Slovakia Population Pyramid 2002
Year
2002Slovakia in 2002
As of 2002, Slovakia counted 5,377,687 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1992, the population was 5,306,436; it has grown by 1.3% since.
With a median age of 34.6 years, Slovakia had a youth dependency ratio of 26.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 16.3 per 100 people of working age. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 5,377,688 | 34.6 | |
| Republic of Moldova | 4,142,930 | 32.4 | |
| Bulgaria | 7,861,943 | 40.3 | |
| Belarus | 9,873,450 | 37.1 | |
| Hungary | 10,138,466 | 38.7 |





