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5,463,046 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 15.8% (male 442,168/female 422,055)
15-64 years: 71.7% (male 1,952,527/female 1,965,646)
65 years and over: 12.5% (male 254,510/female 426,140) (2009 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 36.9 years
male: 35.2 years
female: 38.6 years (2009 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.137% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
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Birth rate:
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10.6 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
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Death rate:
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9.53 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
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Net migration rate:
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0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
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Urbanization:
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urban population: 56% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 6.84 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 171
male: 7.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.4 years
country comparison to the world: 78
male: 71.47 years
female: 79.53 years (2009 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.35 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
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Nationality:
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noun: Slovak(s)
adjective: Slovak
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Ethnic groups:
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Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
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Languages:
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Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2004)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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