| Population: |
15,981,472 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
18.38% (male 1,501,925; female 1,436,017)
15-64 years:
67.9% (male 5,518,575; female 5,333,442)
65 years and over:
13.72% (male 899,052; female 1,292,461) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.55% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
11.85 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
4.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
78.43 years
male:
75.55 years
female:
81.44 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.65 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.19% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
15,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
adjective:
Dutch
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| Ethnic groups: |
Dutch 91%, Moroccans, Turks, and other 9% (1999 est.)
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99% (2000 est.)
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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