Birth rate: 10.21 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 10.41 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.05 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.27 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.35 years male: 74.13 years female: 80.74 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.49 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian
Ethnic groups: Fleming 55% Walloon 33% mixed or other 12%
Religions: Roman Catholic 75% Protestant or other 25%
Languages: Flemish 56% French 32% German 1% legally bilingual 11%
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA%
