Population

Belgium is a very diverse country made up of two major regions (the north and south) that harbors mainly the Dutch and French languages. Belgium as a whole makes up .15% of the total world population and has maintained a steady increase of population since around 1950 (World Population Review).

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Wallonia is the southern region of Belgium and its population makes up about 30% of Belgium’s total population. This self-governing region was created during the federalization of Belgium, largely because of the different ethnicities and languages in the 1980s and ’90s (Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.). As of 2010, Belgium’s overall population was 10.839 million, and Wallonia’s population was 3298 million (Wolf). Around the 1950’s Belgium had a greater population within the 0-4, 25-29, and 45-49 age ranges, possibly revealing lower life expectancy due to weaker health care. Now, Belgium shows an almost equal scale of all ages 60 and below (Wolf). 1308 million of Wallonia’s population is employed, and their population density is 3498 million/16844.3km^2 = 4.815 people per kilometer squared of area (AWEX). Wallonia’s population has been at a steady increase since its founding, and continues to flourish in the southern part of Belgium.

 

AWEX. Wallonia.be Export Investment. 2014. http://www.investinwallonia.be/wallonie-competitivite/chiffres-cles. 27 January 2015.

Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. . Wallonia . 2015. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/634954/Wallonia. 27 January 2015.

Populationdata.net. Belgium Maps . 2015. http://www.populationdata.net/indexcarte.php?option=pays&mid=1267&pid=23&nom=belgique-flamand. 27th January 2015.

Wolf, Marin De. Belgium 2015. 2012. http://populationpyramid.net/belgium/2015/. 27 January 2015.

World Population Review. Belgium Population. 2014. http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/belgium-population/. 27 January 2015.