Demographics of Belgium

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Demographics of Belgium, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

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Belgium has a population of about 10,584,534 citizens as of January 2007.

1 Age structure
2 Median age
3 Population growth
4 Sex ratio
5 Infant mortality rate
6 Life expectancy at birth
7 Total Fertility Rate
8 Ethnic groups
9 Religion
10 Languages
11 References
12 See also

[edit] Age structure

0-14 years: 16.7% (male 883,254/female 846,099)

15-64 years: 65.9% (male 3,450,879/female 3,389,565)

65 years and over: 17.4% (male 746,569/female 1,062,701) (2006 est.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 50.0 years

Male: 39.6 years

Female: 42.1 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Population growth

The population grew by 0.13% from 2005 to 2006. Belgium's birth rate is 10.38 births for every 1,000 citizens 10.27 deaths for every 1,000 population. Belgium's net migration rate is 1.22 migrant(s) for every 1,000 citizens as of 2006.

[edit] 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: 0.7 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

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Population pyramid of Belgium

[edit] Infant mortality rate

Total: 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 5.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 4.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 78.77 years

Male: 75.59 years

Female: 82.09 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Total Fertility Rate

On average, Belgian females have 1.64 children as of 2006. Belgium's TFR in 1994 equaled 1.50.[1]

[edit] Ethnic groups

The country is ethnically split between its Fleming majority, 58% of the population, its Walloonian minority, 31% of the population, and about 73,000 Germans. The other 11% consists mostly of Europeans, Turks, Moroccans and Algerians.

[edit] Religion

Main article: Religion in Belgium

Most, 75% of Belgians, are Roman Catholic. Protestant, Muslim, agnostic, atheist and other minority religions comprise 25% of the population.

[edit] Languages

Main article: Languages of Belgium

Belgium's three official languages are Dutch, spoken by 60% of the population, French, spoken by 40%, and German, spoken by less than 1%. The vast majority of Belgium's population, 99%, is literate, defined by the Belgian government as capable of reading and writing in an official language once a citizen has reached the age of 15.

[edit] References

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[edit] See also

¹ Entirely in Southwest Asia; included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. ² Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the border between Europe and Asia. ³ Mostly in Asia. ⁴ Entirely in the African Plate, included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. ⁵ Only recognised by Turkey.

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