Slovakia: People & Society#
| Population | 5,445,802 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak |
| Ethnic groups | Slovak 80.7%, Hungarian 8.5%, Roma 2%, other and unspecified 8.8% (2011 est.) |
| Languages | Slovak (official) 78.6%, Hungarian 9.4%, Roma 2.3%, Ruthenian 1%, other or unspecified 8.8% (2011 est.) |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 8.2%, Greek Catholic 3.8%, other or unspecified 12.5%, none 13.4% (2011 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.14% (male 422,797/female 401,718) 15-24 years: 11.32% (male 317,775/female 298,954) 25-54 years: 45.13% (male 1,241,212/female 1,216,596) 55-64 years: 13.52% (male 349,089/female 387,394) 65 years and over: 14.88% (male 312,042/female 498,225) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 40.8% youth dependency ratio: 21.3% elderly dependency ratio: 19.5% potential support ratio: 5.1% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 40.1 years male: 38.4 years female: 41.9 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.01% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country; slightly larger concentration in the west in proximity to the Czech border |
| Urbanization | urban population: 53.6% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: -0.31% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | BRATISLAVA (capital) 401,000 (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 27.4 (2013 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 5.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.1 years male: 73.5 years female: 80.9 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.4 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 8.1% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 3.32 physicians/1,000 population (2012) |
| Hospital bed density | 6 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 99.4% of population rural: 98.2% of population total: 98.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population rural: 1.8% of population total: 1.2% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.02% (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 100 (2014 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 27.4% (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 4.1% of GDP (2013) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 16 years (2014) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 29.7% male: 29.5% female: 30.1% (2014 est.) |