Page last updated on February 5, 2013
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.)
Languages:
Dutch (official), Frisian (official)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 30%, Protestant 20% (Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%), Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)
Population:
16,730,632 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.2% (male 1,474,530/female 1,408,144)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
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
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
40.7 years
female:
42.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.452% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
10.89 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 83% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
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
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
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.)
Maternal mortality rate:
6 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 170
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 204
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
country comparison to the world: 21
male:
78.84 years
female:
83.08 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.78 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
10.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.921 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
4.25 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
