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 - : 15.8% (male 840,992/ female 806,961)

15-64 years - : 65.9% (male 3,466,245/ female 3,407,706)

65 years and over - : 18.4% (male 802,018/ female 1,114,431) (2012 est.)

population pyramid - :

Median Age

Total: 42.6 years

Male: 41.2 years

Female: 43.9 years (2012 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 - : 0.72 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 4.28 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 4.79 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 79.65 years

Male: 76.49 years

Female: 82.95 years (2012 est.)

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% 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

  • 10,438,353

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Other Includes Protestant
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.061% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 183

Birth Rate

  • 10.03 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 194

Death Rate

  • 10.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 43

Migration Rate

  • 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 50

Health Expenditure

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

Physicians Density

  • 2.987 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 6.6 beds/1,000 population (2009)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.65 children born/woman (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 176