| People | Belgium |
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Population:
 | 10,431,477 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
 | 345 people per sq km land area |
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) |
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: 42.3 years male: 41 years female: 43.6 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
 | 0.071% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
 | 10.06 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
 | 10.57 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
 | 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
 | at birth: 1.045 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 (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
 | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
 | total: 4.33 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
 | total population: 79.51 years male: 76.35 years female: 82.81 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
 | 1.65 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
 | 11.8% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
 | 2.987 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
 | 6.6 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
 | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
 | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
 | void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
 | 0.2% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
 | 14,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
 | fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
 | void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
 | 10.8% (2001) |
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 (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
 | 6.01% of GDP (2007) |
People - note:
 | void |
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