Birth seasonality in Slovakia
Slovakia: Birth seasonality was 27.26 births per million people in 2019. βΌ Falling
Birth seasonality in Slovakia, 1925β2019
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) β processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
In 2019, birth seasonality in Slovakia stood at 27.26 births per million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Slovakia peaked at 76.08 births per million people in 1926 and was at its lowest, 22.62 births per million people, in 2001.
That places Slovakia 11th out of 40 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 88 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 72.43 births per million people | 67.15 births per million people | 76.08 births per million people | 5 |
| 1930s | 61.27 births per million people | 53.04 births per million people | 69.99 births per million people | 8 |
| 1940s | 61.62 births per million people | 53 births per million people | 68.65 births per million people | 5 |
| 1950s | 63.07 births per million people | 52.39 births per million people | 72.7 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.18 births per million people | 42.44 births per million people | 52.57 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1 births per million people | 44.86 births per million people | 55.01 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.53 births per million people | 37.34 births per million people | 47.15 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.62 births per million people | 25.91 births per million people | 38.77 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7 births per million people | 22.62 births per million people | 26.87 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.96 births per million people | 25.96 births per million people | 27.51 births per million people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 8 United States 28.43 births per million people compare
- 9 Iceland 27.8 births per million people compare
- 10 Ireland 27.42 births per million people compare
- 12 Czechia 26.39 births per million people compare
- 13 Estonia 26.25 births per million people compare
- 14 United Kingdom 25.65 births per million people compare
More population data for Slovakia
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 71.28 people per kmΒ² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 131,931 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 144,269 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.55 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Slovakia?
- Birth seasonality in Slovakia was 27.26 births per million people in 2019, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) β processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.08 births per million people in 1926.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.62 births per million people in 2001.
- How does Slovakia rank for birth seasonality?
- Slovakia ranks 11th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.