Population: 10,062,836 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.2% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 11.71 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 10.26 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.96 years
male: 73.67 years
female: 80.44 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.62 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Belgian(s)
adjective: Belgian

Ethnic divisions: Fleming 55%, Walloon 33%, mixed or other 12%

Religions: Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%

Languages: Dutch 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11% divided along ethnic lines

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 4.126 million
by occupation: services 63.6%, industry 28%, construction 6.1%, agriculture 2.3% (1988)

NOTE: The information regarding Belgium on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belgium People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belgium People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.