The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Europe
Languages Belgium, in 36 editions.
The entry for Belgium published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 14 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 14
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Language”
- 56% Flemish (Dutch), 32% French, 1% German;
- 11% legally bilingual;
- divided along ethnic lines
56% Flemish (Dutch), 32% French, 1% German; 11% legally bilingual; divided along ethnic lines
Published as “Language”
- Flemish (Dutch) 56%, French 32%, German 1%;
- legally bilingual 11%;
- divided along ethnic lines
56% Flemish (Dutch), 32% French, 1% German; 11% (Dutch) 56%, French 32%, German 1%; legally bilingual; bilingual 11%; divided along ethnic lines
- Flemish (Dutch) 56%, French 32%, German 1%;
- legally bilingual 11%;
- divided along ethnic lines
Flemish (Dutch) 56%, French 32%, German 1%; legally bilingual 11%; divided
along ethnic lines
Flemish (Dutch) 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11% divided along ethnic lines
Flemish (Dutch) 56%, French 32%, German 1%; 1%, legally bilingual 11%; 11% divided
along ethnic lines
Dutch 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11% divided along ethnic lines
Flemish (Dutch) Dutch 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11% divided
ethnic lines
Dutch 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11% divided along ethnic lines
Dutch 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11%
divided along
Dutch 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11%divided (divided along ethnic lines lines)
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Dutch Flemish 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual 11%
(divided along ethnic lines)
Flemish 56%, French 32%, German 1%, legally bilingual
11%
- Dutch 58%,
- French 32%,
- German 10%,
- legally bilingual
Flemish 56%, Dutch 58%, French 32%, German 1%, 10%, legally bilingual
11%
- Dutch 58%,
- French 32%,
- German 10%,
- legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Dutch 58%, French 32%, German 10%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
The same text in 13 editions, 2002 to 2014.
- Dutch (official) 60%,
- French (official) 40%,
- German (official) less than 1%,
- legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Dutch 58%, (official) 60%, French 32%, (official) 40%, German 10%, (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
The same text in 6 editions, 2015 to 2020.
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) 1%
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- major-language sample(s):
Het Wereld Feitenboek, een omnisbare bron van informatie. (Dutch)
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Rewritten: too little of the 2020 text remains to mark the changes.
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%
major-language sample(s):
Het Wereld Feitenboek, een omnisbare bron van informatie. (Dutch)
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
The same text in 3 editions, 2023 to 2025.
- major-language sample(s):
Het Wereld Feitenboek, een onmisbare bron van informatie. (Dutch)
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%
major-language sample(s):
Het Wereld Feitenboek, een omnisbare onmisbare bron van informatie. (Dutch)
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Belgium: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/belgium/languages.