David Coleman
Joop Garssen

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Abstract
This article reviews the position of the population of the Netherlands in the context of the demographic characteristics of the other seventeen major Western European countries. It attempts to show the ways in which the population of the Netherlands is part of the European mainstream and where it diverges in various interesting ways. Where possible, a (partial) explanation for this divergence will be given.

Author's affiliation
David Coleman
Oxford University, United Kingdom
Joop Garssen
Statistics Netherlands, Netherlands

Keywords
childbearing, demographic comparison, dependency, ethnic minorities, Europe, fertility, immigration, late childbearing, mortality, Netherlands, population density, teenage fertility, Western Europe

Word count (Main text)
7900

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