Short facts about people of Belgium

Population:

10,258,762 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  17.48% (male 916,957; female 876,029) 15-64 years:  65.57% (male 3,390,145; female 3,336,908) 65 years and over:  16.95% (male 709,212; female 1,029,511) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.16% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

10.74 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

10.1 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.69 male(s)/female total population:  0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  77.96 years male:  74.63 years female:  81.46 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.61 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.15% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

7,700 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 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 58%, French 32%, German 10%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  98% male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook