Rural population in Slovakia in 2025 — 2,533,987 people. Ranked 96 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 6.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Slovakia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.53M | −3,977 | −0.16% |
| 2024 | 2.54M | −2,249 | −0.09% |
| 2023 | 2.54M | −2,375 | −0.09% |
| 2022 | 2.54M | −7,260 | −0.28% |
| 2021 | 2.55M | −2,252 | −0.09% |
| 2020 | 2.55M | +8,649 | +0.34% |
| 2019 | 2.54M | +10,057 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.53M | +10,276 | +0.41% |
| 2017 | 2.52M | +10,827 | +0.43% |
| 2016 | 2.51M | +10,295 | +0.41% |
| 2015 | 2.5M | +9,575 | +0.38% |
| 2014 | 2.49M | +9,752 | +0.39% |
| 2013 | 2.48M | +10,132 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 2.47M | +11,778 | +0.48% |
| 2011 | 2.46M | +11,168 | +0.46% |
| 2010 | 2.45M | +10,951 | +0.45% |
| 2009 | 2.44M | +12,387 | +0.51% |
| 2008 | 2.43M | +11,475 | +0.48% |
| 2007 | 2.41M | +10,144 | +0.42% |
| 2006 | 2.4M | +9,382 | +0.39% |
| 2005 | 2.4M | +9,121 | +0.38% |
| 2004 | 2.39M | +7,800 | +0.33% |
| 2003 | 2.38M | +5,909 | +0.25% |
| 2002 | 2.37M | +5,551 | +0.23% |
| 2001 | 2.37M | +1,540 | +0.07% |
| 2000 | 2.37M | +2,785 | +0.12% |
| 1999 | 2.36M | +8,367 | +0.36% |
| 1998 | 2.35M | +8,913 | +0.38% |
| 1997 | 2.35M | +9,715 | +0.42% |
| 1996 | 2.34M | +9,793 | +0.42% |
| 1995 | 2.33M | +10,948 | +0.47% |
| 1994 | 2.31M | +12,390 | +0.54% |
| 1993 | 2.3M | +11,034 | +0.48% |
| 1992 | 2.29M | +1,805 | +0.08% |
| 1991 | 2.29M | +162 | +0.01% |
| 1990 | 2.29M | +1,664 | +0.07% |
| 1989 | 2.29M | −3,566 | −0.16% |
| 1988 | 2.29M | −7,727 | −0.34% |
| 1987 | 2.3M | −11,467 | −0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.31M | −13,477 | −0.58% |
| 1985 | 2.32M | −14,769 | −0.63% |
| 1984 | 2.34M | −16,143 | −0.69% |
| 1983 | 2.35M | −16,059 | −0.68% |
| 1982 | 2.37M | −14,943 | −0.63% |
| 1981 | 2.39M | −16,511 | −0.69% |
| 1980 | 2.4M | −19,538 | −0.81% |
| 1979 | 2.42M | −22,976 | −0.94% |
| 1978 | 2.44M | −27,367 | −1.11% |
| 1977 | 2.47M | −29,556 | −1.18% |
| 1976 | 2.5M | −30,949 | −1.22% |
| 1975 | 2.53M | −30,815 | −1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.56M | −29,277 | −1.13% |
| 1973 | 2.59M | −27,365 | −1.04% |
| 1972 | 2.62M | −25,373 | −0.96% |
| 1971 | 2.65M | −31,427 | −1.17% |
| 1970 | 2.68M | −29,538 | −1.09% |
| 1969 | 2.71M | −20,144 | −0.74% |
| 1968 | 2.73M | −18,956 | −0.69% |
| 1967 | 2.75M | −15,201 | −0.55% |
| 1966 | 2.76M | −10,989 | −0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.77M | −6,251 | −0.23% |
| 1964 | 2.78M | −1,833 | −0.07% |
| 1963 | 2.78M | +952 | +0.03% |
| 1962 | 2.78M | +7,100 | +0.26% |
| 1961 | 2.77M | +61,653 | +2.27% |
| 1960 | 2.71M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
