Fertility & birth rates in Slovakia and Vietnam

Fertility rate in Slovakia vs Vietnam chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Slovakia was 1.49 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.91 in Vietnam in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Slovakia vs Vietnam population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Slovakia	Vietnam
1960	3.04	6.27
1961	2.96	5.48
1962	2.83	6.26
1963	2.92	6.39
1964	2.89	6.29
1965	2.78	6.16
1966	2.66	5.97
1967	2.48	5.88
1968	2.39	6.03
1969	2.43	6.01
1970	2.41	6.02
1971	2.43	6.07
1972	2.49	6.1
1973	2.56	6.11
1974	2.61	5.78
1975	2.55	5.62
1976	2.55	5.46
1977	2.49	5.29
1978	2.47	5.1
1979	2.45	4.94
1980	2.32	4.8
1981	2.29	4.67
1982	2.28	4.59
1983	2.28	4.52
1984	2.26	4.41
1985	2.26	4.21
1986	2.2	3.96
1987	2.14	3.72
1988	2.13	3.62
1989	2.07	3.64
1990	2.09	3.6
1991	2.05	3.52
1992	1.93	3.35
1993	1.87	3.17
1994	1.67	2.94
1995	1.52	2.7
1996	1.47	2.47
1997	1.43	2.27
1998	1.37	2.1
1999	1.33	2
2000	1.3	2.03
2001	1.2	2.02
2002	1.19	2.01
2003	1.2	2
2004	1.25	1.97
2005	1.27	1.89
2006	1.25	1.87
2007	1.27	1.91
2008	1.34	1.93
2009	1.44	1.92
2010	1.43	1.91
2011	1.45	1.93
2012	1.34	1.97
2013	1.34	1.98
2014	1.37	2.09
2015	1.4	2.1
2016	1.48	2
2017	1.52	1.99
2018	1.54	1.88
2019	1.57	1.94
2020	1.59	1.96
2021	1.63	1.94
2022	1.57	1.93
2023	1.49	1.91
2024	1.49	1.9
2025	1.5	1.88
2026	1.5	1.86
2027	1.5	1.85
2028	1.51	1.84
2029	1.51	1.83
2030	1.51	1.82
2031	1.51	1.81
2032	1.51	1.8
2033	1.52	1.79
2034	1.52	1.79
2035	1.52	1.78
2036	1.52	1.78
2037	1.52	1.78
2038	1.52	1.77
2039	1.52	1.77
2040	1.52	1.77
2041	1.52	1.77
2042	1.52	1.77
2043	1.52	1.76
2044	1.53	1.76
2045	1.53	1.76
2046	1.53	1.76
2047	1.53	1.75
2048	1.53	1.75
2049	1.53	1.75
2050	1.53	1.75

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Slovakia	Vietnam
1960	31.5%	41.1%
1961	31.5%	41.8%
1962	31.3%	42.4%
1963	31%	43.1%
1964	30.8%	43.4%
1965	30.4%	43.5%
1966	29.9%	43.6%
1967	29.3%	43.5%
1968	28.6%	43.4%
1969	28.1%	43.2%
1970	27.5%	42.9%
1971	27%	42.7%
1972	26.6%	42.4%
1973	26.2%	42.1%
1974	26.1%	41.8%
1975	26%	41.4%
1976	26%	41.2%
1977	26%	41%
1978	26.1%	40.6%
1979	26.1%	40.4%
1980	26.1%	40.3%
1981	26.1%	40.2%
1982	26.2%	40.2%
1983	26.3%	40.2%
1984	26.4%	40.1%
1985	26.5%	40.1%
1986	26.4%	39.9%
1987	26.3%	39.6%
1988	26.1%	39.2%
1989	25.7%	38.8%
1990	25.2%	38.5%
1991	24.8%	38.1%
1992	24.4%	37.7%
1993	23.9%	37.2%
1994	23.3%	36.7%
1995	22.7%	36.1%
1996	22.1%	35.4%
1997	21.5%	34.5%
1998	20.9%	33.5%
1999	20.3%	32.5%
2000	19.7%	31.5%
2001	19%	30.6%
2002	18.4%	29.9%
2003	17.9%	29.2%
2004	17.3%	28.5%
2005	16.9%	27.7%
2006	16.4%	26.9%
2007	16%	26.2%
2008	15.7%	25.6%
2009	15.5%	25.1%
2010	15.5%	24.6%
2011	15.4%	24.2%
2012	15.4%	24%
2013	15.3%	23.9%
2014	15.3%	24%
2015	15.3%	24%
2016	15.4%	24.1%
2017	15.5%	24.4%
2018	15.7%	24.6%
2019	15.8%	24.5%
2020	15.9%	24.4%
2021	15.9%	24.2%
2022	16%	23.9%
2023	15.9%	23.6%
2024	15.8%	23.2%
2025	15.6%	22.9%
2026	15.4%	22.4%
2027	15.1%	21.8%
2028	15%	21.1%
2029	14.8%	20.5%
2030	14.6%	19.9%
2031	14.4%	19.5%
2032	14.1%	19.1%
2033	13.8%	18.8%
2034	13.6%	18.5%
2035	13.4%	18.3%
2036	13.2%	18.1%
2037	13%	17.9%
2038	12.9%	17.8%
2039	12.8%	17.7%
2040	12.7%	17.6%
2041	12.7%	17.5%
2042	12.7%	17.5%
2043	12.7%	17.5%
2044	12.7%	17.4%
2045	12.8%	17.4%
2046	12.8%	17.3%
2047	12.9%	17.3%
2048	13%	17.2%
2049	13%	17.1%
2050	13.1%	17%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Slovakia and 23.2% in Vietnam in 2024, compared to 25.2% and 38.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Slovakia and Vietnam compared.

