1. The Netherlands Are they living in poverty?

2. Population  The Netherlands have a population of 16,531,294 (2009).  They have a dense population of about 1,031 people per square mile.  The female population according to the World Bank, is 50.46% (2008), so a little bit over half.

3. Education  99% of people over the age of 15 are literate.  99% of males  99% of females  Average time spent in school is 17.2 years  55% of the population enrol in tertiary education  Only 23% of those with higher education enter the workforce

4. Workforce  Average annual income is around 45,000$ (U.S)  70% of people above the age of 15, are employed  71.5% of females are working  82.4% of males are working  Netherlands has one of the most highly educated labour forces in the world  One-quarter of the workforce has some type of degree

5. Maternity Benefits  Pregnant women are entitled to 16 weeks maternity leave.  4-6 weeks before delivery (pregnancy leave)  10-12 weeks after delivery (parental leave)  Different from other European countries  Entitled to full payment of your salary

6. Population Rates  Birth Rate  11.23 births/1000 people  Death Rate  8.21deaths/1000 people  Maternal Mortality Rate  12.1deaths/100,000 births  Infant Mortality Rate  459 deaths/ 100,000 births  There is a high rate of at home births with midwives, and this makes them 2-3 times more likely to end in infant death

7. Work Cited http://www.cbs.nl/en- GB/menu/themas/onderwijs/publicaties/artikelen/archief/2007/2007-2352- wm.htm?Languageswitch=on http://www.nationmaster.com/country/nl-netherlands/edu-education http://hubpages.com/hub/Maternity-Leave-in-The-Netherlands-holland http://www.tradingeconomics.com/netherlands/birth-rate-crude-per-1-000- people-wb-data.html http://www.tradingeconomics.com/netherlands/death-rate-crude-per-1-000- people-wb-data.html