Slovakia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Slovakia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Slovakia was 1.49 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1989. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.87 — a -20.3% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Slovakia	World
1960	3.04	4.69
1961	2.96	4.56
1962	2.83	5.02
1963	2.92	5.31
1964	2.89	5.13
1965	2.78	5.08
1966	2.66	4.97
1967	2.48	4.87
1968	2.39	4.98
1969	2.43	4.88
1970	2.41	4.84
1971	2.43	4.69
1972	2.49	4.55
1973	2.56	4.42
1974	2.61	4.26
1975	2.55	4.07
1976	2.55	3.97
1977	2.49	3.84
1978	2.47	3.77
1979	2.45	3.76
1980	2.32	3.73
1981	2.29	3.71
1982	2.28	3.72
1983	2.28	3.59
1984	2.26	3.57
1985	2.26	3.53
1986	2.2	3.51
1987	2.14	3.48
1988	2.13	3.39
1989	2.07	3.35
1990	2.09	3.31
1991	2.05	3.13
1992	1.93	3.04
1993	1.87	2.97
1994	1.67	2.92
1995	1.52	2.87
1996	1.47	2.82
1997	1.43	2.78
1998	1.37	2.75
1999	1.33	2.72
2000	1.3	2.73
2001	1.2	2.69
2002	1.19	2.66
2003	1.2	2.64
2004	1.25	2.63
2005	1.27	2.61
2006	1.25	2.61
2007	1.27	2.6
2008	1.34	2.6
2009	1.44	2.59
2010	1.43	2.57
2011	1.45	2.55
2012	1.34	2.56
2013	1.34	2.53
2014	1.37	2.52
2015	1.4	2.49
2016	1.48	2.49
2017	1.52	2.46
2018	1.54	2.39
2019	1.57	2.35
2020	1.59	2.28
2021	1.63	2.25
2022	1.57	2.22
2023	1.49	2.2
2024	1.49	2.19
2025	1.5	2.18
2026	1.5	2.18
2027	1.5	2.17
2028	1.51	2.16
2029	1.51	2.15
2030	1.51	2.14
2031	1.51	2.13
2032	1.51	2.12
2033	1.52	2.12
2034	1.52	2.11
2035	1.52	2.1
2036	1.52	2.09
2037	1.52	2.09
2038	1.52	2.08
2039	1.52	2.08
2040	1.52	2.08
2041	1.52	2.07
2042	1.52	2.07
2043	1.52	2.07
2044	1.53	2.07
2045	1.53	2.06
2046	1.53	2.06
2047	1.53	2.06
2048	1.53	2.05
2049	1.53	2.05
2050	1.53	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 6.75% were to women under 20 years old, 40.7% to women ages 20-29, and 52.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 11.6%, 71.7%, and 16.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Slovakia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Slovakia	World
1960	31.5%	37.4%
1961	31.5%	37.5%
1962	31.3%	37.6%
1963	31%	37.8%
1964	30.8%	38%
1965	30.4%	38%
1966	29.9%	38%
1967	29.3%	38%
1968	28.6%	37.9%
1969	28.1%	37.8%
1970	27.5%	37.7%
1971	27%	37.6%
1972	26.6%	37.5%
1973	26.2%	37.3%
1974	26.1%	37.2%
1975	26%	37.1%
1976	26%	36.9%
1977	26%	36.7%
1978	26.1%	36.3%
1979	26.1%	35.9%
1980	26.1%	35.5%
1981	26.1%	35.2%
1982	26.2%	34.9%
1983	26.3%	34.6%
1984	26.4%	34.3%
1985	26.5%	34%
1986	26.4%	33.8%
1987	26.3%	33.6%
1988	26.1%	33.4%
1989	25.7%	33.2%
1990	25.2%	33%
1991	24.8%	32.9%
1992	24.4%	32.7%
1993	23.9%	32.5%
1994	23.3%	32.3%
1995	22.7%	32.1%
1996	22.1%	31.8%
1997	21.5%	31.5%
1998	20.9%	31.1%
1999	20.3%	30.8%
2000	19.7%	30.4%
2001	19%	30%
2002	18.4%	29.6%
2003	17.9%	29.2%
2004	17.3%	28.8%
2005	16.9%	28.5%
2006	16.4%	28.1%
2007	16%	27.9%
2008	15.7%	27.6%
2009	15.5%	27.5%
2010	15.5%	27.3%
2011	15.4%	27.1%
2012	15.4%	27%
2013	15.3%	26.9%
2014	15.3%	26.8%
2015	15.3%	26.6%
2016	15.4%	26.5%
2017	15.5%	26.4%
2018	15.7%	26.2%
2019	15.8%	26%
2020	15.9%	25.8%
2021	15.9%	25.6%
2022	16%	25.3%
2023	15.9%	25%
2024	15.8%	24.7%
2025	15.6%	24.4%
2026	15.4%	24.1%
2027	15.1%	23.8%
2028	15%	23.4%
2029	14.8%	23.1%
2030	14.6%	22.8%
2031	14.4%	22.6%
2032	14.1%	22.3%
2033	13.8%	22.1%
2034	13.6%	21.9%
2035	13.4%	21.7%
2036	13.2%	21.6%
2037	13%	21.5%
2038	12.9%	21.4%
