Demographics of the Netherlands

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Demographics of the Netherlands
Population pyramid of the Netherlands in 2023
Population	18,000,000 (15 august 2024) (67th)
Density	424 per km2 (33rd)
Growth rate	0.29% (155th)
Birth rate	10.2 births/1,000 (2021)
Death rate	9.6 deaths/1,000 (2022)
Life expectancy	81.6 years (16th)
• male	80.1 years
• female	83.1 years
Fertility rate	1.43 children/woman (2023)
Age structure
0–14 years	16.1%
15–64 years	64.1%
65 and over	20.2%
Sex ratio
Total	0.98 male/female
At birth	1.05 male/female
Under 15	1.05 male/female
15–64 years	1.02 male/female
65 and over	0.83 male/female
Language
Official	Dutch, Frisian

Demographic features of the population of the Netherlands include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the population, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.