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Iceland vs. Netherlands

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IcelandNetherlands
Population354,234 (July 2021 est.)17,337,403 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 20.31% (male 36,394/female 34,837)

15-24 years: 12.85% (male 22,748/female 22,317)

25-54 years: 39.44% (male 70,227/female 68,095)

55-64 years: 11.94% (male 20,762/female 21,111)

65 years and over: 15.47% (male 25,546/female 28,697) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 16.11% (male 1,425,547/female 1,358,894)

15-24 years: 11.91% (male 1,049,000/female 1,008,763)

25-54 years: 38.47% (male 3,334,064/female 3,313,238)

55-64 years: 13.69% (male 1,177,657/female 1,188,613)

65 years and over: 19.82% (male 1,558,241/female 1,866,380) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 37.1 years

male: 36.6 years

female: 37.7 years (2020 est.)
total: 42.8 years

male: 41.6 years

female: 44 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.97% (2021 est.)0.37% (2021 est.)
Birth rate13.12 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)10.98 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate6.56 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate3.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 1.66 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 1.85 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 1.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 3.45 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.82 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 83.45 years

male: 81.21 years

female: 85.79 years (2021 est.)
total population: 81.95 years

male: 79.72 years

female: 84.3 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.96 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.78 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2020)0.2% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Icelander(s)

adjective: Icelandic
noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)

adjective: Dutch
Ethnic groupsIcelandic 81.7%, Polish 5.6%, Danish 1%, other 11.7% (2020 est.)

note: data represent population by country of birth
Dutch 76.9%, EU 6.4%, Turkish 2.4%, Moroccan 2.3%, Indonesian 2.1%, German 2.1%, Surinamese 2%, Polish 1%, other 4.8% (2018 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS<500 (2020)

note: estimate does not include children
24,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
ReligionsEvangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 62.3%, Roman Catholic 4%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.7%, Hafnarfjordur Free Church 2%, pagan worship 1.4%, Icelandic Ethical Humanist 1.1%, other religions 4% (includes Zuist and Pentecostal), none 7.6%, other or unspecified 15% (2020 est.)Roman Catholic 23.6%, Protestant 14.9% (includes Dutch Reformed 6.4%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands 5.6%, Calvinist 2.9%), Muslim 5.1%, other 5.6% (includes Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish), none 50.7% (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020)

note: estimate does not include children
<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
LanguagesIcelandic, English, Nordic languages, GermanDutch (official); note - Frisian is an official language in Fryslan province; Frisian, Low Saxon, Limburgish, Romani, and Yiddish have protected status under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; Dutch is the official language of the three special municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands; English is a recognized regional language on Sint Eustatius and Saba; Papiamento is a recognized regional language on Bonaire

major-language sample(s):
Het Wereld Feitenboek, een omnisbare bron van informatie. (Dutch)

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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 20 years (2018)
total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2018)
Education expenditures7.7% of GDP (2017)5.2% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 93.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 92.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

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unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
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unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

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unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
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unimproved: urban: 0% of population

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total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population216,000 REYKJAVIK (capital) (2018)1.158 million AMSTERDAM (capital), 1.012 million Rotterdam (2021)
Maternal mortality rate4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures8.5% (2018)10% (2018)
Physicians density4.08 physicians/1,000 population (2018)3.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density3.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)3.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate21.9% (2016)20.4% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth28.7 years (2019 est.)30.1 years (2019 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 54

youth dependency ratio: 29.9

elderly dependency ratio: 24.1

potential support ratio: 4.2 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 55.6

youth dependency ratio: 24.4

elderly dependency ratio: 31.2

potential support ratio: 3.2 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook