Demographics of Netherlands Antilles

People in Netherlands Antilles speak the English-based creole language. The linguistic diversity of Netherlands Antilles is diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Netherlands Antilles is 0.2508. The median age is approximately 34.1 years. Life expectancy in Netherlands Antilles is 76.14. The female fertility rate in Netherlands Antilles is 1.98. The ethnic diversity is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale which for Netherlands Antilles is 0. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Netherlands Antilles see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.

Population

In Netherlands Antilles, the population density is 66 people per square kilometer (172 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be sparsely populated. Immigrants in Netherlands Antilles represent 0.1 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Netherlands Antilles represent 65.9 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Netherlands Antilles is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Netherlands Antilles is 0. This means that the people living in Netherlands Antilles are somewhat fractionalized. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Netherlands Antilles on median age and gender distribution at various ages.

Age

The median age is approximately 34.1 years. The median age for men is 32.1, while the median age for women is 35.8.

Gender

The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.05. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.05; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 0.93; sex ratio over 64 - 0.68; total sex ratio - 0.93. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.

Religion

The majority religion of Netherlands Antilles is Christianity, the followers of which comprise 93.9% of all religious believers in the country. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ or the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament. Besides Christianity, there are several other religions present within the country. Other religions in Netherlands Antilles are Islam, Buddhism, folk religions. The religious diversity of Netherlands Antilles is diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Netherlands Antilles. The index of religious fractionalization in Netherlands Antilles is 0.3866. This score means that within the country there is one major religion and several other minor beliefs.

General development

Netherlands Antilles is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Netherlands Antilles may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Netherlands Antilles, 70% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Netherlands Antilles is very high when compared with other nations. This situation is indicative of a variety of alarming economic and political factors. It is not advisable to make any investments in countries with this level of poverty.

Language

People in Netherlands Antilles speak the English-based creole language. The linguistic diversity of Netherlands Antilles is diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Netherlands Antilles. The index of linguistic fractionalization in Netherlands Antilles is 0.2508. This means that there are a few major languages spoken in Netherlands Antilles. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country’s political circumstance and public policies.