Europe & Central Asia · High income
Slovakia: key statistics
Slovakia has 5.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $28,544. Below: 69 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Bratislava
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- Slovak
- ISO codes
- SKSVK
Population5.4m2025 · rank 122 of 217GDP$155bn2025 · rank 60 of 211GDP per capita$28,5442025 · rank 59 of 211Life expectancy78.4 yrs2024 · rank 63 of 217Internet users89.8%2024 · rank 57 of 188Fertility1.462024 · rank 161 of 217CO₂ per person5.51 t2024 · rank 46 of 203Inflation4.0%2025 · rank 59 of 180
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Slovakia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Slovakia by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5.4m | 2025 | 122/217 | 33/58 | −0.2% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.15% | 2025 | 183/217 | 44/58 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 53.2% | 2025 | 148/217 | 46/58 | −0.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.46 | 2024 | 161/217 | 27/58 | +6.6% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 19.0% | 2025 | 42/217 | 33/58 | +4.9 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.6% | 2025 | 171/217 | 29/58 | +0.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 112.8 | 2024 | 95/216 | 22/57 | +0.1% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 8.5 | 2024 | 178/217 | 32/58 | −17% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 49,030 km² | 2024 | 129/216 | 36/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $155bn | 2025 | 60/211 | 25/57 | +73% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $28,544 | 2025 | 59/211 | 31/57 | +74% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $49,309 | 2025 | 56/199 | 32/53 | +64% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $26,410 | 2025 | 54/201 | 27/53 | +48% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 0.8% | 2025 | 180/210 | 46/56 | −4.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.0% | 2025 | 148/210 | 38/56 | −4.1 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.6% | 2025 | 156/198 | 40/56 | −0.5 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 28.1% | 2025 | 63/201 | 14/57 | −1.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 59.8% | 2025 | 87/201 | 36/57 | +1.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 20.1% | 2025 | 121/175 | 43/51 | −5.7 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 16.2% | 2025 | 116/163 | 42/49 | −8.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.0% | 2025 | 59/180 | 16/49 | +4.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 197/210 | 49/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 19.1% | 2024 | 52/142 | 28/48 | +1.8 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 39.8% | 2022 | 19/142 | 13/47 | +0.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.03% | 2025 | 60/156 | 24/47 | +0.9 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 85.1% | 2025 | 15/184 | 5/52 | −5.6 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 85.2% | 2025 | 17/184 | 5/52 | −3.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 170.3% | 2025 | 13/184 | 5/52 | −9.1 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.6% | 2025 | 117/185 | 33/50 | −1.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.3% | 2025 | 127/197 | 31/51 | −0.4 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.1% | 2025 | 95/178 | 22/50 | −0.3 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 15.3m | 2018 | 17/196 | 10/51 | — | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 2025 | 89/187 | 28/49 | −6.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 18.4% | 2025 | 61/187 | 19/49 | −8.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 60.4% | 2025 | 102/187 | 23/49 | +0.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 55.1% | 2025 | 81/187 | 22/49 | +3.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.5% | 2023 | 108/151 | 20/47 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.8% | 2023 | 113/151 | 21/47 | −0.6 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 13.7% | 2021 | 116/145 | 32/47 | +0.5 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 23.8 | 2023 | 150/151 | 47/47 | −15% | — | |
| Women in parliament | 23.3% | 2025 | 108/190 | 41/52 | +4.7 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 102.8% | 2024 | 65/191 | 16/53 | +4.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 93.2% | 2024 | 87/176 | 41/53 | +0.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 54.5% | 2024 | 74/172 | 43/52 | +0.6 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 98.4% | 2024 | 52/168 | 22/47 | +5.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.5 | 2017 | 107/173 | 12/48 | +1.3% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.7% | 2022 | 71/184 | 23/49 | +0.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 yrs | 2024 | 63/217 | 34/58 | +2.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 5.3 | 2024 | 145/196 | 16/52 | +1.9% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 6.3 | 2024 | 145/196 | 16/52 | ±0.0% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 4 | 2023 | 179/194 | 41/51 | −20% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.4% | 2023 | 79/193 | 32/52 | −0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,813 | 2023 | 43/193 | 29/52 | +32% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.70 | 2022 | 38/180 | 27/50 | +9.8% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 94% | 2024 | 73/193 | 27/51 | −3.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 143/153 | 33/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 99.8% | 2024 | 58/206 | 32/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 97.5% | 2024 | 79/203 | 41/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 89.8% | 2024 | 57/188 | 30/51 | +9.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 140.0 | 2024 | 41/210 | 9/56 | +19% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 33.8 | 2024 | 47/208 | 31/55 | +54% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 98/215 | 47/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 60/192 | 29/51 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 5.51 t | 2024 | 46/203 | 21/49 | −12% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 17.9% | 2021 | 114/212 | 30/54 | +7.5 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 23.6% | 2021 | 101/206 | 35/51 | +4.8 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 40.3% | 2024 | 79/214 | 13/57 | +0.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 27.1% | 2024 | 36/206 | 17/53 | −1.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 4.5% | 2022 | 109/177 | 32/47 | −0.8 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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