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Population:
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10,392,226 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.5% (male 873,130/female 836,785)
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 3,467,044/female 3,406,030)
65 years and over: 17.4% (male 746,969/female 1,062,268) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 41.1 years
male: 39.9 years
female: 42.4 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.12% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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10.29 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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10.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.043 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.018 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.703 male(s)/female
total population: 0.959 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.92 years
male: 75.75 years
female: 82.24 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.64 children born/woman (2007 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%, other (includes Protestant) 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: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
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