Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Slovakia
Slovakia: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 5.41 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.41 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 61 countries
All-time high
5.46 million
in 2020
All-time low
4.07 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Slovakia, 1960–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Slovakia stood at 5.41 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Slovakia peaked at 5.46 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.07 million, in 1960.
Slovakia ranks 33rd of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.07 million | — |
| 1961 | 4.19 million | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 4.24 million | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 4.28 million | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 4.33 million | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 4.37 million | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 4.41 million | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 4.45 million | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 4.48 million | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 4.52 million | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 4.54 million | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 4.56 million | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.60 million | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 4.64 million | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 4.69 million | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 4.74 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.79 million | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 4.84 million | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 4.89 million | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 4.94 million | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 4.98 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 5.02 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 5.06 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 5.09 million | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.13 million | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.16 million | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.19 million | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 5.22 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 5.25 million | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.28 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.30 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 5.30 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.31 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.33 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.35 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.36 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.37 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.38 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.39 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.40 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.39 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.38 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.38 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.37 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.37 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.37 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.37 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.37 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.40 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.41 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.42 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.42 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.43 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.45 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.45 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.45 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.43 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.42 million | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 5.41 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.33 million | 4.07 million | 4.52 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.72 million | 4.54 million | 4.94 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.14 million | 4.98 million | 5.28 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.35 million | 5.30 million | 5.40 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.38 million | 5.37 million | 5.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.42 million | 5.39 million | 5.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.43 million | 5.41 million | 5.46 million | 6 |
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- 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 population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Slovakia?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Slovakia was 5.41 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 million in 1960.
- How does Slovakia rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Slovakia ranks 33rd out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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