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Introduction - Belgium: | Location - Belgium: | People - Belgium: | 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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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |