Slovakia Population Pyramid 2009
Year
2009Slovakia in 2009
The population of Slovakia in 2009 was 5,385,072. Ten years earlier, in 1999, the population was nearly the same: 5,378,104.
Half of the population was younger than 36.9 years; 15.5% were children under 15 and 12.3% were 65 or older. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
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 | 5,385,073 | 36.9 | |
| Republic of Moldova | 3,706,210 | 34.3 | |
| Bulgaria | 7,488,012 | 42.0 | |
| Belarus | 9,507,337 | 38.8 | |
| Hungary | 10,001,378 | 39.6 |





