Population 5,387,665 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 21% (male 588,511; female 563,090)
15-64 years : 68% (male 1,802,132; female 1,831,119)
65 years and over: 11% (male 233,476; female 369,337) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 0.12% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 10.37 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 9.58 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years : 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 10 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.91 years
male : 69.11 years
female: 76.9 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.34 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Slovak(s)
adjective: Slovak

Ethnic groups Slovak 85.7%, Hungarian 10.7%, Gypsy 1.5% (the 1992 census figures underreportthe Gypsy/Romany community, which could reach 500,000 or more), Czech 1%,Ruthenian 0.3%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.1%, Polish 0.1%, other 0.3%

Religions Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%,other 17.5%

Languages Slovak (official), Hungarian

Literacy NA

NOTE: The information regarding Slovakia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Slovakia People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Slovakia People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.