2039	12.8%	21.3%
2040	12.7%	21.2%
2041	12.7%	21.1%
2042	12.7%	21%
2043	12.7%	21%
2044	12.7%	20.9%
2045	12.8%	20.8%
2046	12.8%	20.7%
2047	12.9%	20.7%
2048	13%	20.6%
2049	13%	20.5%
2050	13.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Slovakia was 31.5% in 1960, 23.9% in 1993, and 15.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

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Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Slovakia, excluding migration, has been -0.02% annually. On average, -872 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Slovakia
1960	56,546
1961	55,749
1962	49,587
1963	54,382
1964	54,092
1965	48,517
1966	45,440
1967	41,824
1968	38,113
1969	39,312
1970	38,575
1971	40,105
1972	46,426
1973	49,199
1974	52,524
1975	52,604
1976	54,121
1977	52,762
1978	52,324
1979	52,353
1980	44,320
1981	43,640
1982	41,958
1983	39,717
1984	38,966
1985	37,680
1986	34,279
1987	31,859
1988	30,979
1989	26,380
1990	25,436
1991	23,865
1992	21,220
1993	20,769
1994	14,970
1995	9,115
1996	9,135
1997	6,999
1998	4,312
1999	3,777
2000	2,155
2001	-1,076
2002	-538
2003	-537
2004	1,611
2005	537
2006	537
2007	537
2008	4,303
2009	8,619
2010	7,008
2011	9,177
2012	3,245
2013	2,707
2014	3,793
2015	2,170
2016	5,431
2017	4,351
2018	3,268
2019	3,818
2020	-2,184
2021	-16,886
2022	-7,062
2023	-5,427

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Slovakia was 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.004% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -50% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Slovakia	World
1985	19	460
1986	19	438
1987	19	429
1988	18	414
1989	17	401
1990	18	391
1991	17	395
1992	15	395
1993	14	389
1994	12	382
1995	11	371
1996	10	366
1997	10	358
1998	10	360
1999	9	340
2000	8	328
2001	8	321
2002	7	311
2003	7	301
2004	7	291
2005	7	283
2006	6	276
2007	6	269
2008	5	264
2009	6	258
2010	5	253
2011	5	247
2012	5	239
2013	5	235
2014	5	231
2015	5	228
2016	5	220
2017	5	215
2018	5	211
2019	5	207
2020	4	211
2021	12	242
2022	5	203
2023	4	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Slovakia was 6.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.61% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 9.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Slovakia	World
1960	3.67%	18.5%
1961	3.47%	18.1%
1962	3.32%	17.8%
1963	3.21%	17.5%
1964	3.14%	17.7%
1965	3.08%	17.5%
1966	3.05%	17.3%
1967	3.02%	17%
1968	3%	16.5%
1969	2.97%	15.5%
1970	2.95%	15.2%
1971	2.92%	15.1%
1972	2.89%	14.4%
1973	2.84%	14.1%
1974	2.78%	13.7%
1975	2.72%	13.4%
1976	2.64%	13%
1977	2.55%	12.5%
1978	2.46%	12.1%
1979	2.36%	11.7%
1980	2.27%	11.4%
1981	2.17%	11%
1982	2.08%	10.8%
1983	1.99%	10.6%
1984	1.91%	10.4%
1985	1.82%	10.1%
1986	1.73%	9.81%
1987	1.65%	9.47%
1988	1.59%	9.31%
1989	1.53%	9.02%
1990	1.47%	8.81%
1991	1.42%	8.66%
1992	1.37%	8.46%
1993	1.31%	8.19%
1994	1.25%	7.98%
1995	1.2%	7.76%
1996	1.14%	7.52%
1997	1.09%	7.28%
1998	1.05%	7.05%
1999	1%	6.76%
2000	0.96%	6.48%
2001	0.93%	6.21%
2002	0.91%	5.94%
2003	0.88%	5.65%
2004	0.86%	5.43%
2005	0.83%	5.16%
2006	0.8%	4.92%
2007	0.77%	4.7%
2008	0.74%	4.5%
2009	0.71%	4.31%
2010	0.69%	4.11%
2011	0.67%	3.97%
2012	0.66%	3.77%
2013	0.64%	3.61%
2014	0.63%	3.48%
2015	0.62%	3.35%
2016	0.61%	3.23%
2017	0.6%	3.11%
2018	0.6%	2.97%
2019	0.59%	2.86%
2020	0.59%	2.75%
2021	0.6%	2.66%
2022	0.6%	2.59%
2023	0.61%	2.49%