Table: Statistical comparisons

Year

Neder-land

Noord-Nederland

Oost-Nederland

West-Nederland

Zuid-Nederland

EU 15
Popul. (av., 000s)

1994

15,382

1,619

3,163

7,204

3,395

371,007
Inhab. Per km2

1994

375

142

301

608

466

116
Rates per 1,000 inh.
Live births
Deaths


1994
1994


12.7
8.7


11.9
9.4


13.2
8.4


12.9
8.9


12.3
8.0


10.9
9.9
Population change ‰: 31.12.1994/ 1.1.1994
Net migration ‰



1994
1994



5.4
1.3



4.6
2.1



8.8
3.9



3.8
-0.1



6.3
2.0



3.0
2.0
Out-of-wedlock live births (% live births)
Infant Mortality (%)


1996
1994


17.0
0.6


17.6
0.6


13.4
0.6


20.1
0.6


13.3
0.5


23.4
0.7A
Age structure1
under 15 (%)
15-64 (%)
65 and older (%)


1994
1994
1994


18.4
68.6
13.1


18.2
67.6
14.2


19.4
67.9
12.7


18.1
68.4
13.5


18.1
69.9
12.1


17.8
67.1
15.2
GDP per capita in PPS (EUR15=100)


1994


105


102


93


113


101


100
Sectoral employment
Agriculture (%)
Industry (%)
Services (%)



1996
1996
1996



3.8
23.2
73.1



5.5
25.8
68.7



4.6
27.0
68.5



3.0
18.3
78.7



4.0
28.8
67.1



5.1
29.8
65.1
Econ. Activity rate
Total (%)
Female (%)


1996
1995


59.7
49.3


57.0
46.3


59.6
48.3


60.2
50.4


60.0
49.2


55.3
45.3
Unemployment2
Total (%)
Females (%)
Youth (< 25) (%)


1996
1996
1996


6.2
8.0
10.9


8.3
10.6
13.8


5.9
7.5
10.3


6.2
7.9
11.2


5.8
7.5
9.5


10.9
12.4
21.5
Sources: EUROSTAT and CBS, Maandstatistiek van de bevolking, April 1998, Voorburg/Heerlen, pp. 26f. Notes: A 1993; 1: 1st January; 2: April.