Belgium Demographics Profile 2009

Population

10,414,336 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.1% (male 857,373/female 822,303)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 3,480,072/female 3,419,721)
65 years and over: 17.6% (male 760,390/female 1,074,477) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 41.7 years
male: 40.4 years
female: 43 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.094% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

10.15 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

10.44 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 97% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.22 years
male: 76.06 years
female: 82.53 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

15,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2007 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.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 16 years (2006)

Education expenditures

6% of GDP (2004)