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.95 years male: 79.72 years female: 84.3 years (2021 est.) | total population: 81.45 years male: 79.52 years female: 83.51 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.78 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.77 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.2% (2020 est.) | 0.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women) adjective: Dutch | noun: Dane(s) adjective: Danish |
| Ethnic groups | Dutch 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.) | Danish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 86.3%, Turkish 1.1%, other 12.6% (largest groups are Polish, Syrian, German, Iraqi, and Romanian) (2018 est.) note: data represent population by ancestry |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 24,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | 6,700 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Religions | Roman 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.) | Evangelical Lutheran (official) 74.7%, Muslim 5.5%, other/none/unspecified (denominations of less than 1% each in descending order of size include Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, Buddhist, Mormon, Pentecostal, and nondenominational Christian) 19.8% (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Languages | Dutch (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) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority); note - English is the predominant second language major-language sample(s): Verdens Faktabog, den uundværlig kilde til grundlæggende oplysninger. (Danish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 19 years male: 18 years female: 19 years (2018) | total: 18 years male: 19 years female: 19 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 5.2% of GDP (2017) | 7.8% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 92.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 88.2% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: 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.) | improved: 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.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: 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.) | improved: 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.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.158 million AMSTERDAM (capital), 1.012 million Rotterdam (2021) | 1.359 million COPENHAGEN (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 10% (2018) | 10.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 4.01 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.3 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2.6 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 20.4% (2016) | 19.7% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 30.1 years (2019 est.) | 29.7 years (2019 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 55.6 youth dependency ratio: 24.4 elderly dependency ratio: 31.2 potential support ratio: 3.2 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 57.3 youth dependency ratio: 25.6 elderly dependency ratio: 31.7 potential support ratio: 3.2 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
