Talk:Demographics of the Netherlands

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Is it me or is this article obsessesed about density comparison.Thai provinces? -- Steenies

All the comparisons are just confusing; they convey no real information about Dutch demographics. I believe they should just be simplified down to a "# nations are more dense than the Netherlands" and continue on with relevant material. 128.253.240.145 13:10, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
You can make it more balanced by adding other sections.--Patrick 08:45, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)
PRC is China.--Patrick 08:48, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Some could be moved to population density, the Netherlands is a somewhat arbitrary reference point in considering large, densely populated provinces throughout the world.--Patrick 12:05, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] pyramid graph

Hi all, the pyramid graph was completely disrupted last time I visited. Can someone restore it. I have no idea how to do it, or in what edit it went wrong.... Thanks Arnoutf 22:06, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Somehow the pyramid looks fine in IE, but in Firefox it doesn't. The bars all have the same size. Could someone fix it? Mtcv 11:54, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
Done. Same scale is used for bot female and male data. Goed zo? ActiveSelective 11:54, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for trying, but nope still does not work in Firefox all bars (of the same gender) have the same lenght. Arnoutf 15:12, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I've tried it again. Can you see the chart now, FireFoxer? I'll place the two last versions here, for future edit maybe... ActiveSelective 17:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

BRILLIANT it is fine now. Thanks a lot Arnoutf 17:53, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
Dutch population pyramid
(in % of total population)
% Male Age Female %
0.36
 
 85+
 
 1.05
0.60
 
 80-84
 
 1.18
1.14
 
 75-79
 
 1.74
1.55
 
 70-74
 
 1.95
1.93
 
 65-69
 
 2.13
2.30
 
 60-64
 
 2.33
2.77
 
 55-59
 
 2.69
3.73
 
 50-54
 
 3.60
3.65
 
 45-49
 
 3.54
3.93
 
 40-44
 
 3.81
4.27
 
 35-39
 
 4.08
4.25
 
 30-34
 
 4.05
3.63
 
 25-29
 
 3.54
3.04
 
 20-24
 
 2.93
2.96
 
 15-19
 
 2.83
3.11
 
 10-14
 
 2.97
3.20
 
 05-09
 
 3.06
3.11
 
 00-04
 
 2.98
Data: International Data Base (2000)
Dutch population pyramid
(in % of total population)
% Male Age Female %
0.36     85+     1.05
0.60     80-84     1.18
1.14     75-79     1.74
1.55     70-74     1.95
1.93     65-69     2.13
2.30     60-64     2.33
2.77     55-59     2.69
3.73     50-54     3.60
3.65     45-49     3.54
3.93     40-44     3.81
4.27     35-39     4.08
4.25     30-34     4.05
3.63     25-29     3.54
3.04     20-24     2.93
2.96     15-19     2.83
3.11     10-14     2.97
3.20     05-09     3.06
3.11     00-04     2.98
Data: International Data Base (2000)

Birthrates, while below the maintenance level of 2.1, aren't going down. They have been stable for decades.

[edit] Link to CBS

It is not clear why CBS was called 'Dutch Census Bureau' in its link. Actually it is Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch), or the Central Bureau of Statistics (direct translation), or Statistics Netherlands (as they call themselves in English). Here it is clear that strictly speaking all of them are not equal to 'Dutch Census Bureau'. Jeck2007 22:03, 20 January 2007 (UTC)