Population 5,392,982 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 21% (male 570,515; female 546,088)
15-64 years: 68% (male 1,819,831; female 1,845,800)
65 years and over: 11% (male 235,926; female 374,822) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 0.08% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 9.96 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 9.48 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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: 0.62 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 9.73 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 73.19 years
male: 69.41 years
female: 77.15 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.27 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Slovak(s)
adjective: Slovak

Ethnic groups Slovak 85.7%, Hungarian 10.7%, Gypsy 1.5% (the 1992 census figures underreport the 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 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Slovakia People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Slovakia People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.