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:
1,992,690 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.4% (male 137,756/female 129,420)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 10.3% (male 105,182/female 100,255)
25-54 years: 44.2% (male 444,274/female 435,702)
55-64 years: 14.7% (male 144,230/female 147,774)
65 years and over: 17.5% (male 138,953/female 209,144) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 46 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 20.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 25.2 %
potential support ratio: 4 (2013)

Median age:
total: 43.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 41.4 years
female: 44.9 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.21% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 215
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
8.66 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 215
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
11.12 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 50% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
LJUBLJANA (capital) 260,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
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: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
28.7 (2010 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: 151
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 198
male: 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.66 years
country comparison to the world: 61
male: 74.02 years
female: 81.53 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.32 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
78.9%
note: percent of women aged 15-44 (1994/95)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence 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: