Slovenia: People & Society#
| Population | 1,978,029 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Slovene(s) adjective: Slovenian |
| Ethnic groups | Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 census) |
| Languages | Slovenian (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian (official, only in municipalities where Italian national communities reside), Hungarian (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside) (2002 census) |
| Religions | Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 13.35% (male 136,114/female 127,904) 15-24 years: 9.58% (male 97,191/female 92,369) 25-54 years: 43.3% (male 432,824/female 423,708) 55-64 years: 14.82% (male 144,160/female 148,903) 65 years and over: 18.95% (male 152,770/female 222,086) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 48.7% youth dependency ratio: 22% elderly dependency ratio: 26.7% potential support ratio: 3.7% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 44.1 years male: 42.5 years female: 45.9 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.29% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 11.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest exhibit less density than elsewhere |
| Urbanization | urban population: 49.6% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.08% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | LJUBLJANA (capital) 279,000 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29 (2013 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.2 years male: 74.6 years female: 82 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.35 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 9.2% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 2.54 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.6 beds/1,000 population (2013) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.7% of population rural: 99.4% of population total: 99.5% of population unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population rural: 0.6% of population total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 99.1% of population rural: 99.1% of population total: 99.1% of population unimproved: urban: 0.9% of population rural: 0.9% of population total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.08% (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 900 (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 100 (2014 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 27.4% (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 5.5% of GDP (2013) |
| Literacy | definition: NA total population: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.7% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 18 years (2014) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 20.2% male: 19.4% female: 21.3% (2014 est.) |