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 - : 16.5% (male 873,130/female 836,785)

15-64 years - : 66.1% (male 3,467,044/female 3,406,030)

65 years and over - : 17.4% (male 746,969/female 1,062,268) (2007 est.)

Median Age

Total: 41.1 years

Male: 39.9 years

Female: 42.4 years (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.043 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.018 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.703 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.959 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.92 years

Male: 75.75 years

Female: 82.24 years (2007 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: 99%

Male: 99%

Female: 99% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 10,392,226

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Other Includes Protestant
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.12% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.29 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate

  • 10.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.64 children born/woman (2007 est.)