Birth rate: 12.62 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 9.35 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.95 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.01 years male: 69.01 years female: 77.21 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.65 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality: noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak
Ethnic divisions: Slovak 85.7%, Hungarian 10.7%, Gypsy 1.5% (the 1992 census figures underreport the Gypsy/Romany community, which could reach 500,000 or more), Czech 1%, Ruthenian 0.3%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.1%, Polish 0.1%, other 0.3%
Religions: Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%,
Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%