| 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.) |
