Population density in Slovakia

Slovakia: Population density was 71.28 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
71.28 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
149th
of 235 countries
All-time high
114.77 people per km²
in 2023
All-time low
7.28 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Slovakia, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 71.28 people per km² for population density in 2100.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Slovakia peaked at 114.77 people per km² in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.28 people per km², in 1000.

Slovakia ranks 149th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Population density in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Slovakia, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 7.28 people per km²
1100 8.74 people per km² +20.0%
1200 11.65 people per km² +33.3%
1300 17.47 people per km² +50.0%
1400 14.56 people per km² -16.7%
1500 17.47 people per km² +20.0%
1600 26.21 people per km² +50.0%
1700 23.74 people per km² -9.4%
1710 24.71 people per km² +4.1%
1720 25.72 people per km² +4.1%
1730 26.77 people per km² +4.1%
1740 27.86 people per km² +4.1%
1750 29 people per km² +4.1%
1760 30.18 people per km² +4.1%
1770 31.42 people per km² +4.1%
1780 32.7 people per km² +4.1%
1790 34.03 people per km² +4.1%
1800 44.52 people per km² +30.8%
1801 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1802 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1803 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1804 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1805 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1806 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1807 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1808 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1809 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1810 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1811 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1812 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1813 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1814 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1815 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1816 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1817 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1818 44.52 people per km² +0.0%
1819 44.56 people per km² +0.1%
1820 44.62 people per km² +0.1%
1821 44.72 people per km² +0.2%
1822 44.85 people per km² +0.3%
1823 45.02 people per km² +0.4%
1824 45.19 people per km² +0.4%
1825 45.35 people per km² +0.4%
1826 45.52 people per km² +0.4%
1827 45.69 people per km² +0.4%
1828 45.86 people per km² +0.4%
1829 46.03 people per km² +0.4%
1830 46.2 people per km² +0.4%
1831 46.37 people per km² +0.4%
1832 46.55 people per km² +0.4%
1833 46.72 people per km² +0.4%
1834 46.89 people per km² +0.4%
1835 47.06 people per km² +0.4%
1836 47.24 people per km² +0.4%
1837 47.41 people per km² +0.4%
1838 47.59 people per km² +0.4%
1839 47.77 people per km² +0.4%
1840 47.94 people per km² +0.4%
1841 48.12 people per km² +0.4%
1842 48.3 people per km² +0.4%
1843 48.48 people per km² +0.4%
1844 48.66 people per km² +0.4%
1845 48.84 people per km² +0.4%
1846 49.02 people per km² +0.4%
1847 49.2 people per km² +0.4%
1848 49.38 people per km² +0.4%
1849 49.57 people per km² +0.4%
1850 49.75 people per km² +0.4%
1851 49.93 people per km² +0.4%
1852 50.11 people per km² +0.4%
1853 50.29 people per km² +0.4%
1854 50.48 people per km² +0.4%
1855 50.66 people per km² +0.4%
1856 50.84 people per km² +0.4%
1857 51.03 people per km² +0.4%
1858 51.21 people per km² +0.4%
1859 51.4 people per km² +0.4%
1860 51.58 people per km² +0.4%
1861 51.77 people per km² +0.4%
1862 51.96 people per km² +0.4%
1863 52.15 people per km² +0.4%
1864 52.33 people per km² +0.4%
1865 52.52 people per km² +0.4%
1866 52.71 people per km² +0.4%
1867 52.91 people per km² +0.4%
