Population  10.44 million (estimate at July 2013).
Life expectancy: male 76.6 / female 83.1 .
Population below poverty line: 15.2% (2007 estimate)

Ethnic groups - Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed/other 11%.

Language – Dutch, also called Flemish (Vlaams), 60%.  French 40%.   German less than 1%. Legally bi-lingual Flemish-Dutch/French.

Religion: Roman Catholic 75%. Other, including Protestant, 25%.

Education expenditure:  6.6% of GDP (2009)