Demographics of Slovakia explained

Place:Slovakia
Size Of Population:5,428,797 (2023)[1]
Growth:3.60% (2022 est.)
Nation:Slovak
Birth:9.7 births/1,000 population
Death:11.0 deaths/1,000 population
Life:78.31 years
Net Migration:0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Total Mf Ratio:0.94 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Infant Mortality:4.82 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Male:74.83 years
Life Female:82.04 years
Fertility:1.57 children
Major Ethnic:Slovaks (83.82%)

Demographic features of the population of Slovakia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The demographic statistics are from the Statistical Office of the SR, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

Total population: 5,795,199 as of 2023.

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2021.

Population over time

-bgcolor="#e0e0e0"Census DatePopulationPopulation
Density
(per km2)
18482,442,000 (est.)50
18692,481,81151
18802,477,52151
18902,595,18053
19002,782,92557
19102,916,65760
February 15, 19212,993,85961
December 1, 19303,324,11168
October 4, 19463,327,80368
March 1, 19503,442,31770
March 1, 19614,174,04685
December 1, 19704,537,29093
November 1, 19804,991,168102
March 3, 19915,274,335108
May 26, 20015,379,455110
May 21, 20115,397,036110
June 13, 20215,449,270111

Population growth rate

-0.08% (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 202nd

Fertility

The total fertility rate is the number of children born per woman. It is based on fairly good data for the entire period. Sources: Our World In Data and Gapminder Foundation.

1.45 children born/woman (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 211th

Mother's mean age at first birth

27.2 years (2019 est.)

Life expectancy

total population: 78.07 years

male: 74.56 years

female: 81.82 years (2021 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 15.13% (male 423,180 /female 400,128)

15-24 years: 10.06% (male 280,284 /female 266,838)

25-54 years: 44.61% (male 1,228,462 /female 1,198,747)

55-64 years: 13.15% (male 342,142 /female 373,452)

65 years and over: 17.05% (male 366,267 /female 561,120) (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 41.8 years. Country comparison to the world: 41st

male: 40.1 years

female: 43.6 years (2020 est.)

