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 … See more

Unemployment, youth ages 15–24; total: 15.8%.
male: 16.2% female: 15.3% (2018 est.) See more

Literacy; Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2003 est.)
Total population: 99% Male: 99% Female: 99% See more

Belgium's three official languages are Dutch, spoken by about 60% of the population, French, spoken by about 40%, and German, spoken … See more

Since the relaxation of the Belgian nationality law more than 1.3 million migrants have acquired Belgian citizenship and are now considered new Belgians. 89.2% of inhabitants of Turkish origin have been naturalized, as have 88.4% of people of Moroccan … See more

Belgium does not collect data on ethnicity or race, but does collect data on the country of origin of citizens.
The largest group of immigrants and their descendants in … See more

As of 2012, 58% of Belgians identify as Roman Catholic. Other Christians comprise 7% of the population. Muslims comprise 5%. 27% of Belgians are agnostics, atheists or otherwise irreligious. See more