Population: |
5,447,502 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: |
0-14 years: 16.4% (male 456,105/female 435,154) 15-64 years: 71.5% (male 1,938,846/female 1,955,382) 65 years and over: 12.2% (male 247,728/female 414,287) (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: |
0.147% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: |
10.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: |
9.48 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: |
0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.992 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.598 male(s)/female total population: 0.942 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: |
total: 7.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.32 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 74.95 years male: 71 years female: 79.11 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: |
1.33 children born/woman (2007 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.) |