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Slovenia vs. Croatia

Demographics

SloveniaCroatia
Population2,102,106 (July 2021 est.)4,208,973 (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: 14.16% (male 308,668/female 289,996)

15-24 years: 10.76% (male 233,602/female 221,495)

25-54 years: 39.77% (male 841,930/female 839,601)

55-64 years: 14.24% (male 290,982/female 310,969)

65 years and over: 21.06% (male 364,076/female 526,427) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 44.9 years

male: 43.4 years

female: 46.6 years (2020 est.)
total: 43.9 years

male: 42 years

female: 45.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.03% (2021 est.)-0.48% (2021 est.)
Birth rate8.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)8.68 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate10.34 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)12.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-0.74 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: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

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

55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female

total population: 0.93 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: 8.91 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 8.67 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 9.15 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: 76.97 years

male: 73.83 years

female: 80.3 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.59 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.44 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2020 est.)<.1% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Slovene(s)

adjective: Slovenian
noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s)

adjective: Croatian

note: the French designation of "Croate" to Croatian mercenaries in the 17th century eventually became "Cravate" and later came to be applied to the soldiers' scarves - the cravat; Croatia celebrates Cravat Day every 18 October
Ethnic groupsSlovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.)Croat 90.4%, Serb 4.4%, other 4.4% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Romani), unspecified 0.8% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
1,700 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
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.)Roman Catholic 86.3%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.5%, not religious or atheist 3.8% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2018 est.)<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
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):
Svetovni informativni zvezek - neobhoden vir osnovnih informacij. (Slovene)

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Croatian (official) 95.6%, Serbian 1.2%, other 3% (including Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Albanian), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svjetskih cinjenica, nuzan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian)

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Literacydefinition: NA

total population: 99.7%

male: 99.7%

female: 99.7% (2015)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.3%

male: 99.7%

female: 98.9% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 18 years

male: 17 years

female: 18 years (2018)
total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Education expenditures4.8% of GDP (2017)3.9% 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: 57.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: 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.)
improved: 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.)
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.)
improved: urban: 99.5% of population

rural: 98.4% of population

total: 99% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population

rural: 1.6% of population

total: 1% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population286,000 LJUBLJANA (capital) (2018)685,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures8.3% (2018)6.8% (2018)
Physicians density3.09 physicians/1,000 population (2017)3 physicians/1,000 population (2016)
Hospital bed density4.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)5.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate20.2% (2016)24.4% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth28.9 years (2019 est.)28.9 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: 55.7

youth dependency ratio: 22.6

elderly dependency ratio: 33.1

potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook