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SLOVENIA

Population:

2,005,692 (July 2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 146

Age structure:

0-14 years: 13.5% (male 139,880/female 131,826)
15-64 years: 69.9% (male 707,219/female 695,470)
65 years and over: 16.5% (male 129,662/female 201,635) (2009 est.)

Median age:

total: 41.7 years
male: 40.1 years
female: 43.3 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.113% (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 216

Birth rate:

8.97 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 212

Death rate:

10.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 55

Net migration rate:

0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 65

Urbanization:

urban population: 48% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: -0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 206
male: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 76.92 years
country comparison to the world: 60
male: 73.25 years
female: 80.84 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.28 children born/woman (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 210

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 144

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

280 (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 154

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

fewer than 100 (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 133

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)

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)

Languages:

Slovenian 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% (2002 census)

Literacy:

definition: NA
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6%

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006)

Education expenditures:


The majority of Slovenia's population is Slovene (more than 87%). Hungarians and Italians have the status of indigenous minorities under the Slovenian Constitution, which guarantees them seats in the National Assembly. Most other minority groups, particularly those from the former Yugoslavia, immigrated after World War II for economic reasons. Slovenes are predominantly Roman Catholic, though the country also has a small number of Protestants, Orthodox Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Slovene is a Slavic language, written in the Roman script.
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