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
The most recent figure for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Slovakia is 5.41 million, measured in 2025.
The figure 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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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 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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