1. Population & Migration Trends of the Netherlands

2. History and Location 1579 - Dutch United Provinces declared their independence 17 th Century - Rose to a significant standing in the world as a commercial power 1815 - Formed own kingdom 1830 - Belgium secedes and forms its own kingdom Absolute Location: 52° 30’ N, 5° 45’ E Relative Location: Northeast Europe

3. General Information 2013 Statistics Total Population: 16,805,000 Growth Rate: 0.4 % Total Fertility Rate: 1.8 Crude Birth Rate: 8 Crude Death Rate: 11 Rate of Natural Increase: -3 Life Expectancy: 81 years Arithmetic Population Density: 798/mi 2 Physiological Population Density: 3635/mi 2 Net Migration Rate: 1.99 Migrants/1000 people Population Composition Sex Ratio: 0.98 Males/Female Average Age: 41 Dependency Ratio: 51.7 % Other Urbanization: 83% Urban GDP (Per Capita): $42,900 Pull Factors Tolerance towards all races, sexualities, religions, etc. Large emphasis on family Low crime rate Low unemployment rate Push Factors Overcrowding Long, Cold winters Recent Economic Problems Political disputes Emigrate to: Germany, Canada, Belgium Immigrate from: Turkey, Suriname, Morocco

4. Demographic Transition Model Stage: 4 (Service-Based) - Low birth + death rates - Low rate of natural increase - High life expectancy - Highly industrialized (USA for comparison)

5. Possible Future Problems Approaching negative growth rate High dependency ratio due to lowering fertility and birth rates Large amounts of overcrowding

6. Works Cited CIA. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nl.html Peoplemovin. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://peoplemov.in/ US Census Bureau. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/region.php