Slovenia Demographics Profile 2009

Population

2,005,692 (July 2009 est.)

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.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

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

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
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
male: 73.25 years
female: 80.84 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.28 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

280 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2007 est.)

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

6% of GDP (2005)