Slovakia's People | Slovakia People

Population: 5,431,363 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.1% (male 475,263/female 453,340) 15-64 years: 71% (male 1,919,222/female 1,939,097) 65 years and over: 11.9% (male 241,610/female 402,831) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 35.43 years male: 33.85 years female: 37.25 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.15% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 9.43 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 7.41 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.65 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 74.5 years male: 70.52 years female: 78.68 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.32 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: Less than 200 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak

Ethnic groups: Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)

Religions: Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)

Languages: Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.7% female: 99.6% (2001 est.)

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