| Population: |
10,258,762 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
17.48% (male 916,957; female 876,029)
15-64 years:
65.57% (male 3,390,145; female 3,336,908)
65 years and over:
16.95% (male 709,212; female 1,029,511) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.16% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
10.74 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
10.1 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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 (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
77.96 years
male:
74.63 years
female:
81.46 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.61 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.15% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
7,700 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Belgian(s)
adjective:
Belgian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
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| Languages: |
Dutch 58%, French 32%, German 10%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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