Population:
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10,348,276 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17.1% (male 901,486; female 863,092)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 3,424,438; female 3,364,057)
65 years and over: 17.3% (male 739,479; female 1,055,724) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 40.2 years
male: 38.9 years
female: 41.5 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.16% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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10.59 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 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 (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.44 years
male: 75.26 years
female: 81.75 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.64 children born/woman (2004 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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