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Demographics of the Netherlands Antilles

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Demographic features of the population of the former Netherlands Antilles include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. According to the official estimates of the Central Bureau of Statistics of the Netherlands Antilles, the five islands had a combined population of 211,871 as at 1 January 2013. The population of the individual islands was as follows: Bonaire - 17,408 Curaçao - 154,843 Saba - 1,991 Sint Eustatius - 4,020 Sint Maarten - 33,609 For comparison: Aruba - 103,400 The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. The capital and largest city was Willemstad. Age structure: 0–14 years: 23,9% (male 27 197; female 25 886) 15–64 years: 67.3% (male 71 622; female 77 710) 65 years and over: 8.7% (male 7 925; female 11 396) (2006 est.) Population growth rate: 0,79% (2006 est.) Birth rate: 14,78 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) Death rate: 6,45 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) Net migration rate: -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) Human sex ratio: at birth: 1,05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1,05 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 0,92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0,7 male(s)/female total population: 0,93 male(s)/female (2006 est.) Infant mortality rate: 9,76 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76,03 years male: 73,76 years female: 78,41 years (2006 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.98 children born/woman (2008 est.) Nationality: by law: Dutch (Nederlandse) noun: Netherlands Antillean(s) adjective: Netherlands Antillean Ethnic groups: mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian 15% Religions: Roman Catholic 72%, Pentecostal 4,9%, Protestant 3.5%, Seventh-day Adventist 3,1%, Methodist 2,9%, other Christian 4,2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1,7%, Jewish 1,3% Languages: Dutch, English and Papiamento are official languages. Papiamento (a Portuguese-West African creole with Dutch and Spanish influence) predominates on Curaçao and Bonaire, while English is widely spoken.
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