Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Slovakia

Slovakia: Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident was 1.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.4%
Change on year
up 55.6%
World rank
22nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2024
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Slovakia, 2009–2024

0.250.50.7511.21.52009201620242009: 0.5 Percentage2010: 0.38 Percentage2011: 0.4 Percentage2012: 0.36 Percentage2013: 0.28 Percentage2014: 0.4 Percentage2015: 0.5 Percentage2016: 0.74 Percentage2017: 0.93 Percentage2018: 0.99 Percentage2019: 0.77 Percentage2020: 0.69 Percentage2021: 0.72 Percentage2022: 1.1 Percentage2023: 0.9 Percentage2024: 1.4 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Slovakia is 1.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 55.6% on the previous year and up 250.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Slovakia peaked at 1.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

Slovakia ranks 22nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex in Slovakia, 2009 to 2024.
Year Percentage Change
2009 0.5%
2010 0.4% -24.0%
2011 0.4% +5.3%
2012 0.4% -10.0%
2013 0.3% -22.2%
2014 0.4% +42.9%
2015 0.5% +25.0%
2016 0.7% +48.0%
2017 0.9% +25.7%
2018 1.0% +6.5%
2019 0.8% -22.2%
2020 0.7% -10.4%
2021 0.7% +4.3%
2022 1.1% +56.9%
2023 0.9% -20.4%
2024 1.4% +55.6%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 1.0% 10
2020s 1.0% 0.7% 1.4% 5

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 19 France 1.7% compare
  2. 20 Switzerland 1.6% compare
  3. 21 Romania 1.4% compare
  4. 22 Slovakia 1.4% compare
  5. 24 Liechtenstein 1.3% compare
  6. 25 Cyprus 1.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Slovakia?
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Slovakia was 1.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Slovakia rank for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident?
Slovakia ranks 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
Is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 647 data points, 2009–2024
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