The total population at December 31, 2006 was 16,356,914. The population loss due to net emigration was 35,502 (an estimated 40-50% of emigrants were ethnic non-Dutch). In 2007, there were 117,000 immigrants (including 7000 Germans, 6000 Poles, 5000 Bulgarians, 3000 Turks and 2000 Moroccans) and 123,000 emigrants.

(Self-identified ethnic Dutch and those legally treated as Dutch, e.g. Moluccans per Faciliteitenwet) [1] United States: 3,083,000 [2] South Africa ... , by nationality, [104] with an average height of 1.81 metres (5 ft 11.3 in) for men and 1.67 metres (5 ft 5.7 in) for women in 2009. [105] The average height of young men in the Netherlands ...

Religious, cultural, and ethnic diversity are considered the essence of Dutch culture. The persistence of sizable religious and regional minorities and the decentralization of administrative power have allowed cultural diversity to survive.

So, learning about the ethnic makeup of the country is also a Dutch history lesson. Broad overview of ethnicities in the Netherlands Around 75 percent of the population of the Netherlands consists of native Dutch people, 14 percent are non-Western immigrants, and 11 percent are Western immigrants.

In 1838, a new Dutch civil code (Burgerlijk Wetboek) replaced the Code Civil and dealt with nationality in a new, Dutch way but still largely influence by the French system. The new Burgerlijk Wetboek cemented the rights of nationality of women and touched upon the loss of nationality.