2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Dutch 58%, French 32%, German 10%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)

Ethnic Groups

Fleming 58%
Walloon 31%
Mixed or other 11%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 17.48% (male 916,957; female 876,029)

15-64 years - : 65.57% (male 3,390,145; female 3,336,908)

65 years and over - : 16.95% (male 709,212; female 1,029,511) (2001 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.69 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.96 years

Male: 74.63 years

Female: 81.46 years (2001 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.15% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98%

Male: NA%

Female: NA%

Year

Population

  • 10,258,762

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Protestant Or Other
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.16% (2001 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.74 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death Rate

  • 10.1 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.61 children born/woman (2001 est.)