The Slovak constitution guarantees freedom of religion. The majority of Slovak citizens (69%) practice Roman Catholicism; the second-largest group are Protestants. About 2,300 Jews remain of the estimated pre-WWII population of 120,000. The official state language is Slovak, and Hungarian is widely spoken in the southern region.
Despite its modern European economy and society, Slovakia has a significant rural element. About 45% of Slovaks live in villages with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, and 14% in villages with fewer than 1,000.
Population: 5 379 455 (2001 census)/ 5,430,033 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
(2001 census) / (2003 est.)
0-14 years:
18,9% (male ?; female ?) / 17.8% (male 495,316; female 471,823)
15-64 years:
63,1% (male ?; female ?) /70.5% (male 1,903,335; female 1,924,065)
65 years and over:
18% (male ?; female ?) / 11.7% (male 238,912; female 396,582)
Median age: total: 35 years,male: 33.3 years, female: 36.7 years (2002)
Population growth rate: 0.14% (2003 est.)
Birth rate: 10.1 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate: 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
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:
0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 8.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
74.43 years
male:
70.44 years
female:
78.64 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.25 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Slovak(s)
adjective:
Slovak
Ethnic groups: Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Gypsy 1.7%, Czech 0,8%, other 2% (mainly Moravian, Silesian, Ruthenian and Ukrainian, German, Polish, Croatian) (2001 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 68.93%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant (Evangelic Church of Augsburg Affiliation) 6.93%, Greek catholic 4,1%, Reformed Christian Church 2,04%, Orthodox 0,93%, other 6.37% (2001 census)
Languages: Slovak (official), Hungarian
Literacy:
definition:
NA
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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