Demographics of Belgium

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Demographics of the 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

Contents 1 Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook 1.1 Population 1.2 Age structure 1.3 Median age 1.4 Population growth rate 1.5 Birth rate 1.6 Death rate 1.7 Net migration rate 1.8 Sex ratio 1.9 Infant mortality rate 1.10 Life expectancy at birth 1.11 Total Fertility Rate 1.12 Nationality 1.13 Ethnic Groups 1.14 Religions 1.15 Languages 1.16 Literacy 2 Reference 3 See also

[edit] Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

[edit] Population

10,379,067 (July 2006 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 40.9 years

Male: 39.6 years

Female: 42.1 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

0.13% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

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

[edit] Death rate

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

[edit] Net migration rate

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

[edit] 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.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 78.77 years

Male: 75.59 years

Female: 82.09 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Total Fertility Rate

1.64 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] Nationality

Noun: Belgian(s)

Adjective: Belgian

[edit] Ethnic Groups

Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, about 71.000 Germans, Mixed or other 11% (mostly Europeans, some Turks, Morroccans and Algerians.)

[edit] Religions

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

[edit] Languages

Dutch (Official) 60%, French (Official) 40%, German (Official) <1%, Legally Bilingual (Dutch and French)

[edit] Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99%

Male: 99%

Female: 99% (2003 est.)

[edit] Reference

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

[edit] See also

• Belgium