| People | Belgium |
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Population:
 | 10,414,336 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
 | urban population: 97% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
 | 344 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
 | 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 857,373/female 822,303) 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 3,480,072/female 3,419,721) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 760,390/female 1,074,477) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
 | total: 41.7 years male: 40.4 years female: 43 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
 | 0.094% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
 | 10.15 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
 | 10.38 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
 | 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
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: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
 | total: 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.99 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
 | total population: 79.22 years male: 76.06 years female: 82.53 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
 | 1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
 | void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
 | 0.2% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
 | 15,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
 | fewer than 100 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
 | noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian |
Ethnic groups:
 | Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11% |
Religions:
 | Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25% |
Languages:
 | Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) |
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 (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
 | 6% of GDP (2004) |
People - note:
 | void |
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