Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Slovakia
Slovakia: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 32.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Slovakia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Slovakia stood at 32.7%.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Slovakia peaked at 52.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 14th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52.0% | — |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.0% | 48.3% | 52.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 34.3% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 31.9% | 35.3% | 6 |
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More population data for Slovakia
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 5.42 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 5.42 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 413.47 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 46,241 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.3 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 5.42 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 46,241 Number (2024)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.46 Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 9.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Slovakia?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Slovakia was 32.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Slovakia ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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