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Other pages in this profile of Belgium:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
10,392,226 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 16.5% (male 873,130/female 836,785) 15-64 years: 66.1% (male 3,467,044/female 3,406,030) 65 years and over: 17.4% (male 746,969/female 1,062,268) (2007 est.) |
Median Age |
total: 41.1 years male: 39.9 years female: 42.4 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate |
0.12% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate |
10.29 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate |
10.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate |
1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.043 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.018 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.703 male(s)/female total population: 0.959 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
total: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 78.92 years male: 75.75 years female: 82.24 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
1.64 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.2% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
10,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
less than 100 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian |
Ethnic groups |
Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11% |
Religions |
Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25% |
Languages |
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) |
Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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