Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Slovakia
Slovakia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5379 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Slovakia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Slovakia is 0.5379 people per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Slovakia peaked at 0.5682 people per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3382 people per person, in 1961.
That places Slovakia 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3384 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3382 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3441 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3505 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3577 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3653 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3734 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3818 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3904 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3989 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.409 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4198 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4303 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4416 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4534 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4656 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4775 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.489 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4996 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5091 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5172 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5242 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5306 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5369 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.543 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5486 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5537 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.558 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5614 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5636 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5644 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5663 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5682 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5678 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5667 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5654 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5642 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5629 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5616 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5603 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5602 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.56 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5589 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5577 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5562 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5546 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5529 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.551 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5489 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5471 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5457 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5441 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5425 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5411 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5397 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5384 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5371 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5358 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5345 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5333 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5321 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5315 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.536 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5409 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5402 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5379 people per person | -0.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.5379 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 67% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.5379 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3639 people per person | 0.3382 people per person | 0.3989 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4595 people per person | 0.409 people per person | 0.5091 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5437 people per person | 0.5172 people per person | 0.5636 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5648 people per person | 0.5603 people per person | 0.5682 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5547 people per person | 0.5471 people per person | 0.5602 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5392 people per person | 0.5333 people per person | 0.5457 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5364 people per person | 0.5315 people per person | 0.5409 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 145 Republic of Moldova 0.5551 people per person compare
- 146 Somalia 0.5514 people per person compare
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5455 people per person compare
- 149 Benin 0.5336 people per person compare
- 150 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5269 people per person compare
- 151 Isle of Man 0.5214 people per person compare
More population data for Slovakia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7735 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6992 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.5749 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Slovakia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Slovakia was 0.5379 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5682 people per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3382 people per person in 1961.
- How does Slovakia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Slovakia ranks 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.