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 - : 15.9% (male 846,706/female 812,486)

15-64 years - : 66.1% (male 3,475,404/female 3,416,060)

65 years and over - : 18% (male 783,895/female 1,096,926) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 42.3 years

Male: 41 years

Female: 43.6 years (2011 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.045 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 (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 4.33 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 4.86 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 79.51 years

Male: 76.35 years

Female: 82.81 years (2011 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 100% of population

Rural: 100% of population

Total: 100% of population (2008)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 105

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 147

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

10.8% (2001)country comparison to the world: 54

Education Expenditures

6.01% of GDP (2007)country comparison to the world: 29

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99%

Male: 99%

Female: 99% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 10,431,477

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Other Includes Protestant
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.071% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 186

Birth Rate

  • 10.06 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 190

Death Rate

  • 10.57 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 46

Migration Rate

  • 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 51

Health Expenditure

  • 11.8% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 12

Physicians Density

  • 2.987 physicians/1,000 population (2008)country comparison to the world: 41

Hospital Bed Density

  • 6.6 beds/1,000 population (2009)country comparison to the world: 17

Total fertility rate

  • 1.65 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 174