🇸🇰 Slovakia Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

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🇸🇰 Slovakia SK / SVK #127

Nomad Score 64.0

Cities 11

Region European Union, Slavic Countries, Danube Region, Europe, Europe, Central Europe

Currency EUR

📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

Population 5.4M

Density 110.5/km²

HDI 0.880 (Very High)

Gini Index (2018) 25.0

Life Expectancy (2023) 78.0 yrs

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.49

Urban Population (2024) 53.2%

Labor Force (2025) 76.2%

Gender Wage Gap (2022) 15.5%

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
Slovak	slovenčina

Religions

Religion	Percentage
Christianity	68.8%
No religion	23.8%
Other	0.9%
Unspecified	6.5%

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
Slovaks	88.6%
Hungarians	8.2%
Romani	1.3%
Others	1.9%

Demonym (male) Slovak

Demonym (female) Slovak

National Anthem Nad Tatrou sa blýska

📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE

Age Group	Distribution	Share
0-14 Youth		15.8%
15-64 Working		65.7%
65+ Elderly		18.5%

Dependency Ratio 52.2%

Profile Mature

Urban Pop. (2024) 53.2%

Birth Rate (2023) 9.0 /1000

Death Rate (2023) 10.0 /1000

Largest City (2025) 15.5%

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.49

Infant Mortality (2023) 5.1 /1000

Slum Pop. (2022) 0.1%

Tourism (2018) 15.3M

Source: World Bank

🏥 HEALTHCARE

Life Expectancy (2023) 78.0 yrs

HALE (2021) 64.9 yrs

Health Spending (2023) 7.4% of GDP

Infant Mortality (2023) 5.1/1000

UHC Index (2021) 80/100

Hospital Beds (2023) 5.6/1000

Physicians (2022) 3.70/1000

Nurses (2022) 6.01/1000

Health Spending/cap (2023) $1,813

Out-of-Pocket (2023) 20.2%

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Education Spending (2022) 4.7% of GDP

Learning Outcomes (2020) 485

Internet Users (2024) 89.8%

Mobile Subscriptions (2023) 138.2/100

Broadband (2023) 33.2/100

Secure Servers (2024) 43,287/1M

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2023) 33.2

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 49,037 km²

Capital Bratislava 📍

Continent Europe

Region Europe

Subregion Central Europe

Landlocked Yes

Driving Side Right

Timezones UTC+01:00

Calling Codes +421

Postal Code ### ##

TLD .sk

Maps Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

Borders 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Flag The flag of Slovakia is composed of three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red. The coat of arms of Slovakia is superimposed at the center of the field slightly towards the hoist side.