Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was -0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Slovakia, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Slovakia is -0.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 77.0% on the previous year and down 260.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Slovakia peaked at 3.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2022.
Slovakia ranks 183rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.0% | — |
| 1962 | 1.1% | -63.1% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -43.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +102.5% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -82.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -58.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +1075.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -25.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -27.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -23.9% |
| 2000 | -0.1% | -232.7% |
| 2001 | -0.2% | +35.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | -80.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | +81.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -69.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -148.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -53.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +534.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +193.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +55.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +38.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +32.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -36.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +35.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -36.6% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -347.6% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | +34.1% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -67.6% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | +77.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's -0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's -0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1075.8% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | +534.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | -347.6% | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | -232.7% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | +193.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2005 | +148.2% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More climate change data for Slovakia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 83.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,742 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 392.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,349 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 48.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 698.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 677.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Slovakia?
- Population growth in Slovakia was -0.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for population growth?
- Slovakia ranks 183rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 260.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.