People
Population:
10,170,241 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
18% (male 930,919; female 886,632)
15-64 years:
66% (male 3,380,105; female 3,326,853)
65 years and over:
16% (male 663,760; female 981,972) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.33% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
12 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
10.3 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
1.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
all ages:
0.96 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
77.09 years
male:
73.86 years
female:
80.51 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.69 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Belgian(s)
adjective:
Belgian
Ethnic divisions:
Fleming 55%, Walloon 33%, mixed or other 12%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
Languages:
Dutch 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11% (divided along ethnic lines)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
total population:
99%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
