Belgium People 1997

Population 10,165,059 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 17% (male 911,881; female 868,361)
15-64 years: 66% (male 3,385,319; female 3,318,940)
65 years and over : 17% (male 681,432; female 999,126) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 0.11% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 10.43 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 10.41 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 1.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 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: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.19 years
male : 73.95 years
female: 80.59 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.5 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Belgian(s)
adjective: Belgian

Ethnic groups Fleming 55%, Walloon 33%, mixed or other 12%

Religions Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%

Languages Flemish 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11%

Literacy
definition : age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

NOTE: The information regarding Belgium on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belgium People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belgium People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.