Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Slovakia →
Population on 1 January736,3852025+0.5% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001532024 e+2 year on year1 of 4 · SlovakiaUnemployment rate (15–74)2.5%2025+0.2 pp year on year1 of 4 · SlovakiaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant22,200 PPS2023+10.4% year on year1 of 4 · SlovakiaLife expectancy at birth80.62024+0.3 year on year1 of 4 · SlovakiaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education54.8%2025+2.2 pp year on year1 of 4 · Slovakia
How it compares with the other regions of Slovakia
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Slovakia, for the same period. Bratislavský kraj in blue; the dark grey line marks Slovakia. Better values to the right.
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Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend |  Slovakia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 e | 36,496 M€ | +6.8% | — | 2 / 4 | 160 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 e | 48,800 € | +5.9% | 23,900 € | 1 / 4 | 55 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 e | 61,000 PPS | +5.2% | 29,800 PPS | 1 / 4 | 19 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 e | 153 | +2 | 75 | 1 / 4 | 17 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 e | 33,022 M€ | +5.7% | — | 2 / 4 | 159 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 e | 4,504 M€ | +1.1% | — | 4 / 4 | 133 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 e | 5,181 M€ | +6.6% | — | 2 / 4 | 101 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 478.0 | +1.4% | — | 4 / 4 | 169 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 155,001 | +6.3% | — | 3 / 4 | 63 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 12.0% | +0.1 pp | 11.7% | 2 / 4 | 51 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 2,789,600 | +7.0% | — | 4 / 4 | 235 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 3,788 | +6.5% | 2,875 | 2 / 4 | 176 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Slovakia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 2.5% | +0.2 pp | 5.4% | 1 / 4 | 10 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2023 u | 1.3% | — | 3.8% | 1 / 4 | 69 / 232 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2017 u | 13.0% | -2.3 pp | 18.9% | 2 / 4 | 87 / 255 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population6.3 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 84.3% | -1.1 pp | 78.1% | 1 / 4 | 16 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 86.1% | -0.1 pp | 82.4% | 1 / 4 | 45 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 82.6% | -2.1 pp | 73.7% | 1 / 4 | 5 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 u | 6.6% | — | 11.1% | 1 / 4 | 30 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 54.8% | +2.2 pp | 29.8% | 1 / 4 | 16 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 71.8% | +3.7 pp | 44.3% | 1 / 4 | 4 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 1.69% | -0.08 pp | 0.98% | 1 / 4 | 31 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Slovakia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 | 22,200 PPS | +10.4% | 15,200 PPS | 1 / 4 | 82 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 2.9% | -5.7 pp | 16.7% | 1 / 4 | 1 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 80.6 | +0.3 | 78.4 | 1 / 4 | 187 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 1 / 4 | 66 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Slovakia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 736,385 | +0.5% | — | 4 / 4 | 233 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 42.9 | +0.4 | 43.0 | 3 / 4 | 203 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 29.0% | +0.5 pp | 28.7% | 3 / 4 | 69 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 363.5 | +0.6% | 111.3 | 1 / 4 | 48 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 4.9 | -1.1 | -1.0 | 1 / 4 | 91 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 5.3 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 1 / 4 | 124 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 8.3 | -0.6 | 8.5 | 2 / 4 | 127 / 294 | |