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 - : 16.9% (male 892,995/female 855,177)

15-64 years - : 65.7% (male 3,435,282/female 3,373,917)

65 years and over - : 17.4% (male 745,178/female 1,061,839) (2005 est.)

Median Age

Total: 40.55 years

Male: 39.29 years

Female: 41.81 years (2005 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 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 (2005 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 4.68 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.62 years

Male: 75.44 years

Female: 81.94 years (2005 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

  • 10,364,388

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Protestant Or Other
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.15% (2005 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.48 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death Rate

  • 10.22 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.64 children born/woman (2005 est.)