Car Rental Netherland

Population:

In Netherlands Roman Catholics constitute about 30 per cent and Protestants 20 percent of the Dutch population. Muslims constitute about 4 per cent and the country also has a small Jewish community. About 39 per cent of the population has no religious affiliation. The Roman Catholic population is concentrated in the southern part of the country. There are several Protestant denominations, the largest being the Dutch Reformed Church.

The Netherlands is one of the world's most densely populated countries. The Dutch make up the great majority of the population; they are mostly descended from Franks, Frisians, and Saxons. Fearing overpopulation, the government encouraged Dutch emigration after World War II, and some 500,000 people left. But an even larger number of people entered the Netherlands-Europeans, and Asians from the former Netherlands Indies dependency (now part of Indonesia); industrial workers from Turkey, Morocco, and other Mediterranean countries; and, more recently, residents of Suriname, also a former Dutch dependency, and the Netherlands Antilles. Consequently, the country's population, particularly in the large cities, now includes several ethnic minorities.

The Netherlands has a population of about 15,981,472 (2001), giving an overall population density of about 385 people per sq km (997 per sq mi). The nation is heavily urbanized; about 89 per cent of the population lives in towns and cities.