Age dependency ratio, young in Slovakia
Slovakia: Age dependency ratio, young was 23.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Slovakia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Slovakia stood at 23.8%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Slovakia peaked at 51.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2011.
That places Slovakia 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.0% | — |
| 1961 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 51.0% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 50.5% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 50.0% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 49.3% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 48.2% | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 47.0% | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 45.7% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 44.5% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 43.5% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 42.5% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 41.5% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 41.0% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 40.8% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 40.8% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 41.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 41.1% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 41.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 40.7% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 40.0% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 39.1% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 37.4% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 29.7% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.8% | 44.5% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.4% | 40.8% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 40.0% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 29.7% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 21.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 21.4% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.5% | 24.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Slovakia?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Slovakia was 23.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2011.
- How does Slovakia rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Slovakia ranks 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.