Slovakia Population Pyramid 1989
Year
1989Slovakia in 1989
As of 1989, Slovakia counted 5,249,932 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 6.4%, up from 4,933,447 in 1979.
The median age was 31.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 40.0 children under 15 and 15.8 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Slovakia had on average 1.49 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 78.0 years in 2023: 81.5 for women and 74.7 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
323,867 immigrants live in Slovakia, 5.9% of the population.
| Ukraine | 122,257 |
| Czech Republic | 97,359 |
| Hungary | 17,710 |
| Romania | 10,613 |
| United Kingdom | 9,987 |
389,850 people born in Slovakia live in other countries.
| Czech Republic | 231,387 |
| Austria | 50,437 |
| Hungary | 24,748 |
| Switzerland | 24,437 |
| Canada | 12,340 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 5,249,932 | 31.1 | |
| Republic of Moldova | 4,439,380 | 29.5 | |
| Bulgaria | 8,936,381 | 36.2 | |
| Belarus | 10,158,785 | 32.8 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,305,605 | 35.0 |





