My World Factbook
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Note: Most information adapted from the popular World Factbook is distributed between the websites GeoWorld (geography, people, communications & transportation), Politix (government) and Great Depression II (economy).
People
16,783,092 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 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) (2010 est.)
total: 40.8 years
male: 40 years
female: 41.6 years (2010 est.)
0.39% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10.3 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: urban population: 82% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.052 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 (2010 est.)
total: 4.66 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: male: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 79.55 years
country comparison to the world: male: 76.94 years
female: 82.3 years (2010 est.)
1.66 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 0.2% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
adjective: Dutch
Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Caribbean 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.)
Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)
Dutch (official), Frisian (official)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2008)
5.5% of GDP (2006)
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