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==People and Society of Belgium==
==People and Society of Belgium==
*Nationality:
:noun: Belgian(s)
:adjective: Belgian
*Ethnic groups: Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
*Languages: Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
*Religions: Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
*Population: 10,449,361 (July 2014 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 84
*Age structure:
:0-14 years: 15.6% (male 830,980/female 797,624)
:15-24 years: 11.7% (male 624,486/female 598,904)
:25-54 years: 40.4% (male 2,131,869/female 2,086,212)
:55-64 years: 13.3% (male 690,395/female 704,284)
:65 years and over: 19% (male 836,685/female 1,147,922) (2014 est.)
*population pyramid: 
:Dependency ratios:
:total dependency ratio: 54.8 %
:youth dependency ratio: 26.4 %
:elderly dependency ratio: 28.4 %
:potential support ratio: 3.5 (2014 est.)
*Median age:
:total: 43.1 years
:male: 41.7 years
:female: 44.4 years (2014 est.)
*Population growth rate: 0.05% (2014 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 188
*Birth rate: 9.99 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 193
*Death rate: 10.76 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 38
*Net migration rate: 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 57
*Urbanization:
:urban population: 97.5% of total population (2011)
:rate of urbanization: 0.32% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
*Major urban areas - population: BRUSSELS (capital) 1.949 million; Antwerp 959,000 (2011)
*Sex ratio:
:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
:0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
:15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
:25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
:55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
:65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
:total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
*Mother's mean age at first birth: 28 (2010 est.)
*Maternal mortality rate: 8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
:country comparison to the world: 156
*Infant mortality rate: total: 4.18 deaths/1,000 live births
:country comparison to the world: 194
:male: 4.67 deaths/1,000 live births
:female: 3.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
*Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.92 years
:country comparison to the world: 37
:male: 76.76 years
:female: 83.22 years (2014 est.)
*Total fertility rate: 1.65 children born/woman (2014 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 176
*Contraceptive prevalence rate: 70.4%
:note: percent of women aged 18-49 (2010)
*Health expenditures: 10.6% of GDP (2011)
:country comparison to the world: 20
*Physicians density: 3.78 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
*Hospital bed density: 6.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)
*Drinking water source:
improved:
:urban: 100% of population
:rural: 100% of population
:total: 100% of population
unimproved:
:urban: 0% of population
:rural: 0% of population
:total: 0% of population (2012 est.)
*Sanitation facility access:
improved:
:urban: 100% of population
:rural: 100% of population
:total: 100% of population
unimproved:
:urban: 0% of population
:rural: 0% of population
:total: 0% of population (2012 est.)
*HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2009 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 108
*HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 14,000 (2009 est.)
:country comparison to the world: 94
*HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
*country comparison to the world: 125
*Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 22.1% (2008)
:country comparison to the world: 83
*Education expenditures: 6.6% of GDP (2010)
:country comparison to the world: 30
*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: 17 years (2011)
*Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
:total: 19.8%
:country comparison to the world: 60
:male: 20.4%
:female: 19.8% (2012)
==Government of Belgium==
==Government of Belgium==
==Economy of Belgium==
==Economy of Belgium==

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