1868 53.1 people per km² +0.4%
1869 53.29 people per km² +0.4%
1870 53.48 people per km² +0.4%
1871 53.68 people per km² +0.4%
1872 53.87 people per km² +0.4%
1873 54.07 people per km² +0.4%
1874 54.26 people per km² +0.4%
1875 54.46 people per km² +0.4%
1876 54.65 people per km² +0.4%
1877 54.85 people per km² +0.4%
1878 55.05 people per km² +0.4%
1879 55.25 people per km² +0.4%
1880 55.45 people per km² +0.4%
1881 55.65 people per km² +0.4%
1882 55.85 people per km² +0.4%
1883 56.06 people per km² +0.4%
1884 56.26 people per km² +0.4%
1885 56.46 people per km² +0.4%
1886 56.67 people per km² +0.4%
1887 56.87 people per km² +0.4%
1888 57.08 people per km² +0.4%
1889 57.28 people per km² +0.4%
1890 57.49 people per km² +0.4%
1891 57.7 people per km² +0.4%
1892 57.91 people per km² +0.4%
1893 58.12 people per km² +0.4%
1894 58.33 people per km² +0.4%
1895 58.54 people per km² +0.4%
1896 58.75 people per km² +0.4%
1897 58.96 people per km² +0.4%
1898 59.18 people per km² +0.4%
1899 59.39 people per km² +0.4%
1900 59.61 people per km² +0.4%
1901 59.82 people per km² +0.4%
1902 60.04 people per km² +0.4%
1903 60.26 people per km² +0.4%
1904 60.48 people per km² +0.4%
1905 60.69 people per km² +0.4%
1906 60.91 people per km² +0.4%
1907 61.14 people per km² +0.4%
1908 61.36 people per km² +0.4%
1909 61.58 people per km² +0.4%
1910 61.8 people per km² +0.4%
1911 62.03 people per km² +0.4%
1912 62.25 people per km² +0.4%
1913 62.48 people per km² +0.4%
1914 62.7 people per km² +0.4%
1915 62.93 people per km² +0.4%
1916 63.16 people per km² +0.4%
1917 63.39 people per km² +0.4%
1918 63.62 people per km² +0.4%
1919 63.86 people per km² +0.4%
1920 64.09 people per km² +0.4%
1921 64.33 people per km² +0.4%
1922 64.57 people per km² +0.4%
1923 64.81 people per km² +0.4%
1924 65.05 people per km² +0.4%
1925 65.29 people per km² +0.4%
1926 65.53 people per km² +0.4%
1927 65.78 people per km² +0.4%
1928 66.02 people per km² +0.4%
1929 66.26 people per km² +0.4%
1930 66.51 people per km² +0.4%
1931 66.76 people per km² +0.4%
1932 67 people per km² +0.4%
1933 67.25 people per km² +0.4%
1934 67.5 people per km² +0.4%
1935 67.75 people per km² +0.4%
1936 68 people per km² +0.4%
1937 68.26 people per km² +0.4%
1938 68.51 people per km² +0.4%
1939 68.76 people per km² +0.4%
1940 69.02 people per km² +0.4%
1941 69.27 people per km² +0.4%
1942 69.53 people per km² +0.4%
1943 69.79 people per km² +0.4%
1944 70.05 people per km² +0.4%
1945 70.31 people per km² +0.4%
1946 70.57 people per km² +0.4%
1947 70.83 people per km² +0.4%
1948 71.09 people per km² +0.4%
1949 71.51 people per km² +0.6%
1950 72.08 people per km² +0.8%
1951 73.32 people per km² +1.7%
1952 74.71 people per km² +1.9%
1953 76.12 people per km² +1.9%
1954 77.54 people per km² +1.9%
1955 78.98 people per km² +1.9%
1956 80.45 people per km² +1.9%
1957 81.88 people per km² +1.8%
1958 83.25 people per km² +1.7%
1959 84.54 people per km² +1.5%
1960 85.78 people per km² +1.5%
1961 87.05 people per km² +1.5%
1962 88.1 people per km² +1.2%
1963 88.99 people per km² +1.0%
1964 89.92 people per km² +1.0%
1965 90.79 people per km² +1.0%
1966 91.56 people per km² +0.9%
1967 92.27 people per km² +0.8%
1968 92.9 people per km² +0.7%
1969 93.49 people per km² +0.6%
1970 94.13 people per km² +0.7%
1971 94.85 people per km² +0.8%
1972 95.67 people per km² +0.9%
1973 96.58 people per km² +1.0%
1974 97.56 people per km² +1.0%
1975 98.57 people per km² +1.0%
1976 99.59 people per km² +1.0%
1977 100.62 people per km² +1.0%
1978 101.62 people per km² +1.0%
1979 102.61 people per km² +1.0%
1980 103.51 people per km² +0.9%
1981 104.3 people per km² +0.8%
1982 105.07 people per km² +0.7%
1983 105.79 people per km² +0.7%
1984 106.48 people per km² +0.6%
1985 107.14 people per km² +0.6%
1986 107.74 people per km² +0.6%
1987 108.28 people per km² +0.5%
1988 108.77 people per km² +0.5%
1989 109.19 people per km² +0.4%
1990 109.53 people per km² +0.3%
