Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of urban population who live in the largest city was 9.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Slovakia, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 9.8% for share of urban population who live in the largest city in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population who live in the largest city in Slovakia peaked at 12.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2020.
Slovakia ranks 163rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.1% | 11.0% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
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More population data for Slovakia
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 144,269 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.55 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population who live in the largest city in Slovakia?
- Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Slovakia was 9.8% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Slovakia ranks 163rd out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of urban population who live in the largest city rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.