Croatia vs. Slovenia
Demographics
| Croatia | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,208,973 (July 2021 est.) | 2,102,106 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.16% (male 308,668/female 289,996) 15-24 years: 10.76% (male 233,602/female 221,495) 25-54 years: 39.77% (male 841,930/female 839,601) 55-64 years: 14.24% (male 290,982/female 310,969) 65 years and over: 21.06% (male 364,076/female 526,427) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 14.84% (male 160,134/female 151,960) 15-24 years: 9.01% (male 98,205/female 91,318) 25-54 years: 40.73% (male 449,930/female 406,395) 55-64 years: 14.19% (male 148,785/female 149,635) 65 years and over: 21.23% (male 192,420/female 253,896) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 43.9 years male: 42 years female: 45.9 years (2020 est.) | total: 44.9 years male: 43.4 years female: 46.6 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.48% (2021 est.) | -0.03% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.68 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 8.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 10.34 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 8.91 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.67 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 1.53 deaths/1,000 live births male: 1.64 deaths/1,000 live births female: 1.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.97 years male: 73.83 years female: 80.3 years (2021 est.) | total population: 81.61 years male: 78.73 years female: 84.6 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.44 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.59 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s) adjective: Croatian note: the French designation of "Croate" to Croatian mercenaries in the 17th century eventually became "Cravate" and later came to be applied to the soldiers' scarves - the cravat; Croatia celebrates Cravat Day every 18 October | noun: Slovene(s) adjective: Slovenian |
| Ethnic groups | Croat 90.4%, Serb 4.4%, other 4.4% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Romani), unspecified 0.8% (2011 est.) | Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 1,700 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | <1,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 86.3%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.5%, not religious or atheist 3.8% (2011 est.) | Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | <100 (2018 est.) |
| Languages | Croatian (official) 95.6%, Serbian 1.2%, other 3% (including Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Albanian), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): Knjiga svjetskih cinjenica, nuzan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Slovene (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 est.) major-language sample(s): Svetovni informativni zvezek - neobhoden vir osnovnih informacij. (Slovene) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.3% male: 99.7% female: 98.9% (2015) | definition: NA total population: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.7% (2015) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2018) | total: 18 years male: 17 years female: 18 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 3.9% of GDP (2017) | 4.8% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 57.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 55.4% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 99.5% of population rural: 98.4% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population rural: 1.6% of population total: 1% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 685,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2021) | 286,000 LJUBLJANA (capital) (2018) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.8% (2018) | 8.3% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3 physicians/1,000 population (2016) | 3.09 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 4.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 24.4% (2016) | 20.2% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 28.9 years (2019 est.) | 28.9 years (2019 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 55.7 youth dependency ratio: 22.6 elderly dependency ratio: 33.1 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 55.9 youth dependency ratio: 23.6 elderly dependency ratio: 32.3 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
