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 - : 17.1% (male 901,486; female 863,092)

15-64 years - : 65.6% (male 3,424,438; female 3,364,057)

65 years and over - : 17.3% (male 739,479; female 1,055,724) (2004 est.)

Median Age

Total: 40.2 years

Male: 38.9 years

Female: 41.5 years (2004 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

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

65 years and over - : 0.7 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.44 years

Male: 75.26 years

Female: 81.75 years (2004 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2003 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98%

Male: NA

Female: NA

Year

Population

  • 10,348,276

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Protestant Or Other
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.16% (2004 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.59 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death Rate

  • 10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.64 children born/woman (2004 est.)