Belgium People:
Population:
10,364,388 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.9% (male:892,995; female:855,177)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male:3,435,282; female:3,373,917)
65 years and over: 17.4% (male:745,178; female:1,061,839) (2005)
Median age:
total: 40.55 years
male: 39.29 years
female: 41.81 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.15% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
10.48 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
10.22 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
1.23 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.68 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 5.27 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 4.06 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 78.62 years (2005 est.)
male: 75.44 years
female: 81.94 years
Total fertility rate:
1.64 children born/woman (2005 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%, 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
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