| Population: |
212,226 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
25.21% (male 27,332; female 26,169)
15-64 years:
66.99% (male 67,562; female 74,599)
65 years and over:
7.8% (male 6,874; female 9,690) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.97% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
16.55 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
6.41 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
11.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
74.94 years
male:
72.76 years
female:
77.22 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.07 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Dutch Antillean(s)
adjective:
Dutch Antillean
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| Ethnic groups: |
mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist
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| Languages: |
Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) predominates, English widely spoken, Spanish
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
98%
female:
99% (1981 est.)
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