Belgium: People

People Belgium
Population:
 10,348,276 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
 0-14 years: 17.1% (male 901,486; female 863,092)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 3,424,438; female 3,364,057)
65 years and over: 17.3% (male 739,479; female 1,055,724) (2004 est.)
Median age:
 total: 40.2 years
male: 38.9 years
female: 41.5 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
 0.16% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
 10.59 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
 10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
 at birth: 1.05 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 (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
 total: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population: 78.44 years
male: 75.26 years
female: 81.75 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
 1.64 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
 0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
 8,500 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
 less than 100 (2001 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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