Population: 5,403,505 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.53% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 14.55 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 9.28 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.81 years
male: 68.66 years
female: 77.2 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.96 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Slovak(s)
adjective: Slovak

Ethnic divisions: Slovak 85.6%, Hungarian 10.8%, Gypsy 1.5% (the 1992 census figures underreport the Gypsy/Romany community, which could reach 500,000 or more), Czech 1.1%, Ruthenian 15,000, Ukrainian 13,000, Moravian 6,000, German 5,000, Polish 3,000

Religions: Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%

Languages: Slovak (official), Hungarian

Literacy:
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 2.484 million
by occupation: industry 33.2%, agriculture 12.2%, construction 10.3%, communication and other 44.3% (1990)

NOTE: The information regarding Slovakia on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Slovakia People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Slovakia People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.