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People
10,423,493 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
79
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) (2010 est.)
total: 42 years
male: 40.7 years
female: 43.3 years (2010 est.)
0.082% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
10.1 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
10.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
urban population: 97% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.045 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 (2010 est.)
total: 4.38 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 195
male: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 79.37 years
country comparison to the world: 37
male: 76.21 years
female: 82.68 years (2010 est.)
1.65 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
0.2% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
15,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
fewer than 100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
noun: Belgian(s)
adjective: Belgian
Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 16 years (2008)
6.1% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 36
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