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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)
Population:
1,996,617 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.4% (male 138,116/female 129,804)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
10.7% (male 108,966/female 103,968)
25-54 years:
44.4% (male 447,134/female 438,590)
55-64 years:
14.5% (male 142,893/female 146,084)
65 years and over:
17.1% (male 135,229/female 205,833) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 42.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
41.1 years
female:
44.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.185% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 207
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
8.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 212
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 50% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
LJUBLJANA (capital) 260,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 147
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 197
male:
4.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.48 years
country comparison to the world: 63
male:
73.83 years
female:
81.36 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.31 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 212
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
9.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.473 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
4.7 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
