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Languages

Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%

Ethnic Groups

Flemish 58%
Walloon 31%
Mixed or other 11%
%

Population Distribution

Most of the population concentrated in the northern two-thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world; approximately 97% live in urban areas

Urbanization

Urban population: 97.9% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 0.48% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 17.12% (male 1,000,155/female 952,529)

15-24 years - : 11.47% (male 667,760/female 640,364)

25-54 years - : 40.25% (male 2,315,256/female 2,277,308)

55-64 years - : 12.76% (male 720,823/female 735,225)

65 years and over - : 18.4% (male 911,199/female 1,188,458) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 54.2%

Youth dependency ratio: 26.1%

Elderly dependency ratio: 28.1%

Potential support ratio: 3.6% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 41.4 years

Male: 40.2 years

Female: 42.7 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 37

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

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

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

55-64 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.76 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 81 years

Male: 78.4 years

Female: 83.7 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 30

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

22.1% (2014)

Education Expenditures

6.4% of GDP (2011)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 20 years

Male: 19 years

Female: 21 years (2014)

Year

Population

  • 11,409,077

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    75.00%
  • Other Includes Protestant
    25.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.73% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 11.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 5.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BRUSSELS (capital) 2.045
    million
  • Antwerp
    994,000 (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 10.6% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 3.78 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 6.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.78 children born/woman (2016 est.)