What is the Ethnic Composition of Belgium

Q. What is the ethnic composition of Belgium?

• Belgium is located in Western Europe that shares borders with Germany, France, and the Netherlands. The country is well known for its Renaissance architecture and mediaeval towns.

• The overall population of the country is classified into three linguistic communities. 

• Around 60% of the country’s population exists in the north region and speaks Flemish, almost equivalent to Dutch. 

• About 40% of the country’s population speaks French in the Wallonia province in the south.

• Approximately one-tenth of the country’s population is bilingual, and the majority of the people speak both Flemish and French. 

• In addition, 1 % of the population speaks the German language in the eastern Liege region.

• Though Brussels incorporates several official bilingual communities and extends more into the Wallon and the Flemish community, around 80% of the population speaks French. 

What is ethnicity?

• Ethnicity or ethnic composition is a group of people who identify themselves based on the communication characteristics that differentiate them from other groups by tradition, origin, language, country, history, religion, or sociable treatment within their residing area.

• The larger group of people, such as clans and tribes, are further divided into smaller groups of people and united to form a single community.

• A group of people with resemblances in history, language, community, and culture is ethnicity or ethnic composition.

• They usually share standard practices, religion, and ancestral origin.