Belgium vs. Germany
Demographics
| Belgium | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,778,842 (July 2021 est.) | 79,903,481 (July 2021 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.) | 0-14 years: 12.89% (male 5,302,850/female 5,025,863) 15-24 years: 9.81% (male 4,012,412/female 3,854,471) 25-54 years: 38.58% (male 15,553,328/female 15,370,417) 55-64 years: 15.74% (male 6,297,886/female 6,316,024) 65 years and over: 22.99% (male 8,148,873/female 10,277,538) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 41.6 years male: 40.4 years female: 42.8 years (2020 est.) | total: 47.8 years male: 46.5 years female: 49.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.59% (2021 est.) | -0.21% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 8.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.71 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 12.22 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| 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.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 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.) | total: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.84 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 population: 81.3 years male: 78.93 years female: 83.8 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.77 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.48 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | 0.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian | noun: German(s) adjective: German |
| Ethnic groups | Belgian 75.2%, Italian 4.1%, Moroccan 3.7%, French 2.4%, Turkish 2%, Dutch 2%, other 10.6% (2012 est.) | German 86.3%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, Romanian 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.9% (2020 est.) note: data represent population by nationality |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | 93,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| 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.) | Roman Catholic 27.1%, Protestant 24.9%, Muslim 5.2%, Orthodox 2%, other Christian 1%, other 1%, none 38.8% (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | <500 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| 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. | German (official); note - Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages major-language sample(s): Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 20 years male: 19 years female: 21 years (2018) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 17 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 6.4% of GDP (2017) | 4.9% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 98.1% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 77.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| 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.) | 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.) |
| 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.) | 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.) |
| Major cities - population | 2.096 million BRUSSELS (capital), 1.048 million Antwerp (2021) | 3.567 million BERLIN (capital), 1.789 million Hamburg, 1.553 million Munich, 1.129 million Cologne, 785,000 Frankfurt (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1% (2014/15) | 0.5% (2014/17) |
| Health expenditures | 10.3% (2018) | 11.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.07 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 4.25 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 8 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 22.1% (2016) | 22.3% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.2 years (2019 est.) | 29.8 years (2019 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 66.7% (2018) | 67% (2018) note: percent of women aged 18-49 |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 57 youth dependency ratio: 26.7 elderly dependency ratio: 30.2 potential support ratio: 3.3 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 55.4 youth dependency ratio: 21.7 elderly dependency ratio: 33.7 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