Natural population change in Slovakia vs Vietnam by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.02% in Slovakia and +0.97% in Vietnam. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Slovakia	Vietnam
1960	56,546	955,268
1961	55,749	798,978
1962	49,587	960,046
1963	54,382	961,067
1964	54,092	950,219
1965	48,517	913,761
1966	45,440	876,283
1967	41,824	862,071
1968	38,113	815,116
1969	39,312	878,359
1970	38,575	905,902
1971	40,105	963,259
1972	46,426	921,524
1973	49,199	1,061,707
1974	52,524	1,000,505
1975	52,604	1,175,181
1976	54,121	1,232,608
1977	52,762	1,259,315
1978	52,324	1,286,991
1979	52,353	1,314,563
1980	44,320	1,321,595
1981	43,640	1,358,500
1982	41,958	1,407,959
1983	39,717	1,453,913
1984	38,966	1,477,448
1985	37,680	1,453,954
1986	34,279	1,407,957
1987	31,859	1,359,481
1988	30,979	1,370,108
1989	26,380	1,423,622
1990	25,436	1,449,157
1991	23,865	1,459,311
1992	21,220	1,419,952
1993	20,769	1,370,365
1994	14,970	1,291,534
1995	9,115	1,203,666
1996	9,135	1,108,686
1997	6,999	1,028,116
1998	4,312	959,016
1999	3,777	925,519
2000	2,155	966,894
2001	-1,076	985,610
2002	-538	991,427
2003	-537	1,001,470
2004	1,611	985,438
2005	537	942,084
2006	537	943,041
2007	537	981,689
2008	4,303	1,008,141
2009	8,619	1,007,778
2010	7,008	1,005,559
2011	9,177	1,029,859
2012	3,245	1,063,741
2013	2,707	1,071,570
2014	3,793	1,151,221
2015	2,170	1,145,903
2016	5,431	1,045,094
2017	4,351	1,001,833
2018	3,268	882,977
2019	3,818	895,262
2020	-2,184	924,004
2021	-16,886	799,593
2022	-7,062	775,914
2023	-5,427	727,955

Maternal mortality chart: Slovakia vs Vietnam

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Slovakia, compared to 48 deaths in Vietnam.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Slovakia	Vietnam
1985	19	186
1986	19	174
1987	19	163
1988	18	155
1989	17	152
1990	18	147
1991	17	142
1992	15	139
1993	14	135
1994	12	130
1995	11	119
1996	10	111
1997	10	104
1998	10	93
1999	9	86
2000	8	83
2001	8	78
2002	7	74
2003	7	71
2004	7	72
2005	7	69
2006	6	67
2007	6	66
2008	5	65
2009	6	64
2010	5	62
2011	5	61
2012	5	60
2013	5	60
2014	5	59
2015	5	58
2016	5	56
2017	5	55
2018	5	53
2019	5	52
2020	4	51
2021	12	52
2022	5	49
2023	4	48

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Slovakia and 2% in Vietnam. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Slovakia	Vietnam
1960	3.67%	-
1961	3.47%	-
1962	3.32%	-
1963	3.21%	-
1964	3.14%	8.73%
1965	3.08%	9.93%
1966	3.05%	9.97%
1967	3.02%	10%
1968	3%	11.6%
1969	2.97%	10.8%
1970	2.95%	10.7%
1971	2.92%	10.5%
1972	2.89%	11.9%
1973	2.84%	10.4%
1974	2.78%	10.7%
1975	2.72%	7.75%
1976	2.64%	7.6%
1977	2.55%	7.44%
1978	2.46%	7.27%
1979	2.36%	7.1%
1980	2.27%	6.94%
1981	2.17%	6.79%
1982	2.08%	6.64%
1983	1.99%	6.5%
1984	1.91%	6.36%
1985	1.82%	6.21%
1986	1.73%	6.04%
1987	1.65%	5.85%
1988	1.59%	5.64%
1989	1.53%	5.4%
1990	1.47%	5.15%
1991	1.42%	4.9%
1992	1.37%	4.64%
1993	1.31%	4.39%
1994	1.25%	4.14%
1995	1.2%	3.9%
1996	1.14%	3.68%
1997	1.09%	3.48%
1998	1.05%	3.29%
1999	1%	3.13%
2000	0.96%	2.98%
2001	0.93%	2.86%
2002	0.91%	2.74%
2003	0.88%	2.65%
2004	0.86%	2.57%
2005	0.83%	2.5%
2006	0.8%	2.45%
2007	0.77%	2.4%
2008	0.74%	2.36%
2009	0.71%	2.33%
2010	0.69%	2.31%
2011	0.67%	2.28%
2012	0.66%	2.26%
2013	0.64%	2.24%
2014	0.63%	2.22%
2015	0.62%	2.2%
2016	0.61%	2.18%
2017	0.6%	2.15%
2018	0.6%	2.14%
2019	0.59%	2.12%
2020	0.59%	2.1%
2021	0.6%	2.07%
2022	0.6%	2.04%
2023	0.61%	2%