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Slovakia statistics: country profile & rankings

Updated on by Georank team

Slovakia is a high-income country with a population of 5.42M people. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, with 479K residents. Slovakia shares land borders with Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Ukraine.

Slovakia ranks 61/197 by GDP ($142B) and 46/197 by GDP per capita ($26,148). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.

Main facts and rankings

Slovakia Rank
Population
5390674
125/197
GDP
$142B
2024
61/197
GDP per capita
$26,148
2024
46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,181
2024
50/197
Government debt
$82.3B
2024
61/185
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.1%
2025
80/185
Government debt per person
$15,170
2024
40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,365
2025
50/197
Land area 18,564 sq mi 128/197
Population density 292.1 ppl/mi² 82/197
Fertility rate 1.49 147/196
Median age 42.7 years 31/196
Life expectancy 78.7 years 52/197

Slovakia trends dashboard: time-series charts

Slovakia's economy ranked

Year GDP
1990 $12,915,046,978
1991 $14,459,924,589
1992 $15,699,327,209
1993 $16,737,973,764
1994 $20,428,139,756
1995 $26,180,022,222
1996 $28,197,790,875
1997 $27,844,628,979
1998 $29,976,207,629
1999 $30,496,272,225
2000 $29,215,726,005
2001 $30,726,659,551
2002 $35,243,658,399
2003 $46,616,149,117
2004 $57,215,475,076
2005 $62,547,753,148
2006 $70,751,813,443
2007 $86,587,749,518
2008 $100,830,060,553
2009 $89,342,984,698
2010 $91,112,160,801
2011 $99,705,104,723
2012 $94,724,394,278
2013 $99,134,277,850
2014 $101,713,075,599
2015 $89,178,548,717
2016 $90,347,173,229
2017 $95,978,130,735
2018 $106,611,673,365
2019 $105,843,498,304
2020 $107,732,602,896
2021 $120,560,912,621
2022 $115,884,262,198
2023 $133,896,931,490
2024 $141,775,733,420

Slovakia's economy ranked

Year GDP per capita
1990 $2,437
1991 $2,727
1992 $2,959
1993 $3,143
1994 $3,821
1995 $4,883
1996 $5,248
1997 $5,172
1998 $5,561
1999 $5,652
2000 $5,422
2001 $5,712
2002 $6,555
2003 $8,675
2004 $10,650
2005 $11,642
2006 $13,168
2007 $16,110
2008 $18,744
2009 $16,587
2010 $16,899
2011 $18,469
2012 $17,517
2013 $18,313
2014 $18,771
2015 $16,442
2016 $16,636
2017 $17,646
2018 $19,573
2019 $19,406
2020 $19,735
2021 $22,132
2022 $21,335
2023 $24,674
2024 $26,148

Slovakia's life expectancy calculator

Year Life expectancy, years
1950 60.8
1951 61.1
1952 64.3
1953 65.7
1954 66.7
1955 67.8
1956 68.4
1957 67.5
1958 69.4
1959 69
1960 70.3
1961 70.8
1962 70.3
1963 70.7
1964 71.1
1965 70.3
1966 70.4
1967 71
1968 70.5
1969 69.8
1970 69.7
1971 69.9
1972 70.3
1973 70
1974 70.2
1975 70.3
1976 70.5
1977 70.4
1978 70.4
1979 70.7
1980 70.4
1981 70.6
1982 70.8
1983 70.5
1984 70.7
1985 70.7
1986 70.9
1987 71.1
1988 71.1
1989 70.9
1990 70.8
1991 70.9
1992 71.4
1993 71.9
1994 72.3
1995 72.3
1996 72.7
1997 72.7
1998 72.6
1999 73
2000 73.1
2001 73.6
2002 73.8
2003 73.8
2004 74.2
2005 74.2
2006 74.4
2007 74.5
2008 74.9
2009 75.2
2010 75.5
2011 76
2012 76.2
2013 76.5
2014 76.8
2015 76.7
2016 77.2
2017 77.2
2018 77.3
2019 77.7
2020 76.9
2021 74.6
2022 77
2023 78.3
2024 78.5
2025 78.7

Slovakia's population clock and projection

Year Population
1960 4,068,095
1961 4,191,667
1962 4,238,188
1963 4,282,017
1964 4,327,341
1965 4,370,983
1966 4,411,666
1967 4,449,367
1968 4,483,915
1969 4,518,607
1970 4,538,223
1971 4,557,449
1972 4,596,622
1973 4,641,445
1974 4,689,623
1975 4,739,105
1976 4,789,507
1977 4,840,501
1978 4,890,125
1979 4,938,973
1980 4,979,815
1981 5,016,105
1982 5,055,099
1983 5,091,971
1984 5,127,097
1985 5,161,768
1986 5,193,838
1987 5,222,840
1988 5,250,596
1989 5,275,942
1990 5,299,187
1991 5,303,294
1992 5,305,016
1993 5,325,305
1994 5,346,331
1995 5,361,999
1996 5,373,361
1997 5,383,291
1998 5,390,516
1999 5,396,020
2000 5,388,720
2001 5,378,867
2002 5,376,912
2003 5,373,374
2004 5,372,280
2005 5,372,807
2006 5,373,054
2007 5,374,622
2008 5,379,233
2009 5,386,406
2010 5,391,428
2011 5,398,384
2012 5,407,579
2013 5,413,393
2014 5,418,649
2015 5,423,801
2016 5,430,798
2017 5,439,232
2018 5,446,771
2019 5,454,147
2020 5,458,827
2021 5,447,247
2022 5,431,752
2023 5,426,740
2024 5,422,069