1991 109.92 people per km² +0.4%
1992 110.37 people per km² +0.4%
1993 110.78 people per km² +0.4%
1994 111.13 people per km² +0.3%
1995 111.36 people per km² +0.2%
1996 111.53 people per km² +0.2%
1997 111.68 people per km² +0.1%
1998 111.79 people per km² +0.1%
1999 111.86 people per km² +0.1%
2000 111.9 people per km² +0.0%
2001 111.89 people per km² -0.0%
2002 111.85 people per km² -0.0%
2003 111.82 people per km² -0.0%
2004 111.81 people per km² -0.0%
2005 111.83 people per km² +0.0%
2006 111.83 people per km² +0.0%
2007 111.83 people per km² +0.0%
2008 111.88 people per km² +0.0%
2009 112 people per km² +0.1%
2010 112.14 people per km² +0.1%
2011 112.27 people per km² +0.1%
2012 112.41 people per km² +0.1%
2013 112.53 people per km² +0.1%
2014 112.63 people per km² +0.1%
2015 112.73 people per km² +0.1%
2016 112.88 people per km² +0.1%
2017 113.06 people per km² +0.2%
2018 113.21 people per km² +0.1%
2019 113.37 people per km² +0.1%
2020 113.46 people per km² +0.1%
2021 113.2 people per km² -0.2%
2022 113.83 people per km² +0.6%
2023 114.77 people per km² +0.8%
2024 114.53 people per km² -0.2%
2025 113.87 people per km² -0.6%
2026 113.38 people per km² -0.4%
2027 113.17 people per km² -0.2%
2028 112.93 people per km² -0.2%
2029 112.66 people per km² -0.2%
2030 112.34 people per km² -0.3%
2031 112 people per km² -0.3%
2032 111.63 people per km² -0.3%
2033 111.24 people per km² -0.4%
2034 110.82 people per km² -0.4%
2035 110.39 people per km² -0.4%
2036 109.93 people per km² -0.4%
2037 109.46 people per km² -0.4%
2038 108.98 people per km² -0.4%
2039 108.49 people per km² -0.5%
2040 107.99 people per km² -0.5%
2041 107.48 people per km² -0.5%
2042 106.96 people per km² -0.5%
2043 106.44 people per km² -0.5%
2044 105.91 people per km² -0.5%
2045 105.39 people per km² -0.5%
2046 104.85 people per km² -0.5%
2047 104.32 people per km² -0.5%
2048 103.78 people per km² -0.5%
2049 103.23 people per km² -0.5%
2050 102.67 people per km² -0.5%
2051 102.11 people per km² -0.6%
2052 101.53 people per km² -0.6%
2053 100.94 people per km² -0.6%
2054 100.35 people per km² -0.6%
2055 99.73 people per km² -0.6%
2056 99.1 people per km² -0.6%
2057 98.45 people per km² -0.7%
2058 97.79 people per km² -0.7%
2059 97.1 people per km² -0.7%
2060 96.4 people per km² -0.7%
2061 95.69 people per km² -0.7%
2062 94.96 people per km² -0.8%
2063 94.22 people per km² -0.8%
2064 93.47 people per km² -0.8%
2065 92.7 people per km² -0.8%
2066 91.94 people per km² -0.8%
2067 91.17 people per km² -0.8%
2068 90.39 people per km² -0.9%
2069 89.61 people per km² -0.9%
2070 88.84 people per km² -0.9%
2071 88.07 people per km² -0.9%
2072 87.3 people per km² -0.9%
2073 86.55 people per km² -0.9%
2074 85.81 people per km² -0.9%
2075 85.08 people per km² -0.8%
2076 84.37 people per km² -0.8%
2077 83.67 people per km² -0.8%
2078 82.99 people per km² -0.8%
2079 82.32 people per km² -0.8%
2080 81.68 people per km² -0.8%
2081 81.05 people per km² -0.8%
2082 80.43 people per km² -0.8%
2083 79.84 people per km² -0.7%
2084 79.25 people per km² -0.7%
2085 78.69 people per km² -0.7%
2086 78.13 people per km² -0.7%
2087 77.6 people per km² -0.7%
2088 77.07 people per km² -0.7%
2089 76.56 people per km² -0.7%
2090 76.05 people per km² -0.7%
2091 75.55 people per km² -0.7%
2092 75.06 people per km² -0.6%
2093 74.58 people per km² -0.6%
2094 74.1 people per km² -0.6%
2095 73.63 people per km² -0.6%
2096 73.16 people per km² -0.6%
2097 72.69 people per km² -0.6%
2098 72.22 people per km² -0.6%
2099 71.75 people per km² -0.6%
2100 71.28 people per km² -0.7%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 71.28 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 67% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 71.28 people per km² is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1300 +50.0% 11.65 people per km² 17.47 people per km²
1600 +50.0% 17.47 people per km² 26.21 people per km²
1200 +33.3% 8.74 people per km² 11.65 people per km²
