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 - : 17.2% (male 905,856; female 865,589)

15-64 years - : 65.6% (male 3,400,419; female 3,346,182)

65 years and over - : 17.2% (male 725,162; female 1,045,880) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 40 years

Male: 38.7 years

Female: 41.3 years (2002)

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 (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 4.57 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.29 years

Male: 74.97 years

Female: 81.78 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98%

Male: NA%

Female: NA%

Year

Population

  • 10,289,088

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Protestant Or Other
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.14% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.62 children born/woman (2003 est.)