Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Slovakia

Rural population share in Slovakia in 2025 — 46.8%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.8 pp.

2025 46.8% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 70of 217
Period maximum 66.6%1960
Period minimum 43.2%1991

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Slovakia, 1960–20254050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 66.6%1962: 65.6%1964: 64.2%1966: 62.6%1968: 60.8%1970: 59%1972: 57%1974: 54.7%1976: 52.2%1978: 50%1980: 48.2%1982: 46.9%1984: 45.6%1986: 44.5%1988: 43.6%1990: 43.2%1992: 43.2%1994: 43.3%1996: 43.5%1998: 43.7%2000: 43.9%2002: 44.1%2004: 44.4%2006: 44.8%2008: 45.1%2010: 45.4%2012: 45.7%2014: 46%2016: 46.3%2018: 46.5%2020: 46.8%2022: 46.8%2024: 46.8%2025: 46.8%
Change over the period: −19.8 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Slovakia

Slovakia 46.8%
World 42.2%
Eastern Europe computed 29.9%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 46.8 −0 pp
2024 46.8 −0 pp
2023 46.8 −0 pp
2022 46.8 −0 pp
2021 46.8 +0.1 pp
2020 46.8 +0.1 pp
2019 46.6 +0.1 pp
2018 46.5 +0.1 pp
2017 46.4 +0.1 pp
2016 46.3 +0.1 pp
2015 46.1 +0.1 pp
2014 46 +0.1 pp
2013 45.9 +0.1 pp
2012 45.7 +0.1 pp
2011 45.6 +0.1 pp
2010 45.4 +0.2 pp
2009 45.3 +0.2 pp
2008 45.1 +0.2 pp
2007 44.9 +0.2 pp
2006 44.8 +0.2 pp
2005 44.6 +0.2 pp
2004 44.4 +0.2 pp
2003 44.3 +0.1 pp
2002 44.1 +0.1 pp
2001 44 +0.1 pp
2000 43.9 +0.1 pp
1999 43.8 +0.1 pp
1998 43.7 +0.1 pp
1997 43.6 +0.1 pp
1996 43.5 +0.1 pp
1995 43.4 +0.1 pp
1994 43.3 +0.1 pp
1993 43.2 +0 pp
1992 43.2 +0 pp
1991 43.2 −0 pp
1990 43.2 −0.2 pp
1989 43.4 −0.3 pp
1988 43.6 −0.4 pp
1987 44 −0.5 pp
1986 44.5 −0.5 pp
1985 45 −0.6 pp
1984 45.6 −0.6 pp
1983 46.2 −0.7 pp
1982 46.9 −0.7 pp
1981 47.6 −0.7 pp
1980 48.2 −0.8 pp
1979 49 −1 pp
1978 50 −1.1 pp
1977 51.1 −1.2 pp
1976 52.2 −1.2 pp
1975 53.4 −1.2 pp
1974 54.7 −1.2 pp
1973 55.9 −1.1 pp
1972 57 −1 pp
1971 58.1 −0.9 pp
1970 59 −0.9 pp
1969 59.9 −0.9 pp
1968 60.8 −0.9 pp
1967 61.7 −0.9 pp
1966 62.6 −0.8 pp
1965 63.4 −0.8 pp
1964 64.2 −0.7 pp
1963 64.9 −0.6 pp
1962 65.6 −0.6 pp
1961 66.1 −0.5 pp
1960 66.6

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.