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Population:
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16,318,199 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.3% (male 1,527,316; female 1,457,192)
15-64 years: 67.8% (male 5,598,706; female 5,459,936)
65 years and over: 13.9% (male 953,370; female 1,321,679) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 38.7 years
male: 37.9 years
female: 39.6 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.57% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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11.41 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.67 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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2.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 5.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 5.68 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.68 years
male: 76.15 years
female: 81.34 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.66 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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17,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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110 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
adjective: Dutch
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Ethnic groups:
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Dutch 83%, other 17% (of which 9% are non-Western origin mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese and Indonesians) (1999 est.)
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998)
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Languages:
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Dutch (official language), Frisian (official language)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA
female: NA
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