Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

Population

10,379,067 (July 2006 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: 40.9 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.)

Nationality

Noun: Belgian(s)

Adjective: Belgian

Ethnic Groups

Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, Mixed or other 11% (mainly immigrants from Morocco and Belgian former African colonies, as well as some Jews)

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.)

Reference

See also

• Belgium

Demographics by country | Geography of Belgium | Belgian society

Demografía de Bélgica | Démographie de la Belgique | Demografia da Bélgica