| Population : |
10,348,276 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 17.1% (male 901,486; female 863,092)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 3,424,438; female 3,364,057)
65 years and over: 17.3% (male 739,479; female 1,055,724) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.16% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
10.59 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 78.44 years
male: 75.26 years
female: 81.75 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.64 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.2% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
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%, Protestant or other 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: 98%
male: NA
female: NA |
