The Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic revealed February 29th 2012 the first and selected final results of the 2011 Population and Housing Census.
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
On the decisive Census moment which was 21 May 2011, 5 397 036 permanent inhabitants lived in the Slovak Republic which is by 17 581 more than it was ten years ago. The 0,33 % population growth during the intercensal period 2001-2011 is the lowest in the history of Slovak population censuses. The number of permanent residents is still increasing but at a slower pace.
From the eight regions of the Slovak Republic, the most numerous population group live in Prešov region- 814 527 inhabitants (15,1 %) and the least numerous in Trnava region – 554 741 (10,3 %).
SETTLEMENT
On the decisive moment of the 2011 census there were 2 890 municipalities which is by 7 more than it was in 2001. There are 138 urban municipalities and 2 752 rural municipalities in Slovakia. The percentage of people living in towns (54,4 %) is higher than the percentage of people living in country (45,6 %).
POPULATION BY SEX
Women make up a little more than half (51,3 %) of the total population of the Slovak Republic. Compared with 2001, the number of women per 1 000 men is slightly decreasing.
POPULATION AGEING
When compared to the last census, there is another decrease in the number of pre-productive population aged 0-14 from 18,9 % in 2001 to 15,3 % in 2011. The share of post-productive age group (65+) is also increasing from 11,4 % in 2001 to 12,7 % in 2011.
FAMILY STATUS
The share of the divorced people continues to rise and the share of the single people remained unchanged compared to 2001.
EDUCATION
The education level of the population is increasing and the number of people with higher education is growing.
RELIGION
Among the religions of Slovakia, the majority of the population have an affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church. Participation in religious life activities was reported by 62 % of the population. Compared with the 2001 census, the percentage of people who filled in the Roman Catholic Church and those who filled in the other most numerous religions- Evangelic Church of Augsburg confession (5,9 %), Greek Catholic Church (3,8 %) and Reformed Christian Church (1,8 %) decreased, the number of people who did not have any religious affiliation slightly increased, from 13 % in 2001 to 13,4 % in 2011.
NATIONALITY
According to the 2011 census, the most numerous nationalities were the Slovak, Hungarian and the Romany. During the intercensal period, the share of people reporting themselves as Slovak and Hungarian decreased, and the share of people claiming Roma nationality slightly increased from 1,7 % in 2001 to 2 % in 2011.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Informatisation of the society continues, e.g. 53,8 % of the Slovak population can use the Internet.
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