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    Belgium People 2000

      Population: 10,241,506 (July 2000 est.)

      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%

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