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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Belgian(s)
Adjective Belgian Ethnic groups
Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11% Languages
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) Religions
Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25% Population World Ranking: 82
10,438,353 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
15.9% (male 846,706/female 812,486) 15-64 years 66.1% (male 3,475,404/female 3,416,060) 65 years and over 18% (male 783,895/female 1,096,926) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 42.6 years
Male 41.2 years Female 43.9 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 184
0.061% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 191
10.03 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 45
10.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 50
1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 97% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
BRUSSELS (capital) 1.892 million; Antwerp 961,000 (2009) 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 0.72 male(s)/female Total population 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 158
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 193
Total 4.28 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 4.79 deaths/1,000 live births Female 3.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 38
Total population 79.65 years
Male 76.49 years Female 82.95 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 174
1.65 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 12
11.8% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
2.987 physicians/1,000 population (2008) Hospital bed density
6.6 beds/1,000 population (2009) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 105
0.2% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 86
14,000 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 147
Fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 54
10.8% (2001)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 29
6% of GDP (2007)
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 (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 46
Total 21.9%
Male 21.5% Female 22.5% (2009)
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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy.