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  • Population......................................................................16,645,313 (July 2008 est.)
  • Population growth rate .............................................................0.436% (2008 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................10.53 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
  • Death rate................................................8.71 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................2.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
  • Ethnic groups..................................Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Netherlands Antilles & Aruba 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.)
Member of what is now the European Union since 1952.
Country Profile
The Netherlands: Death of a Filmmaker Shakes a Nation
Since the murder of Theo van Gogh in 2004, the debate on immigrant integration has become more intense. MPI Senior Policy Analyst Joanne van Selm provides the latest developments in this updated Country Profile.

With Strict Policies in Place, Dutch Discourse on Integration Becomes More Inclusive
Since 2003, the Netherlands has instituted a variety of integration-related reforms to make sure new immigrants speak Dutch and understand Dutch society. But the political climate changed in 2006, and the new government is taking a broader approach as Chavi Keeney Nana explains.

Netherlands page on the World Migration Map

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Data
Check out Dutch International Migration Data
in the Global Data Center
Neighboring Countries
Germany
Belgium
Other Resources
Statistics Netherlands
http://www.cbs.nl/en

Ministry of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service
http://www.ind.nl/EN/index.asp

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
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