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)

Languages:
Slovenian (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 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)

Population:
1,988,292 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.4% (male 137,407/female 129,111)
15-24 years: 10% (male 101,754/female 96,973)
25-54 years: 43.9% (male 441,079/female 432,476)
55-64 years: 14.8% (male 145,013/female 148,704)
65 years and over: 17.5% (male 142,954/female 212,821) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 46.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 25.7 %
potential support ratio: 3.9 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 43.5 years
male: 41.7 years
female: 45.2 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.23% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 215
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
8.54 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
11.25 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 49.9% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 0.17% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
LJUBLJANA (capital) 273,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
28.8 (2011 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.04 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 198
male: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.83 years
country comparison to the world: 61
male: 74.21 years
female: 81.69 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.33 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
9% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
2.54 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
4.6 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 99.4% of population
total: 99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 0.6% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
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 (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
28.6% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
5.7% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.7% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 18 years (2012)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 20.6%
country comparison to the world: 57
male: 20.3%
female: 21% (2012)