Slovakia Population Pyramid 2028
Year
2028Slovakia in 2028
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Slovakia at 5,429,796 in 2028. The projection for 2018 is nearly the same: 5,443,232.
With a projected median age of 44.6 years, Slovakia would have a youth dependency ratio of 23.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 31.4 per 100 people of working age. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 | 5,429,796 | 44.6 | |
| Bulgaria | 6,566,018 | 46.4 | |
| Republic of Moldova | 2,903,492 | 41.0 | |
| Belarus | 8,813,861 | 43.7 | |
| Hungary | 9,519,888 | 45.4 |





