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Population:
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10,364,388 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.9% (male 892,995/female 855,177)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male 3,435,282/female 3,373,917) 65 years and over: 17.4% (male 745,178/female 1,061,839) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 40.55 years
male: 39.29 years female: 41.81 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.15% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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10.48 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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10.22 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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 (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.62 years
male: 75.44 years female: 81.94 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.64 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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10,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Belgian(s)
adjective: Belgian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11% |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25% |
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Languages:
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Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% male: NA% female: NA% |
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