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Belgium People 1996

Population:

10,081,880 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

18% (female 875,079; male 919,939)

15-64 years:

66% (female 3,303,219; male 3,363,250)

65 years and over:

16% (female 969,966; male 650,427) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.17% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

11.46 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

10.22 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

77.21 years

male:

73.94 years

female:

80.67 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.62 children born/woman (1995 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%

Labor force:

4.126 million

by occupation:

services 63.6%, industry 28%, construction 6.1%, agriculture 2.3% (1988)

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