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Facts & figures
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Demographics
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Value
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Year
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Population
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16.357.000
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2007
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Population per km 2 of land
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485
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2007
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Increase in population
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0,1 %
|
2006
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Average life expectancy: men
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77,1 yrs
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2007
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Average life expectancy: women
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81,3 yrs
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2007
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Immigration from:
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101.000
|
2006
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Germany
|
10.400
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Turkey
|
3.400
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the Dutch Antilles and Aruba
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4.900
|
|
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the United Kingdom
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5.600
|
|
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Belgium
|
6.100
|
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Emigration (destination)
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91.000
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2006
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Germany
|
11.000
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Belgium
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12.000
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The United Kingdom
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9.000
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the Dutch Antilles and Aruba
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6.300
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the United States
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5.000
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Persons born in the Netherlands who have remigrated
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23.500
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2006
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Belgium
|
3.600
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Germany
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3.600
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from the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
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1.900
|
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from the United States
|
1.500
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from the United Kingdom
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1.400
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Population by age
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2007
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0-19
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24,2 %
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20-49
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26,4 %
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|
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40-64
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34,9 %
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65 and older
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14,5 %
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Religion
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2004
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Catholic
|
30 %
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Protestant
|
21 %
|
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Muslim
|
6 %
|
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Hindu
|
1 %
|
|
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Other religions
|
2 %
|
|
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None
|
41 %
|
|
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Educational attainment among the population aged 15-64
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2006
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primary education
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33 %
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secundary education
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41 %
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Higher education
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25 %
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Population born abroad or with one or both parents born abroad
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19,4 %
|
2007
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Indonesia
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2,4 %
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|
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Germany
|
2,3 %
|
|
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Turkey
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2,3 %
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|
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Suriname
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2,0 %
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|
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Morocco
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2,0 %
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Persons with a computer at home
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82 %
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2004
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Persons with an Internet connection at home
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73 %
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2004
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Home owners
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53 %
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2004
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