| Population | 11,778,842 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian |
| Ethnic groups | Belgian 75.2%, Italian 4.1%, Moroccan 3.7%, French 2.4%, Turkish 2%, Dutch 2%, other 10.6% (2012 est.) |
| Languages | Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1% major-language sample(s): Het Wereld Feitenboek, een omnisbare bron van informatie. (Dutch) The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant and other Christian 2.5%, Muslim 5%, Jewish 0.4%, Buddhist 0.3%, atheist 9.2%, none 32.6% (2009 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.22% (male 1,033,383/female 984,624) 15-24 years: 11.2% (male 670,724/female 642,145) 25-54 years: 39.23% (male 2,319,777/female 2,278,450) 55-64 years: 13.14% (male 764,902/female 775,454) 65 years and over: 19.21% (male 988,148/female 1,263,109) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 57 youth dependency ratio: 26.7 elderly dependency ratio: 30.2 potential support ratio: 3.3 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 41.6 years male: 40.4 years female: 42.8 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.59% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.71 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | most of the population concentrated in the northern two-thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world; approximately 97% live in urban areas |
| Urbanization | urban population: 98.1% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 2.096 million BRUSSELS (capital), 1.048 million Antwerp (2021) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.2 years (2019 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.65 years male: 79.02 years female: 84.4 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.77 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 66.7% (2018) |
| 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 (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 10.3% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.07 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| 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 (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 22.1% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1% (2014/15) |
| Education expenditures | 6.4% of GDP (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 20 years male: 19 years female: 21 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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