Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Slovakia
Slovakia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.55 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.55 children per women
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
157th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.24 children per women
in 1952
All-time low
1.17 children per women
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Slovakia, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1.55 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Slovakia peaked at 3.24 children per women in 1952 and was at its lowest, 1.17 children per women, in 2002.
That places Slovakia 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.13 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 3.16 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 3.24 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 3.19 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 3.18 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.24 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 3.24 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 3.15 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 3.02 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1959 | 2.86 children per women | -5.3% |
| 1960 | 2.89 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 2.83 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 2.72 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 2.8 children per women | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 2.77 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.66 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 2.55 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.39 children per women | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 2.31 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 2.34 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.32 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.34 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.39 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.46 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 2.52 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 2.46 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 2.45 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.41 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.4 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.37 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.26 children per women | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 2.22 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 2.22 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 2.22 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.2 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.2 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.14 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.09 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.09 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 2.02 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 2.03 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.99 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.89 children per women | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.83 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.64 children per women | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 1.49 children per women | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.44 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.4 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.35 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.31 children per women | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.27 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.19 children per women | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.17 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.19 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.23 children per women | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.24 children per women | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.24 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.25 children per women | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.33 children per women | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.42 children per women | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.41 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.43 children per women | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.38 children per women | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.38 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4 children per women | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.39 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.46 children per women | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.51 children per women | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.53 children per women | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.55 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.57 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.61 children per women | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.54 children per women | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.55 children per women | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.14 children per women | 2.86 children per women | 3.24 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.63 children per women | 2.31 children per women | 2.89 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.41 children per women | 2.32 children per women | 2.52 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.16 children per women | 2.02 children per women | 2.26 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.64 children per women | 1.31 children per women | 2.03 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 children per women | 1.17 children per women | 1.42 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 children per women | 1.38 children per women | 1.55 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 children per women | 1.54 children per women | 1.61 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 154 Maldives 1.56 children per women compare
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 1.55 children per women compare
- 156 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.55 children per women compare
- 158 Iceland 1.53 children per women compare
- 159 Malaysia 1.53 children per women compare
- 160 Liechtenstein 1.52 children per women compare
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- Population density 71.28 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 131,931 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Slovakia?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Slovakia was 1.55 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 children per women in 1952.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 children per women in 2002.
- How does Slovakia rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Slovakia ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).