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     Forecast Categories for Belgium
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human Needs
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Belgium -
Population - Million People - -
     2013: 10.81
     2030: 11.07
     2060: 10.94
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2013: 0.274
     2030: 0.077
     2060: -0.074
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 11.58
     2030: 10.65
     2060: 10.55
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 10.15
     2030: 11.15
     2060: 12.54
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Infants - -
     2013: 3.500
     2030: 2.186
     2060: 1.099
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2013: 80.28
     2030: 82.31
     2060: 85.23
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2013: 77.40
     2030: 79.32
     2060: 81.97
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2013: 83.05
     2030: 85.21
     2060: 88.39
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2013: 1.900
     2030: 1.900
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2013: 0.140
     2030: 0.112
     2060: 0.037
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2013: 0.750
     2030: 0.706
     2060: 0.693
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2013: 1.838
     2030: 1.804
     2060: 1.762
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2013: 7.004
     2030: 6.631
     2060: 6.298
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2013: 1.966
     2030: 2.637
     2060: 2.879
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2013: 10.69
     2030: 10.95
     2060: 10.82
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2013: 0.444
     2030: 0.422
     2060: 0.410
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2013: 45.75
     2030: 48.48
     2060: 49.75

Health Forecast for Belgium -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2013: 18.27
     2030: 17.80
     2060: 17.23
Smoking Rate - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2013: 24.45
     2030: 23.69
     2060: 23.67
Malnourished children as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 0.264
     2030: 0.774
     2060: 1.496
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000

Education Forecast for Belgium -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2013: 105.9
     2030: 100.6
     2060: 100.2
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2013: 95.68
     2030: 99.99
     2060: 100.00
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 108.9
     2030: 107.7
     2060: 102.4
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 106.3
     2030: 103.6
     2060: 100.7
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 63.23
     2030: 68.17
     2060: 69.71
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2013: 10.84
     2030: 12.27
     2060: 14.24
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2013: 100.0
     2030: 100.0
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Needs Forecast for Belgium
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 0.964
     2030: 0.987
     2060: 1.000
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 0.988
     2030: 0.781
     2060: 0.607
Calories per capita available - Available per Person per Day - -
     2013: 3,711
     2030: 3,674
     2060: 3,628
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2013: 0.661
     2030: 0.407
     2060: 0.149
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2013: 0.683
     2030: 0.354
     2060: 0.140

Economy Forecast for Belgium
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 360.3
     2030: 458.9
     2060: 664.5
Gross domestic product - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 411.1
     2030: 510.8
     2060: 709.2
GDP per capita at PPP - Thousand 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 33.33
     2030: 41.44
     2060: 60.75
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2013: 0.330
     2030: 0.335
     2060: 0.363
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2013: 75.75
     2030: 82.10
     2060: 76.97
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2013: 52.66
     2030: 73.58
     2060: 88.04

Energy Forecast for Belgium
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000

Environment Forecast for Belgium
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2013: 0.028
     2030: 0.027
     2060: 0.025

International Politics Forecast for Belgium
Power index (percent of global total) - Index - -
     2013: 0.375
     2030: 0.300
     2060: 0.212

Domestic Government Forecast for Belgium
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2013: 14.00
     2030: 14.00
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2013: 18.05
     2030: 18.28
     2060: 18.68
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2013: 7.226
     2030: 8.345
     2060: 10.00
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2013: 4.094
     2030: 4.190
     2060: 4.357
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2013: 7.192
     2030: 7.306
     2060: 7.506