Population 205,693 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 26% (male 27,001; female 26,091)
15-64 years: 67% (male 64,964; female 72,329)
65 years and over: 7% (male 6,393; female 8,915) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.06% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 17.61 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 6.63 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 12.95 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.05 years
male: 71.99 years
female: 76.2 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.11 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Netherlands Antillean(s)
adjective: Netherlands Antillean

Ethnic groups mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian

Religions Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist

Languages Dutch (official), Papiamento, a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect predominates, English widely spoken, Spanish

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (1981 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Netherlands Antilles on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Netherlands Antilles People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Netherlands Antilles People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.