Demographics of the Kingdom of Belgium
1961-2005
Size:	10,379,067 (2006 est.)
Growth:	0.13% (2006 est.)
Birth:	10.38 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death:	10.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Life expectancy:	78.77 years (2006 est.)
Life expectancy(m):	75.59 years
Life expectancy(f):	82.09 years
Fertility:	1.64 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Age Structure:
0-14 years:	16.7% (male 883,254/female 846,099)
Sex Ratio:
At birth:	1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Under 15 years:	1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:	1.02 male(s)/female
Nationality:
nationality:	noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian
Language:
Spoken:	Dutch, French, German

Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

Population

10,584,534 (Jan 2007 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.7% (male 883,254/female 846,099)

15-64 years: 65.9% (male 3,450,879/female 3,389,565)

65 years and over: 17.4% (male 746,569/female 1,062,701) (2006 est.)

Median age

Total: 50.0 years

Male: 39.6 years

Female: 42.1 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

0.13% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

10.38 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

10.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.04 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 (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 5.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 4.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 78.77 years

Male: 75.59 years

Female: 82.09 years (2006 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.64 children born/woman (2006 est.)

TFR by country of birth (1994) - Belgium (1.50), Turkey(3.30) and Morocco (3.91). [1]

Nationality

Noun: Belgian(s)

Adjective: Belgian

Ethnic Groups

Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, about 73 000 Germans, other 11% (mostly Europeans, Turks, Morroccans and Algerians.)

Religions

Roman Catholic: 75%; Protestant, Muslim, agnostic, atheist or other: 25%.

Languages

Dutch (Official) 60%, French (Official) 40%, German (Official) <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.)

References

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

See also

• Belgian people
• Belgian nationality law

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1 Entirely in Southwest Asia; included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. 2 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the border between Europe and Asia. 3 Mostly in Asia. 4 Entirely in the African Plate, included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. 5 Only recognised by Turkey.

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