Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Slovakia

Slovakia: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 26,988 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
26,988 people
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
130th
of 236 countries
All-time high
47,895 people
in 1980
All-time low
24,630 people
in 2003
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Slovakia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 26,988 people for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Slovakia peaked at 47,895 people in 1980 and was at its lowest, 24,630 people, in 2003.

Slovakia ranks 130th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Slovakia, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 39,090 people —
1951 40,120 people +2.6%
1952 42,714 people +6.5%
1953 45,060 people +5.5%
1954 45,245 people +0.4%
1955 45,242 people -0.0%
1956 45,864 people +1.4%
1957 46,434 people +1.2%
1958 45,752 people -1.5%
1959 44,440 people -2.9%
1960 42,635 people -4.1%
1961 41,712 people -2.2%
1962 41,690 people -0.1%
1963 40,568 people -2.7%
1964 40,452 people -0.3%
1965 41,164 people +1.8%
1966 40,221 people -2.3%
1967 38,968 people -3.1%
1968 37,684 people -3.3%
1969 36,443 people -3.3%
1970 36,785 people +0.9%
1971 38,908 people +5.8%
1972 39,960 people +2.7%
1973 40,687 people +1.8%
1974 43,199 people +6.2%
1975 45,515 people +5.4%
1976 46,663 people +2.5%
1977 47,050 people +0.8%
1978 47,267 people +0.5%
1979 47,533 people +0.6%
1980 47,895 people +0.8%
1981 46,541 people -2.8%
1982 44,983 people -3.3%
1983 44,536 people -1.0%
1984 44,117 people -0.9%
1985 43,800 people -0.7%
1986 43,401 people -0.9%
1987 42,441 people -2.2%
1988 41,019 people -3.4%
1989 40,089 people -2.3%
1990 38,861 people -3.1%
1991 37,784 people -2.8%
1992 37,776 people -0.0%
1993 36,964 people -2.1%
1994 35,609 people -3.7%
1995 33,701 people -5.4%
1996 30,996 people -8.0%
1997 29,334 people -5.4%
1998 28,632 people -2.4%
1999 27,978 people -2.3%
2000 27,430 people -2.0%
2001 26,837 people -2.2%
2002 25,507 people -5.0%
2003 24,630 people -3.4%
2004 24,843 people +0.9%
2005 25,512 people +2.7%
2006 26,162 people +2.5%
2007 26,227 people +0.2%
2008 26,274 people +0.2%
2009 27,123 people +3.2%
2010 28,486 people +5.0%
2011 28,813 people +1.1%
2012 29,167 people +1.2%
2013 28,584 people -2.0%
2014 27,261 people -4.6%
2015 27,352 people +0.3%
2016 27,550 people +0.7%
2017 28,233 people +2.5%
2018 28,912 people +2.4%
2019 28,853 people -0.2%
2020 28,520 people -1.2%
2021 27,874 people -2.3%
2022 27,683 people -0.7%
2023 26,988 people -2.5%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 26,988 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,586 people, 2.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 26,988 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,966 people, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 43,996 people 39,090 people 46,434 people 10
1960s 40,154 people 36,443 people 42,635 people 10
1970s 43,357 people 36,785 people 47,533 people 10
1980s 43,882 people 40,089 people 47,895 people 10
1990s 33,764 people 27,978 people 38,861 people 10
2000s 26,054 people 24,630 people 27,430 people 10
2010s 28,321 people 27,261 people 29,167 people 10
2020s 27,766 people 26,988 people 28,520 people 4

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 127 Guinea-Bissau 29,733 people compare
  2. 128 New Zealand 28,731 people compare
  3. 129 Ireland 28,245 people compare
  4. 131 Norway 26,852 people compare
  5. 132 Lesotho 26,034 people compare
  6. 133 Costa Rica 25,721 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Slovakia?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Slovakia was 26,988 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 47,895 people in 1980.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 24,630 people in 2003.
How does Slovakia rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Slovakia ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
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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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.