Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 53.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Slovakia, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 53.5% for share of population living in urban and rural areas in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Slovakia peaked at 55.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1950.
Slovakia ranks 200th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.2% | — |
| 1955 | 49.2% | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 51.0% | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 52.2% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 54.5% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.2% | 47.2% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 51.6% | 51.0% | 52.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 53.2% | 52.8% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 54.5% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.4% | 55.3% | 55.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 54.7% | 55.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 53.4% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Slovakia?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Slovakia was 53.5% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1950.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Slovakia ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.