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NETHERLANDS

The census of Dec. 1909 gives in a population of 5,858,175 : —

—

Males i Per cent.

Females

Per cent.

Unmarried

Married "

Widowers and widows Divorced and separated .

1,806,388 30-8 990,991 1 17-4 96,269 ' 1-6 5.394 ! 09

1,770,938

9P3,171

186,735

8,184

30-2 16-9

3-2

0-14

The Dutch like the Flemish belong to the Low-German branch of the Germanic race.

At the census of 1909 there were 69,975 persons of foreign birth living in the Netherlands, 37,532 of them being Germans, 18,336 Belgians, 2,102 English, and 12,005 from other countries. 3,733,775 persons were born in the communes where they lived ; 1,249,741 in some other communes in the province ; 764,201 in other provinces of the realm ; and 15,031 in the Dutch colonies.

n. Movement of the Population

Years

Total Living Births

Illegiti- mate

Deaths

Marriages

Surplus of

Births over

Deaths

Stillborn

Average

1S84-89

149,510

4,753

91,658

30,501

57,864

7,744

1SS9-93

152,452

4,853

93,419

32,760

59,047

7,404

1894-99

159,061

4,567

86,387

36.033

72,673

7,425

1900-04

168,264

3,988

87,864

30,919

80,401

7,252

1905-09

171,170

3,682

83,769

41.994

87,399

7.092

1910

168,894

3,514

79,984

42,740

88,910

6,847

1911

166,527

3,327

86,782

43,2(58

79,745

6,638

The emigration has been as follows mostly to North America. Average to different lands: 1892-6, 2,991; 1897-1901, 1.352 ; 1902-06, 2,510; 1907, 4,393 ; 1908, 3,030 ; 1909, 2,939 ; 1910, 3,220 ; 1911, 2,638.

Of the last number 1,426 were males, 604 females, and 608 childreu.

The total number of emigrants, Dutch and foreigners, sailed from Dutch ports was, in 1911, 43,838.

III. Pkincipal '

roWNS.

On December 31, 1911

—

Amsterdam

. 580,960

Dordrecht .

47,304

Deventer .

. 28,223

Rotterdam

. 436,018

Maestricht

38,233

Breda

. 27,259

The Hague

. 288,577

Leeuwarde

37,439

Holder

. 27,15ti

Utrecht .

. 121,317

Apeldoorn .

. 37,517

Zaandam .

. 25,305

Groningen

. 77.221

'sHertogenbosch

. 35,157

Gouda

. 24,850

Haarlem .

. 69,988

Enschede . .

35,448

Amersfoort

. 23,997

Avnhcm

. 64,634

Delft .

34.485

Vlaardingen

. 22,452

Leiden

. 59,133

ZwoUe

. 33,727

Flushing .

. 21,778

Nimeguen

. 57,116

Schiedam . ,

. 33,235

Alkmaar .

. 21,374

Tilbnrg .

.. 52,754

Hilversuni

32,356

Hengelo .

. 21,253

Relig^ion.

Entire liberty oi conscience and complete social equality are granted to the members of all religious confessions. The royal family and the majority of the inhabitants belong to the Reformed Church. The State Budget contained fixed allowances for the different churches ; for Protestant Churches, about 1,376,000 guilders ; for Roman Catholics, about 568,000 ; and for

Jews, about 14,000.