Slovakia's birth and fertility rates

Year Fertility rate
1960 3.04
1961 2.96
1962 2.83
1963 2.92
1964 2.89
1965 2.78
1966 2.66
1967 2.48
1968 2.39
1969 2.43
1970 2.41
1971 2.43
1972 2.49
1973 2.56
1974 2.61
1975 2.55
1976 2.55
1977 2.49
1978 2.47
1979 2.45
1980 2.32
1981 2.29
1982 2.28
1983 2.28
1984 2.26
1985 2.26
1986 2.2
1987 2.14
1988 2.13
1989 2.07
1990 2.09
1991 2.05
1992 1.93
1993 1.87
1994 1.67
1995 1.52
1996 1.47
1997 1.43
1998 1.37
1999 1.33
2000 1.3
2001 1.2
2002 1.19
2003 1.2
2004 1.25
2005 1.27
2006 1.25
2007 1.27
2008 1.34
2009 1.44
2010 1.43
2011 1.45
2012 1.34
2013 1.34
2014 1.37
2015 1.4
2016 1.48
2017 1.52
2018 1.54
2019 1.57
2020 1.59
2021 1.63
2022 1.57
2023 1.49

Slovakia's demographics

Year Median age, years
1960 27.6
1961 27.7
1962 27.8
1963 27.9
1964 27.9
1965 28
1966 28
1967 28.1
1968 28.2
1969 28.3
1970 28.3
1971 28.3
1972 28.3
1973 28.4
1974 28.4
1975 28.4
1976 28.4
1977 28.5
1978 28.6
1979 28.8
1980 28.9
1981 29.1
1982 29.4
1983 29.6
1984 29.8
1985 30.1
1986 30.3
1987 30.6
1988 30.8
1989 31.1
1990 31.3
1991 31.5
1992 31.7
1993 31.9
1994 32.2
1995 32.5
1996 32.7
1997 33
1998 33.3
1999 33.6
2000 33.9
2001 34.3
2002 34.6
2003 34.9
2004 35.2
2005 35.5
2006 35.8
2007 36.2
2008 36.6
2009 36.9
2010 37.3
2011 37.6
2012 38
2013 38.4
2014 38.8
2015 39.2
2016 39.6
2017 40
2018 40.4
2019 40.8
2020 41.2
2021 41.5
2022 41.9
2023 42.3
2024 42.7

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Slovakia: National Statistics

Finance

Slovakia Rank
GNI, Atlas method
$130B
2024
61/194
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.6%
2025
24/195
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.66%
2022
74/193
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.02%
2023
61/163
Armed forces personnel
18,000
2020
111/174
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
146/188
Unemployment rate
5.34%
2024
93/196
Services, % of GDP
60%
2024
73/191
Industry, % of GDP
28.5%
2024
69/194
Economic freedom index
68.4
2025
48/197
Income share by richest 10%
18.8%
2023
169/169
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
46/169
Number of billionaires
2
2025
60/78
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
45/78
Listed domestic companies
67
2013
64/103
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.38B
2014
76/100
Total reserves including gold
$14.5B
2024
68/177
Personal remittances received
$2.74B
2024
60/190
International tourist arrivals
15,299,000
2018
17/188
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
157/184
Banked people share
92.2%
2024
32/158

Energy

Slovakia Rank
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,055 kg
2023
31/177
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
84/173
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
34.9 megatons
2023
67/187
CO2 emissions per capita
6.42 tons
2023
38/187
Fossil fuel energy use share
59.5%
2023
95/176
Renewable energy use share
17.9%
2021
114/193
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
31.9%
2023
15/147
Net energy imports use share
57.9%
2023
41/144
Electric power consumption per capita
4,674 kWh
2023
45/147
Renewable electricity output share
23.6%
2021
102/192
Hydroelectric share
16.8%
2023
88/192
Nuclear share
61.3%
2023
2/192
Electricity access
100%
2023
89/195

Society

Slovakia Rank
% of world population
0.07%
2024
119/197
Annual migration change
-21,027
2024
153/196
Urban population
54.2%
2024
126/195
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
N/A
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
9/190
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
12/190
Quality of life index
72.5
2025
44/197
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
75/197
Higher education index
74
2025
50/183
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2023
141/197
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
6.1
2019
155/197
Visa free countries
173
2025
26/195
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2004
26/196
English speaking
25.9%
2023
94/197
People using the Internet
89.8%
2024
50/195

Health

Slovakia Rank
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
45/191
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$316
2022
51/191
Life expectancy
78.7 years
2025
52/197
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.68
2021
33/193
Age at first childbirth
27.3 years
2023
44/137
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
178/193
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
144/192
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
69/189
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
131/195
Air quality index
57
2025
86/197
Tobacco use prevalence
32.4%
2022
21/164
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
20/186

Territory

Slovakia Rank
% of world land
0.03%
2025
128/197
Land area per capita
3,424 sq mi
2024
116/197
Agricultural land area
7,046 sq mi
2025
121/194
Forest area
7,436 sq mi
2025
113/196
Roads length
24,224 mi
2018
76/175

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