Page last updated on February 14, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Belgian(s)
adjective:
Belgian
Ethnic groups:
Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
Languages:
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
Population:
10,438,353 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.8% (male 840,992/female 806,961)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
11.9% (male 633,143/female 606,461)
25-54 years:
40.9% (male 2,158,216/female 2,113,058)
55-64 years:
13.1% (male 674,886/female 688,187)
65 years and over:
18.4% (male 802,018/female 1,114,431) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 42.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
41.2 years
female:
43.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.061% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
10.03 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
10.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 97% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
BRUSSELS (capital) 1.892 million; Antwerp 961,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 158
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.28 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 193
male:
4.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.65 years
country comparison to the world: 38
male:
76.49 years
female:
82.95 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.65 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
11.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 12
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.987 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
6.6 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
