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Slovak Republic

Slovak Republic / SK

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Slovak Republic in numbers.

Area49,030 kmยฒWorld # 129 โ†’Population5.4MWorld # 122 โ†’Population density110.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 92 โ†’Life expectancy78.4 yearsWorld # 62 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 28,544World # 58 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Slovak Republic across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area49,030 kmยฒWorld # 129 / 2023 โ†’Population5.4MWorld # 122 / 2025 โ†’Population density110.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 92 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,993World # 5 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.2%World # 182 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 159 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 177 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 41 / 2024 โ†’Median age41.3 yearsWorld # 48 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+19%World # 41 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1415.6%World # 170 / 2025 โ†’Urban population53.2%World # 148 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-31.4KWorld # 185 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-5.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 193 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share5.9%World # 106 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy78.4 yearsWorld # 62 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64.9 yearsWorld # 57 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 38 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate29.5%World # 31 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 28,544World # 58 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 154.5BWorld # 60 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 49,309World # 56 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.8%World # 179 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4%World # 65 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.4%World # 88 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment18.4%World # 61 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,621 hours/yearWorld # 102 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)23.8World # 164 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.7%World # 71 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people3,506.6 per million peopleWorld # 34 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1%World # 40 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people27 per million peopleWorld # 51 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,980 kcal/dayWorld # 90 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person70 kg/person/yearWorld # 66 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production1.9M tWorld # 41 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area40.1%World # 76 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person4,675 kWh/personWorld # 48 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person5.3 tWorld # 63 / 2024 โ†’Internet use89.8%World # 61 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions140 per 100 peopleWorld # 41 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 133 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate6.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 153 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2%World # 62 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament23.3%World # 109 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals15.3MWorld # 17 / 2018 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.3BWorld # 67 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites8 sitesWorld # 42 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 66.7%Main languageSlovakMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNuclear2025Top export categoryVehicles and transport equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal10,358 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSlovakLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country