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 - : 16.1% (male 857,373/female 822,303)

15-64 years - : 66.3% (male 3,480,072/female 3,419,721)

65 years and over - : 17.6% (male 760,390/female 1,074,477) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 41.7 years

Male: 40.4 years

Female: 43 years (2009 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 - : 0.71 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 4.99 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 79.22 years

Male: 76.06 years

Female: 82.53 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 94

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 151

Education Expenditures

6% of GDP (2004)country comparison to the world: 40

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99%

Male: 99%

Female: 99% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 10,414,336

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Other Includes Protestant
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.094% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 192

Birth Rate

  • 10.15 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 193

Death Rate

  • 10.44 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 58

Migration Rate

  • 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 52

Total fertility rate

  • 1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 176