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:
16,805,037 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.1% (male 1,468,364/female 1,401,651)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 12.2% (male 1,041,181/female 1,002,125)
25-54 years: 40.8% (male 3,436,713/female 3,411,374)
55-64 years: 12.9% (male 1,083,095/female 1,085,929)
65 years and over: 17.1% (male 1,284,788/female 1,589,817) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 51.7 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 25.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 25.8 %
potential support ratio: 3.9 (2013)

Median age:
total: 41.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 41 years
female: 42.6 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.44% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
10.85 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
8.48 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
1.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
[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 urban areas - 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 ]
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: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
28.9 (2005 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
6 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 172
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.69 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 205
male: 3.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.01 years
country comparison to the world: 21
male: 78.93 years
female: 83.21 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.78 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
69%
note: percent of women aged 18-45 (2008)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
12% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 9
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
3.92 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
4.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: