Age structure:
0-14 years:
18% (male 919,445; female 877,896)
15-64 years:
66% (male 3,386,193; female 3,334,081)
65 years and over:
16% (male 701,842; female 1,022,049) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.18% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 10.91 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 10.13 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
77.8 years
male:
74.47 years
female:
81.3 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.61 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Belgian(s)
adjective:
Belgian
Ethnic groups: Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
Religions: Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
Languages: Dutch 58%, French 32%, German 10%, legally bilingual
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
Reference
Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook .