Slovakia Population Pyramid 2017
Year
2017Slovakia in 2017
As of 2017, Slovakia counted 5,435,700 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 1.1%, up from 5,376,999 in 2007.
With a median age of 40.0 years, Slovakia had a youth dependency ratio of 22.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 21.9 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 5,435,701 | 40.0 | |
| Bulgaria | 7,075,636 | 44.1 | |
| Republic of Moldova | 3,193,498 | 36.8 | |
| Belarus | 9,495,790 | 39.8 | |
| Hungary | 9,785,605 | 42.6 |





