Population: 10,829,175 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.1% (male 1,014,443/female 943,702) 15-64 years: 66.9% (male 3,610,646/female 3,632,365) 65 years and over: 15% (male 699,446/female 928,573) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 36.79 years male: 35.3 years female: 38.29 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.03% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 10.49 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 12.89 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 74.73 years male: 72.15 years female: 77.51 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.67 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 10,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Serb(s); Montenegrin(s) adjective: Serbian; Montenegrin

Ethnic groups: Serb 62.6%, Albanian 16.5%, Montenegrin 5%, Hungarian 3.3%, other 12.6% (1991)

Religions: Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%

Languages: Serbian 95%, Albanian 5%

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.4% male: 98.9% female: 94.1% (2002 est.)