Vital statistics

Population
(from 1980
December 31)
Live birthsDeathsNatural
change
Births
(per 1000)
Deaths
(per 1000)
Natural
change
(per 1000)
Curde migration
change
(per 1000)
Fertility
rates
Induced
abortions
19192,940,00091,72956,86634,86331.219.311.93.64
19203,001,00097,68061,08436,59632.620.412.28.54.25
19213,006,000114,94763,50751,44038.221.117.1-15.44.96
19223,046,000111,05962,90248,15736.520.715.8-2.54.67
19233,095,000111,07054,17656,89435.917.518.4-2.54.55
19243,135,000106,06256,32249,74033.818.015.9-2.34.25
19253,168,000102,86756,17146,69632.517.714.7-4.24.01
19263,202,000103,95559,70144,25432.518.613.8-3.13.98
19273,232,00099,89159,17240,71930.918.312.6-3.23.76
19283,258,00099,67358,32041,35330.617.912.7-4.73.69
19293,286,00095,38756,44738,94029.017.211.9-3.33.48
19303,315,00096,89852,26844,63029.215.813.5-4.73.49
19313,350,00093,30954,27339,03627.916.211.7-1.13.33
19323,388,00093,14052,99240,14827.515.611.9-0.63.29
19333,424,00084,97550,65534,32024.814.810.00.62.96
19343,456,00083,49350,17833,31524.214.59.6-0.32.86
19353,486,00082,38249,83032,55223.614.39.3-0.62.8
19363,515,00080,92348,54732,37623.013.89.2-0.62.79
19373,540,00079,86249,52730,33522.614.08.6-1.52.77
19383,726,00080,80049,70031,10021.713.38.344.22.8
19393,577,00081,20048,80032,40022.713.69.1style="color:red;"-49.12.83
19403,553,00085,30052,90032,40024.014.99.115.82.87
19413,542,00085,70053,60032,10024.215.19.1-12.22.9
19423,523,00087,20055,90031,30024.815.98.9-14.32.93
19433,503,00087,70050,90036,80025.014.510.5-16.22.96
19443,484,00091,60058,10033,50026.316.79.6-15.03
19453,459,00081,88067,50514,37523.719.54.2-11.43.03
19463,392,00082,20447,58934,61524.214.010.2-29.63.09
19473,399,00087,65941,49146,16825.812.213.6-11.53.21
19483,446,00091,18940,87350,31626.511.914.6-0.83.24
19493,447,00091,05341,72749,32626.412.114.3 -14.03.28
19503,463,00099,72139,66860,05328.811.517.4-12.83.56
19513,509,000100,66340,50560,15828.511.517.0-3.73.58
19523,558,000100,82436,89763,92728.010.217.7-3.73.57
19533,599,00099,12435,59863,52626.99.717.3-5.83.50
19543,661,00098,31034,86663,44426.29.316.90.33.45
19553,727,00099,30532,91766,38826.08.617.40.63.47
19563,787,00099,46732,81566,65225.58.417.1-1.03.46
19573,844,00097,31135,75561,55624.59.015.5-0.43.34
19583,900,00093,27232,10661,16623.17.915.1-0.53.2512,383
19593,946,00087,99134,07753,91421.58.313.1-1.33.0717,217
19603,994,00088,41231,60956,80322.17.914.2-2.03.0820,738
19614,182,00087,35931,40355,95621.67.813.833.33.0424,244
19624,238,00083,89934,39849,50119.88.111.71.72.8423,784
19634,282,00087,15832,97854,18020.47.712.7-2.32.9519,076
19644,327,00086,87832,87554,00320.17.612.5-2.02.9119,174
19654,371,00084,25735,91048,34719.38.211.1-0.92.8021,037
19664,412,00081,45336,35745,09618.58.210.2-0.82.6824,445
19674,449,00077,53735,45842,07917.48.09.5-1.12.5026,571
19684,484,00076,37038,07638,29417.08.58.5-0.62.4027,398
19694,519,00079,76940,62339,14617.79.08.7-0.92.4328,534
19704,550,00080,66642,24038,42617.79.38.4-1.52.4027,873
19714,557,00083,06242,85640,20618.29.48.8-7.32.4228,619
19724,597,00087,79441,41046,38419.19.010.1-1.32.4926,213
19734,641,00092,95343,75949,19420.09.410.6-1.02.5625,335
19744,690,00097,58544,93452,65120.89.611.2-0.62.6026,086
19754,739,00097,64945,24852,40120.69.511.1-0.72.5326,160
19764,790,00099,81445,42054,39420.89.511.4-0.62.5227,700
19774,841,00099,53347,18152,35220.69.710.8-0.22.4727,875
19784,890,000100,19347,77852,41520.59.810.7-0.62.4528,641
19794,939,000100,24047,83752,40320.39.710.6-0.62.4429,981
19804,996,000[2] 95,10050,57944,52119.110.18.92.62.3131,240
19815,036,00093,29049,63243,65818.69.98.7-0.72.2831,943
19825,074,00092,61850,39342,22518.310.08.4-0.92.2633,107
19835,110,00092,05352,43339,62018.110.37.8-0.72.2733,625
19845,145,00090,84351,73939,10417.710.17.6-0.82.2534,268
19855,179,00090,15552,46437,69117.510.27.3-0.72.2636,283
19865,209,00087,13853,23333,90516.810.36.5-0.72.2040,624
19875,237,00084,00652,98031,02616.110.15.9-0.52.1849,690
19885,264,00083,24252,47530,76715.910.05.9-0.72.1551,000
19895,288,00080,11653,90226,21415.210.25.0-0.42.0848,602
19905,311,00079,98954,61925,37015.110.34.8-0.52.0948,437
19915,296,00078,56954,61823,95114.910.34.5-7.32.0545,902
19925,314,00074,64053,42321,21714.110.14.0-0.61.9942,626
19935,336,00073,25652,70720,54913.89.93.90.21.9338,815
19945,356,00066,37051,38614,98412.49.62.80.91.6734,883
19955,368,00061,42752,6868,74111.59.81.60.61.5229,409
19965,379,00060,12351,2368,88711.29.51.70.31.4725,173
19975,388,00059,31052,0807,23011.09.71.30.41.4322,318
19985,393,00057,58253,1564,42610.79.90.80.11.3721,109
19995,399,00056,22352,4023,82110.49.70.70.41.3319,949
20005,403,00055,15152,7242,42710.29.80.40.31.2918,468
20015,379,00051,13651,980-8449.59.7-0.2-4.21.2018,026
20025,379,00050,84151,532-6919.59.6-0.10.11.1917,382
20035,380,00051,71352,230-5179.69.7-0.10.31.2016,222
20045,385,00053,74751,8521,89510.09.60.40.51.2415,307
20055,389,00054,43053,47595510.19.90.20.51.2514,427
20065,394,00053,90453,30160310.09.90.10.81.2414,243
20075,401,00054,42453,85656810.110.00.11.21.2613,424
20085,412,00057,36053,1644,19610.69.80.81.21.3213,394
20095,425,00061,21752,9138,30411.39.81.50.91.4113,240
20105,435,00060,41053,4456,96511.19.81.30.51.4012,582
20115,404,00060,81351,9038,91011.39.61.7-7.41.4511,789
20125,411,00055,53552,4373,09810.39.70.60.71.3411,214
20135,416,00054,82352,0892,73410.19.60.50.41.3411,105
20145,421,00055,03351,3463,68710.29.50.70.21.3710,582
20155,426,00055,60453,8261,77810.39.90.40.51.4010,058
20165,435,00057,55752,3515,20610.69.61.00.71.489,390
2017[3] [4] 5,443,00057,96953,9144,05510.79.90.80.71.529,083
20185,450,00057,63954,2933,34610.610.00.60.71.549,039
20195,458,00057,05453,2343,82010.59.80.71.41.566,682
2020[5] 5,459,78156,65059,089-2,43910.410.8-0.40.81.596,180
20215,434,71256,56573,461-16,89610.413.5-3.1-1.51.645,552
20225,428,80052,66859,583-6,9159.711.0-1.30.21.575,891
20235,424,687[6] 48,62754,133-5,5069.010.0-1.00.3

