Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Slovakia
Slovakia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 995,672 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Slovakia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Slovakia stood at 995,672 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Slovakia peaked at 995,672 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 230,007 people, in 1950.
That places Slovakia 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 250,555 people | 230,007 people | 274,345 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 341,610 people | 284,008 people | 402,220 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 467,423 people | 413,560 people | 518,405 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 502,780 people | 477,995 people | 531,697 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 575,284 people | 540,272 people | 605,894 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 630,631 people | 609,387 people | 661,421 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 764,019 people | 670,990 people | 886,032 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 951,310 people | 914,237 people | 995,672 people | 4 |
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More population data for Slovakia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 131,931 people (2100)
- Population density 71.28 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 144,269 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Slovakia?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Slovakia was 995,672 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 995,672 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,007 people in 1950.
- How does Slovakia rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Slovakia ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.