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Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Belgian 75%
Italian 4.1%
Moroccan 3.7%
French 2.4%
Turkish 2%
Dutch 2%
Other 12.8%
(2011 est.)%

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 (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 0.36% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 17.16% (male 1,010,201/female 961,994)

15-24 years - : 11.34% (male 665,483/female 637,700)

25-54 years - : 40.05% (male 2,320,845/female 2,281,411)

55-64 years - : 12.86% (male 732,062/female 746,212)

65 years and over - : 18.58% (male 929,594/female 1,205,844) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 54.2

Youth dependency ratio: 26.2

Elderly dependency ratio: 28

Potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 41.4 years

Male: 40.2 years

Female: 42.7 years (2017 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: 81.1 years

Male: 78.5 years

Female: 83.8 years (2017 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% (2016)

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

  • 11,491,346

Nationality

  • Belgian(s) noun


  • Belgian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    50.00%
  • Protestant And Other Christian
    2.50%
  • Muslim
    5.00%
  • Jewish
    0.40%
  • Buddhist
    0.30%
  • Atheist
    9.20%
  • None Est
    32.62%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.7% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 11.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 5.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

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

Health Expenditure

  • 10.6% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 2.97 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 6.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.78 children born/woman (2017 est.)