Belgium Demographics Profile 2008

Population

10,403,951 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.3% (male 864,287/female 828,435)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 3,476,802/female 3,416,383)
65 years and over: 17.5% (male 751,745/female 1,066,299) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 41.4 years
male: 40.2 years
female: 42.7 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.106% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

10.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

10.38 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.07 years
male: 75.9 years
female: 82.38 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

10,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Belgian(s)
adjective: Belgian

Ethnic groups

Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%

Religions

Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 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: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)