| 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.) |