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Belgian People

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Population: 10,414,336 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 857,373/female 822,303) 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 3,480,072/female 3,419,721) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 760,390/female 1,074,477) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 41.7 years male: 40.4 years female: 43 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.094% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 10.38 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.99 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.22 years male: 76.06 years female: 82.53 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 15,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 100 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian

Ethnic groups: Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%

Religions: Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%

Languages: Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.)