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Median age in Slovakia

Slovakia: Median age was 41.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41.3 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
48th
of 236 countries
All-time high
41.3 years
in 2023
All-time low
26.05 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Slovakia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Slovakia stood at 41.3 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Slovakia peaked at 41.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.05 years, in 1950.

That places Slovakia 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Slovakia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 26.05 years —
1951 26.19 years +0.5%
1952 26.26 years +0.3%
1953 26.3 years +0.2%
1954 26.34 years +0.1%
1955 26.36 years +0.1%
1956 26.38 years +0.1%
1957 26.42 years +0.1%
1958 26.49 years +0.3%
1959 26.59 years +0.4%
1960 26.69 years +0.4%
1961 26.77 years +0.3%
1962 26.82 years +0.2%
1963 26.88 years +0.2%
1964 26.91 years +0.1%
1965 26.92 years +0.0%
1966 26.95 years +0.1%
1967 27.03 years +0.3%
1968 27.14 years +0.4%
1969 27.23 years +0.3%
1970 27.25 years +0.1%
1971 27.25 years -0.0%
1972 27.27 years +0.1%
1973 27.26 years -0.0%
1974 27.2 years -0.2%
1975 27.21 years +0.0%
1976 27.3 years +0.3%
1977 27.4 years +0.4%
1978 27.52 years +0.4%
1979 27.69 years +0.6%
1980 27.89 years +0.7%
1981 28.12 years +0.8%
1982 28.36 years +0.8%
1983 28.59 years +0.8%
1984 28.82 years +0.8%
1985 29.07 years +0.8%
1986 29.32 years +0.9%
1987 29.58 years +0.9%
1988 29.85 years +0.9%
1989 30.1 years +0.9%
1990 30.34 years +0.8%
1991 30.55 years +0.7%
1992 30.74 years +0.6%
1993 30.96 years +0.7%
1994 31.19 years +0.7%
1995 31.45 years +0.9%
1996 31.74 years +0.9%
1997 32.05 years +1.0%
1998 32.36 years +1.0%
1999 32.66 years +0.9%
2000 32.96 years +0.9%
2001 33.26 years +0.9%
2002 33.58 years +0.9%
2003 33.88 years +0.9%
2004 34.19 years +0.9%
2005 34.49 years +0.9%
2006 34.8 years +0.9%
2007 35.12 years +0.9%
2008 35.45 years +0.9%
2009 35.79 years +0.9%
2010 36.14 years +1.0%
2011 36.52 years +1.1%
2012 36.93 years +1.1%
2013 37.35 years +1.1%
2014 37.78 years +1.1%
2015 38.2 years +1.1%
2016 38.6 years +1.1%
2017 39.01 years +1.0%
2018 39.4 years +1.0%
2019 39.8 years +1.0%
2020 40.2 years +1.0%
2021 40.55 years +0.9%
2022 40.9 years +0.9%
2023 41.3 years +1.0%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 41.3 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 41.3 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35 years, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 26.34 years 26.05 years 26.59 years 10
1960s 26.93 years 26.69 years 27.23 years 10
1970s 27.33 years 27.2 years 27.69 years 10
1980s 28.97 years 27.89 years 30.1 years 10
1990s 31.4 years 30.34 years 32.66 years 10
2000s 34.35 years 32.96 years 35.79 years 10
2010s 37.97 years 36.14 years 39.8 years 10
2020s 40.74 years 40.2 years 41.3 years 4

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 45 Belgium 41.44 years compare
  2. 46 Netherlands 41.4 years compare
  3. 47 Poland 41.31 years compare
  4. 49 Denmark 41.25 years compare
  5. 50 Aruba 41.02 years compare
  6. 51 Belarus 40.53 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Slovakia?
Median age in Slovakia was 41.3 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 41.3 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.05 years in 1950.
How does Slovakia rank for median age?
Slovakia ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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