Current vital statistics

[7]

PeriodLive birthsDeathsNatural increase
January - May 202319,92422,886-2,962
January - May 202419,32322,078-2,755
Difference -601 (-3.02%) -808 (-3.53%) +207

Structure of the population

Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total2 666 4862 793 295 5 459 781100
0–4151 050143 932294 9825.40
5–9148 703 141 292289 9955.31
10–14145 175138 142283 3175.19
15–19134 762127 412262 174 4.80
20–24146 693139 514286 2075.24
25–29178 989171 583350 5726.42
30–34205 583197 417403 0007.38
35–39223 148210 774433 9227.95
40–44233 997219 935453 9328.31
45–49210 693203 524414 2177.59
50–54172 944172 772345 7166.33
55–59174 312181 729356 0416.52
60–64167 771185 911353 6826.48
65-69150 908184 068334 9766.14
70-74103 829143 803247 6324.54
75-7959 778100 517160 2952.94
80-8434 12269 918104 0401.91
85-8916 50540 15056 6551.04
90-945 39515 67821 0730.39
95-991 4624 0765 5380.10
100+6671 1481 8150.03
Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent
0–14444 928423 366868 29415.90
15–641 848 8921 810 5713 659 46367.03
65+372 666559 358932 02417.07

Languages

Slovak (official) 81.77%, Hungarian 8.48%, Roma 1.84%, Rusyn 0.71%, other or unspecified 7.2% (2021 census)

Employment and income

Unemployment, youth ages 15–24

Total: 19.4%. Country comparison to the world: 81st

Male: 98.6%

Female: 21.2% (2020 est.)

Ethnic groups

The majority of the 5.4 million inhabitants of Slovakia are Slovak (83.82%). Hungarians are the largest ethnic minority (7.75%) and are concentrated in the southern and eastern regions of Slovakia. Other ethnic groups include Roma (1.23%), Czechs, Croats, Rusyns, Ukrainians, Germans, Poles, Gorals, Serbs[8] and Jews (about 2,300 remain of the estimated pre-WWII population of 120,000).

While both international organizations (the United Nations and the World Bank) and the official Slovak statistics office offer population figures for ethnic groups, these figures seldom come close to agreement. Figures for the Roma population (for a variety of reasons) vary between 1% and 10% of the population. In the most recent survey carried out by the Slovak Government's Roma Plenipotentiary, the figure for the percentage of Roma was arrived at through interview with municipality representatives and mayors, according to how many Roma they think live in their jurisdictions. The figure arrived at by this means was in the region of 300,000 (about 5.6%). Note that in the case of the 5.6%, however, the above percentages of Hungarians and Slovaks are lower accordingly.

