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Dutch People

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Population: 16,715,999 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 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) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 40.4 years male: 39.6 years female: 41.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.412% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 8.71 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 4.73 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.4 years male: 76.8 years female: 82.14 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.66 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 18,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 200 (2007 est.)

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%, Netherlands Antilles & Aruba 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.)

Religions: Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)

Languages: Dutch (official), Frisian (official)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.)