This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( June 2017) In the beginning of 2012, people of foreign background and their descendants were estimated to have formed 25% of the total population.
Of these 'New Belgians', 1,200,000 (49%) are of European ancestry and 1,350,000 (51%) are from countries. 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 origin have been naturalized, as have 88.4% of people of Moroccan background, 75.4% of Italians, 56.2% of the French and 47.8% of Dutch people.
In 2007, there were 1.38 million foreign-born residents in Belgium, corresponding to 12.9% of the total population. Of these, 685 000 (6.4%) were born outside the EU and 695 000 (6.5%) were born in another EU Member State. Life expectancy at birth from 1841-2015 [ ] Sources: and the.
Population pyramid of Belgium in 2016 Population 11,491,346 (July 2017 est.) 11,409,077 (est. July 2016) Age structure 0-14 years: 17.16% (male 1,010,201/female 961,994) 15-24 years: 11.34% (male 665,483/female 637,700) 25-54 years: 40.05% (male 2,320,845/female 2,281,411) 55-64 years: 12.86% (male 732,062/female 746,212) 65 years and over: 18.58% (male 929,594/female 1,205,844) (2017 est.) Total fertility rate 1.78 children born/woman (2017 est.) Country comparison to the world: 155th Median age total: 41.4 years.