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Slovenia vs. Austria

Demographics

SloveniaAustria
Population2,102,106 (July 2021 est.)8,884,864 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 14.84% (male 160,134/female 151,960)

15-24 years: 9.01% (male 98,205/female 91,318)

25-54 years: 40.73% (male 449,930/female 406,395)

55-64 years: 14.19% (male 148,785/female 149,635)

65 years and over: 21.23% (male 192,420/female 253,896) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 14.01% (male 635,803/female 605,065)

15-24 years: 10.36% (male 466,921/female 451,248)

25-54 years: 41.35% (male 1,831,704/female 1,831,669)

55-64 years: 14.41% (male 635,342/female 641,389)

65 years and over: 19.87% (male 768,687/female 991,621) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 44.9 years

male: 43.4 years

female: 46.6 years (2020 est.)
total: 44.5 years

male: 43.1 years

female: 45.8 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.03% (2021 est.)0.32% (2021 est.)
Birth rate8.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)9.48 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate10.34 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)9.85 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.11 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 1.53 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 1.64 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 1.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 81.61 years

male: 78.73 years

female: 84.6 years (2021 est.)
total population: 82.07 years

male: 79.42 years

female: 84.85 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.59 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.5 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2020 est.)0.1% (2017 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Slovene(s)

adjective: Slovenian
noun: Austrian(s)

adjective: Austrian
Ethnic groupsSlovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.)Austrian 80.8%, German 2.6%,  Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est.)

note: data represent population by country of birth
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
7,400 (2017 est.)
ReligionsCatholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 est.)Catholic 57%, Eastern Orthodox 8.7%, Muslim 7.9%, Evangelical Christian 3.3%, other/none/unspecified 23.1% (2018 est.)

note:  data on Muslim is a 2016 estimate; data on other/none/unspecified are from 2012-2018 estimates
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2018 est.)<100 (2017 est.)
LanguagesSlovene (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 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in southern Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 18 years

male: 17 years

female: 18 years (2018)
total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Education expenditures4.8% of GDP (2017)5.4% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 55.4% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 59% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

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unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
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unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
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unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population286,000 LJUBLJANA (capital) (2018)1.945 million VIENNA (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures8.3% (2018)10.3% (2018)
Physicians density3.09 physicians/1,000 population (2017)5.17 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density4.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)7.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate20.2% (2016)20.1% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth28.9 years (2019 est.)29.7 years (2019 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 55.9

youth dependency ratio: 23.6

elderly dependency ratio: 32.3

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 50.6

youth dependency ratio: 21.7

elderly dependency ratio: 28.9

potential support ratio: 3.5 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook