Slovak Republic — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Slovak Republic, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Slovak Republic was 53.19% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 56.83% in 1991. The lowest was 33.38% in 1960 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.72% per year.
Slovak Republic ranks 148 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 68%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Slovak Republic sits below it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 46 of 58 economies; Bosnia and Herzegovina (52.69%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 97 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 114th of 217 in 1960 → 104th of 217 in 1970 → 95th of 217 in 1980 → 95th of 217 in 1990 → 107th of 217 in 2000 → 122nd of 217 in 2010 → 142nd of 217 in 2020 → 148th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 53.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 53.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 53.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 53.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 53.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 53.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 53.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 53.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 53.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 53.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 54% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 54.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 54.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 54.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 54.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 54.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 54.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 55.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 55.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 55.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 55.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 55.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 55.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 56.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 56.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 56.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 56.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 56.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 56.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 56.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 56.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 56.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 56.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 56.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 56.64% | +0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 56.36% | +0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 55.98% | +0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 55.51% | +0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 54.98% | +0.6 pp |
| 1984 | 54.38% | +0.6 pp |
| 1983 | 53.75% | +0.7 pp |
| 1982 | 53.1% | +0.7 pp |
| 1981 | 52.44% | +0.7 pp |
| 1980 | 51.76% | +0.8 pp |
| 1979 | 50.96% | +1.0 pp |
| 1978 | 50% | +1.1 pp |
| 1977 | 48.92% | +1.2 pp |
| 1976 | 47.76% | +1.2 pp |
| 1975 | 46.56% | +1.2 pp |
| 1974 | 45.33% | +1.2 pp |
| 1973 | 44.14% | +1.1 pp |
| 1972 | 43% | +1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 41.95% | +0.9 pp |
| 1970 | 41.01% | +0.9 pp |
| 1969 | 40.1% | +0.9 pp |
| 1968 | 39.19% | +0.9 pp |
| 1967 | 38.29% | +0.9 pp |
| 1966 | 37.42% | +0.8 pp |
| 1965 | 36.58% | +0.8 pp |
| 1964 | 35.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 1963 | 35.08% | +0.6 pp |
| 1962 | 34.43% | +0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 33.87% | +0.5 pp |
| 1960 | 33.38% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Slovak Republic’s Urban population in 1961?
33.87% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Slovak Republic’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +59.4% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 53.19%; 2024: 53.19%; 2023: 53.19%; 2022: 53.19%; 2021: 53.19%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.