Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 53.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 53.2% for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia peaked at 56.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1950.
Slovakia ranks 162nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.2% | 30.0% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.4% | 33.4% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 41.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.5% | 51.8% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 56.2% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 54.7% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 53.4% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 159 Cote d'Ivoire 54.5% compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 54.0% compare
- 161 Benin 53.4% compare
- 163 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.7% compare
- 164 Romania 52.2% compare
- 165 Isle of Man 52.1% compare
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 share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia was 53.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1950.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Slovakia ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.