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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%
%

Urbanization

urban population: 97.5% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 0.32% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 15.6% (male 830,980/female 797,624)

15-24 years - : 11.7% (male 624,486/female 598,904)

25-54 years - : 40.4% (male 2,131,869/female 2,086,212)

55-64 years - : 13.3% (male 690,395/female 704,284)

65 years and over - : 19% (male 836,685/female 1,147,922) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 54.8 %

youth dependency ratio: 26.4 %

elderly dependency ratio: 28.4 %

potential support ratio: 3.5 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 43.1 years

male: 41.7 years

female: 44.4 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.72 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 156

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 4.18 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 76.76 years

female: 83.22 years (2014 est.)

total population: 79.92 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

1.65 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 176

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

70.4% note: percent of women aged 18-49 (2010)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 0% of population

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

3.78 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 0% of population

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.2% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 108

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

14,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 94

HIV Aids Deaths

Fewer than 100 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 125

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

22.1% (2008) country comparison to the world: 83

Education Expenditures

6.6% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 30

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 99%

female: 99% (2003 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2011)

Year

Population

  • 10,449,361

Nationality 2014

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Other Includes Protestant
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.05% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 188

Birth Rate

  • 9.99 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 193

Death Rate

  • 10.76 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 38

Migration Rate

  • 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 57

Urban Areas Population

  • 1.949
    BRUSSELS (capital)
  • Antwerp 959
  • 000 (2011)

Physicians Density

  • 3.78 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 6.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)