2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 17.3% (male 911,729; female 871,470)

15-64 years - : 65.6% (male 3,395,885; female 3,341,536)

65 years and over - : 17.1% (male 716,673; female 1,037,302) (2002 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 (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

4.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.13 years

Female: 81.62 years (2002 est.)

Male: 74.8 years

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

  • 10,274,595

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Protestant Or Other
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.15% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.58 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 10.08 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.61 children born/woman (2002 est.)