| Population | 5,436,066 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak |
| Ethnic groups | Slovak 80.7%, Hungarian 8.5%, Romani 2%, other 1.8% (includes Czech, Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish), unspecified 7% (2011 est.) note: data represent population by nationality; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 7–11% of Slovakia's population |
| Languages | Slovak (official) 78.6%, Hungarian 9.4%, Roma 2.3%, Ruthenian 1%, other or unspecified 8.8% (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): Svetova Kniha Faktov, nenahraditelny zdroj zakladnej informacie. (Slovak) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 8.2%, Greek Catholic 3.8%, other or unspecified 12.5%, none 13.4% (2011 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 342,124/female 373,452) 65 years and over: 17.05% (male 366,267/female 561,120) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 47.6 youth dependency ratio: 23 elderly dependency ratio: 24.6 potential support ratio: 4.1 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 41.8 years male: 40.1 years female: 43.6 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.08% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.1 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 10.08 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country; slightly larger concentration in the west in proximity to the Czech border |
| Urbanization | urban population: 53.8% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.17% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 437,000 BRATISLAVA (capital) (2021) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 27.2 years (2019 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.07 years male: 74.56 years female: 81.82 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.45 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.7% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.42 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.8 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 99.9% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2018 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 1,200 (2018 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2018 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 20.5% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 3.9% of GDP (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
