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 - : 16.3% (male 864,287/female 828,435)

15-64 years - : 66.3% (male 3,476,802/female 3,416,383)

65 years and over - : 17.5% (male 751,745/female 1,066,299) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 41.4 years

Male: 40.2 years

Female: 42.7 years (2008 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 (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 5.06 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 79.07 years

Male: 75.9 years

Female: 82.38 years (2008 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2003 est.)

Education Expenditures

6% of GDP (2004)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99%

Male: 99%

Female: 99% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 10,403,951

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Other Includes Protestant
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.106% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 10.38 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)