Demographics of Slovakia


This article is about the demographic features of the population of Slovakia, including 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: .

Population censuses in 1848-2011

Total Fertility Rate from 1876 to 1918

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.
Years187618771878187918801881188218831884188518861887188818891890
Total Fertility Rate in Slovakia5.965.965.925.875.835.785.745.775.85.835.865.95.835.765.7

Years1901190219031904190519061907190819091910
Total Fertility Rate in Slovakia5.265.215.165.15.044.994.934.864.784.71

Vital statistics

Births and deaths since 1919

Current natural increase

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook.

Population

Age structure

Median age

Birth rate

Death rate

[Total fertility rate]

Net migration rate

Population growth rate

Mother's mean age at first birth

Life expectancy at birth

[Dependency ratio]s

Ethnic groups

Slovak 80.7%, Hungarian 8.5%, Romani 2%, other 1.8%, unspecified 7%

Languages

Slovak 78.6%, Hungarian 9.4%, Roma 2.3%, Ruthenian 1%, other or unspecified 8.8%

Religions

Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 8.2%, Greek Catholic 3.8%, other or unspecified 12.5%, none 13.4%

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Sex ratio

at birth:
1.05 male/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male/female
15–64 years:
1 male/female
65 years and over:
0.6 male/female
total population:
0.94 male/female

Immigration

Immigration to Slovakia is one of the lowest in the European Union.


NationalityPopulation
38,307
16,604
11,379
8,872
7,505
6,000
5,565
5,257
4,534
3,016
2,709
2,669
2,450
1,799
1,614
1,608
1,513
1,400
1,330
1,227

Infant mortality rate

total: 6.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male 7.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female 5.34 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy from 1950 to 2015 :
PeriodLife expectancy in
Years
1950–195564.43
1955–1960 68.64
1960–1965 70.63
1965–1970 70.32
1970–1975 70.08
1975–1980 70.48
1980–1985 70.63
1985–1990 70.97
1990–1995 71.61
1995–2000 72.74
2000–2005 73.82
2005–2010 74.77
2010–2015 76.30

Ethnic groups

The majority of the 5.4 million inhabitants of Slovakia are Slovak. Hungarians are the largest ethnic minority and are concentrated in the southern and eastern regions of Slovakia. Other ethnic groups include Roma, Czechs, Croats, Rusyns, Ukrainians, Germans, Poles, Serbs and Jews.
While both international organizations and the official Slovak statistics office offer population figures for ethnic groups, these figures seldom come close to agreement. Figures for the Roma population 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. Note that in the case of the 5.6%, however, the above percentages of Hungarians and Slovaks are lower accordingly.
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.

Religion

The Slovak constitution guarantees freedom of religion. The majority of Slovak citizens practice Roman Catholicism; the second-largest group consider themselves atheists. About 6.9% are Protestants, 4.1% are Greek Catholics, and 0.9% are Orthodox. Reformed Christian Church 2.0%, other 6.4%.