1800 +30.8% 34.03 people per km² 44.52 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 7.28 people per km² 7.28 people per km² 7.28 people per km² 1
1100s 8.74 people per km² 8.74 people per km² 8.74 people per km² 1
1200s 11.65 people per km² 11.65 people per km² 11.65 people per km² 1
1300s 17.47 people per km² 17.47 people per km² 17.47 people per km² 1
1400s 14.56 people per km² 14.56 people per km² 14.56 people per km² 1
1500s 17.47 people per km² 17.47 people per km² 17.47 people per km² 1
1600s 26.21 people per km² 26.21 people per km² 26.21 people per km² 1
1700s 23.74 people per km² 23.74 people per km² 23.74 people per km² 1
1710s 24.71 people per km² 24.71 people per km² 24.71 people per km² 1
1720s 25.72 people per km² 25.72 people per km² 25.72 people per km² 1
1730s 26.77 people per km² 26.77 people per km² 26.77 people per km² 1
1740s 27.86 people per km² 27.86 people per km² 27.86 people per km² 1
1750s 29 people per km² 29 people per km² 29 people per km² 1
1760s 30.18 people per km² 30.18 people per km² 30.18 people per km² 1
1770s 31.42 people per km² 31.42 people per km² 31.42 people per km² 1
1780s 32.7 people per km² 32.7 people per km² 32.7 people per km² 1
1790s 34.03 people per km² 34.03 people per km² 34.03 people per km² 1
1800s 44.52 people per km² 44.52 people per km² 44.52 people per km² 10
1810s 44.53 people per km² 44.52 people per km² 44.56 people per km² 10
1820s 45.29 people per km² 44.62 people per km² 46.03 people per km² 10
1830s 46.98 people per km² 46.2 people per km² 47.77 people per km² 10
1840s 48.75 people per km² 47.94 people per km² 49.57 people per km² 10
1850s 50.57 people per km² 49.75 people per km² 51.4 people per km² 10
1860s 52.43 people per km² 51.58 people per km² 53.29 people per km² 10
1870s 54.36 people per km² 53.48 people per km² 55.25 people per km² 10
1880s 56.36 people per km² 55.45 people per km² 57.28 people per km² 10
1890s 58.44 people per km² 57.49 people per km² 59.39 people per km² 10
1900s 60.59 people per km² 59.61 people per km² 61.58 people per km² 10
1910s 62.82 people per km² 61.8 people per km² 63.86 people per km² 10
1920s 65.17 people per km² 64.09 people per km² 66.26 people per km² 10
1930s 67.63 people per km² 66.51 people per km² 68.76 people per km² 10
1940s 70.2 people per km² 69.02 people per km² 71.51 people per km² 10
1950s 78.29 people per km² 72.08 people per km² 84.54 people per km² 10
1960s 90.08 people per km² 85.78 people per km² 93.49 people per km² 10
1970s 98.18 people per km² 94.13 people per km² 102.61 people per km² 10
1980s 106.63 people per km² 103.51 people per km² 109.19 people per km² 10
1990s 110.99 people per km² 109.53 people per km² 111.86 people per km² 10
2000s 111.86 people per km² 111.81 people per km² 112 people per km² 10
2010s 112.72 people per km² 112.14 people per km² 113.37 people per km² 10
2020s 113.58 people per km² 112.66 people per km² 114.77 people per km² 10
2030s 110.53 people per km² 108.49 people per km² 112.34 people per km² 10
2040s 105.63 people per km² 103.23 people per km² 107.99 people per km² 10
2050s 99.98 people per km² 97.1 people per km² 102.67 people per km² 10
2060s 93.05 people per km² 89.61 people per km² 96.4 people per km² 10
2070s 85.5 people per km² 82.32 people per km² 88.84 people per km² 10
2080s 79.03 people per km² 76.56 people per km² 81.68 people per km² 10
2090s 73.88 people per km² 71.75 people per km² 76.05 people per km² 10
2100s 71.28 people per km² 71.28 people per km² 71.28 people per km² 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Slovakia?
Population density in Slovakia was 71.28 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 114.77 people per km² in 2023.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.28 people per km² in 1000.
How does Slovakia rank for population density?
Slovakia ranks 149th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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