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:
1,996,617 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.4% (male 138,604/female 130,337)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 69.8% (male 703,374/female 692,640)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 16.8% (male 132,069/female 203,068) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 42.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 40.7 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 44.1 years (2011 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
-0.185% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 207
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
8.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 212
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
[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.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

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

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
18 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 197
male: 4.66 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 3.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.48 years
country comparison to the world: 62
male: 73.83 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 81.36 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.31 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
9.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
2.473 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 54
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
4.7 beds/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: