1. PopulationSlovakia

   Slovakia: the UN expects the population to shrink by 38% by 2100

   5.52M in 2023; 3.43M in 2100 in the UN's medium variant. Between 2.33M and 4.55M with 95% probability. A calculation under assumptions about fertility and migration, not a certainty.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

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