Population227,049 (July 2009 est.) Age structure
0-14 years: 22.7% (male 26,429/female 25,162)
Median age
total: 33.7 years
Population growth rate0.732% (2009 est.) Birth rate14.19 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate6.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rate-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) Urbanization
urban population: 93% of total population (2008)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Infant mortality rate
total: 9.09 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.65 years
Total fertility rate1.97 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Nationality
noun: Dutch Antillean(s)
Ethnic groupsmixed black 85%, other 15% (includes Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian) ReligionsRoman Catholic 72%, Pentecostal 4.9%, Protestant 3.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, Methodist 2.9%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7%, other Christian 4.2%, Jewish 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.2%, none 5.2% (2001 census) LanguagesPapiamento 65.4% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), English 15.9% (widely spoken), Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, other 1.9%, unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 14 years
Education expendituresNA |
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Source: CIA World Factbook |