The Population Dynamics of Netherland

Population Dynamics

Discussing the Population Dynamics of Netherland

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of twelve provinces in North-West Europe and three islands in the Caribbean. The Capital is Amsterdam. |
The Netherlands is the 61st most populated country in the world and as of March 9, 2011 it has a population of 16,663,831. The Dutch population has grown from 15.9 to 16.6 million (4.5 percent) over the past decade. The growth rate is just above the average level for the EU 27. Unlike in adjacent countries, the population growth in the Netherlands is mainly due to natural growth: in the past decade, over half a million more people were born than died. During the first decade of the 21st century, the relative population growth in the Netherlands was higher than in the European Union as a whole. In no other country in the EU 27, the contribution of migration to population growth was so small as in the Netherlands. Population growth mainly due to natural growth. For many decades, at least 100,000 immigrants have settled yearly in this country. Moreover, immigration during the last thirty years has largely surpassed the number of people moving away from the Netherlands. It has only been in the last five years that the number of immigrants has been exceeded by those emigrating from the Netherlands.

Birth rate: 10.89 births/1,000 population. This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Death rate: 8.39 deaths/1,000 population
This entry gives the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
Infant mortality rate: total: 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 3.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.

Total fertility rate: 1.78 children born/woman (2012 est.) This entry gives a figure for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate (TFR) is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population change in the country. A rate of two children per woman is considered the replacement rate for a population, resulting in relative stability in terms of total numbers. Rates above two children indicate populations growing in size and whose median age is declining. Higher rates may also indicate difficulties for families, in some situations, to feed and educate their children and for women to enter the labor force. Rates below two children indicate populations decreasing in size and growing older. Global fertility rates are in general decline and this trend is most pronounced in industrialized countries, especially Western Europe, where populations are projected to decline dramatically over the next 50 years.

Refrences: http://www.indexmundi.com/netherlands/birth_rate.html http://www.indexmundi.com/netherlands/death_rate.html http://migrationeducation.de/47.1.html?&rid=117&cHash=df6223f4711d1bb0a634a1f8d5600f50 http://www.indexmundi.com/netherlands/total_fertility_rate.html