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Key Insights
- Slovakia’s population reached its peak in 2020 with 5,457,873 people
- Population declined from 5,457,873 in 2020 to 5,419,451 in 2025
- Total population change: +3,502 people from 2014 to 2025 (11 years)
- The country experienced population decline starting from 2021
- Largest year-over-year decrease: -25,069 people (2021 to 2022)
Data Table
| Year | Population | Annual Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5,415,949 | – |
| 2015 | 5,421,349 | +5,400 |
| 2016 | 5,426,252 | +4,903 |
| 2017 | 5,435,343 | +9,091 |
| 2018 | 5,443,120 | +7,777 |
| 2019 | 5,450,421 | +7,301 |
| 2020 | 5,457,873 | +7,452 |
| 2021 | 5,459,781 | +1,908 |
| 2022 | 5,434,712 | -25,069 |
| 2023 | 5,428,792 | -5,920 |
| 2024 | 5,424,687 | -4,105 |
| 2025 | 5,419,451 | -5,236 |
Chart Information
Chart Type: Line Chart
Main Color: #18baa8 (Teal)
Time Period: 2014-2025
Data Frequency: Annual (A)
Indicator: Population on 1st January (JAN)
SK (Slovakia)
Data-Level: SK Source: Eurostat (tps00001) - General population structure
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Project manager:
Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
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This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
Find more information about the x-Inno Radar project on the Interreg CE projectwebsite.
x-Inno Radar is a project of: 
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh, 
The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region, 
Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture, 
Creative Industry Košice, n. o., 
BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj, 
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała, 
Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm, 
Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz), Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography – Germany, Otelo Cooperative