Demographics of Belgium

Demographics of the Kingdom of Belgium
Population pyramid of Belgium in 2022
Population	11,556,297 (February 2021) 82nd
Growth rate	0.54% (2021 est.)
Birth rate	10.3 births/1,000 population (2021)
Death rate	9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2021)
Life expectancy	81.65 years (2021 est.)
• male	79.2 years (2021 )[1]
• female	84 years (2021 )[1]
Fertility rate	1.54 children born/woman (2022)[a]
Infant mortality rate	3.24 (2021 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 and over	17.6% (male 760,390/female 1,074,477) (2009 est.)
Sex ratio
At birth	1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Under 15	1.04 male(s)/female
15–64 years	1.02 male(s)/female
65 and over	0.72 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality	noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian
Major ethnic	58% Flemish
Minor ethnic	31% Walloon, 11% Mixed/Other
Language
Spoken	Dutch, French, German

Demographic features of the population of Belgium include ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. All figures are from the National Institute for Statistics unless otherwise indicated.^[2]

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