Demographics of Belgium
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.
| 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 ) |
| • female | 84 years (2021 ) |
| Fertility rate | 1.54 children born/woman (2022) |
| 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 |
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