Population of Slovakia according to ethnic group 1950–2021[9] [10]
Ethnic
group
census 1950census 1961census 1970census 1980census 1991census 2001census 2011census 2021[11]
Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%
Slovaks86.685.385.54,317,00886.54,519,32885.74,614,85485.84,352,77580.74,567,547
Hungarians10.312.412.2559,490 11.2 567,296 10.8 520,528 9.7458,4678.5422,065
Romani1---- - 75,802 1.4 89,920 1.7105,7382.067,179
Czechs1.21.11.057,197 1.1 59,326 1.1 44,620 0.830,3670.628,996
Rusyns1.4-0.936,8500.717,197 0.3 24,201 0.433,4820.623,746
Ukrainians13,281 0.3 10,814 0.27,4300.19,451
Others/undeclared0.51.20.420,6230.422,105 0.4 74,518 1.4408,7777.5330,286
Total3,442,3174,174,0464,537,2904,991,1685,274,3355,379,4555,397,0365,450,421
1 Before 1991 the Romani were not recognized as a separate ethnic group

The official state language is Slovak, and Hungarian is widely spoken in the southern regions.

Despite its modern European economy and society, Slovakia has a significant rural element. About 45% of Slovaks live in villages with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, and 14% in villages with fewer than 1,000.

Immigration

Foreign residents:[12]

2023
Total294,067
165,041
19,065
12,702
9,606
8,448
8,092
6,756
6,072
4,497
4,245
3,510
2,977
2,791
2,706
2,586
2,580
1,753
1,602
1,540
1,497
1,319
1,224
1,223
1,184
1,179
1,176
1,147
1,100
1,033
Others/undeclared 15,416
Slovakia Net migration, 1993-present! Year !! Immigrants !! Emigrants !! Net Migration
1993 9,106 7,355 1,751
1995 3,055 213 2,842
1996 2,477 222 2,255
1997 2,303 572 1,731
1998 2,052 746 1,306
1999 2,072 618 1,454
2000 2,274 811 1,463
2001 2,023 1,011 1,012
2002 2,312 1,411 901
2003 2,603 1,194 1,409
2004 4,460 1,586 2,874
2005 5,276 1,873 3,403
2006 5,589 1,735 3,854
2007 8,624 1,831 6,793
2008 8,765 1,705 7,060
2009 6,346 1,979 4,367
2010 5,272 1,889 3,383
2011 4,829 1,863 2,966
2012 5,419 2,003 3,416
2013 5,149 2,770 2,379
2014 5,357 3,644 1,713
2015 6,997 3,870 3,127
2016 7,686 3,801 3,885
2017 7,188 3,466 3,722
2018 7,253 3,298 3,955
2019 7,016 3,384 3,632
2020 6,775 2,428 4,347
2021 5,733 3,395 2,338
2022 5,463 4,468 995
2023 5,923 4,522 1,401
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Religion

See main article: Religion in Slovakia. The Slovak constitution guarantees freedom of religion. The majority of Slovak citizens (55,76%) practice Roman Catholicism; the second-largest group consider themselves atheists (23.79%). About 5.27% are Protestants, 4% are Greek Catholics, and 0.93% are Orthodox and Reformed Christian Church 1.56% (2021 census).

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population on 1 January . data.europa.eu . 12 December 2023.
  2. https://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/en/VBD_SLOVSTAT/om2009rs/v_om2009rs_00_00_00_en datacube Slovakia, visited 23 december 2023
  3. Web site: Štatistický úrad SR. Portal.statistics.sk. 29 August 2017. 7 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110207161437/http://portal.statistics.sk/showdoc.do?docid=3023. dead.
  4. Web site: Main demographic data. Infostat.sk. 29 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Štatistický úrad SR. Portal.statistics.sk.
  6. Web site: ČTK . Na Slovensku pokračuje úbytek obyvatelstva. Bilanci tlumí migrace . 2024-03-06 . ct24.ceskatelevize.cz . cs.
  7. Web site: Population Change.
  8. Web site: Serbs in Slovakia granted minority status . 2010-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100918104925/http://www.contemporaryrelations.eu/1239/serbs-in-slovakia-granted-minority-status/ . 2010-09-18 .
  9. Web site: Demographic data from population and housing censuses in Slovakia. Sodb.infostat.sk. 29 August 2017.
  10. Web site: Development of prices in production area in July 2017. Portal.statistics.sk. 29 August 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070715152521/http://portal.statistics.sk/files/Sekcie/sek_600/Demografia/SODB/Tabulky/Tabulky_AJ_SODB/tab11.pdf. 15 July 2007.
  11. Web site: Ethnic composition of Slovakia 2021 . 5 July 2022.
  12. Web site: Štatistický prehľad legálnej a nelegálnej migrácie v Slovenskej republike - I. polrok 2023.
  13. Web site: Statistics Slovakia. Statistics Slovakia. 2024-06-14.