Slowakei - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Slowakei Slowakei
Capital
name: Bratislava

geographic coordinates: 48 09 N, 17 07 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: the name was adopted in 1919 after Czechoslovakia gained its independence and may derive from later transliterations of the 9th century military commander, Braslav, or the 11th century Bohemian Duke BRETISLAV I; alternatively, the name may derive from the Slovak words brat (brother) and slava (glory)
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Slovakia

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; note - legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 49,035 sq km

land: 48,105 sq km

water: 930 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 40.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 28.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 10.8% (2018 est.)

forest: 40.2% (2018 est.)

other: 19.7% (2018 est.)
Location
Central Europe, south of Poland
Age structure
0-14 years: 14.87% (male 415,224/female 391,397)

15-64 years: 66.49% (male 1,811,919/female 1,795,499)

65 years and over: 18.64% (2023 est.) (male 404,979/female 606,301)
Birth rate
8.78 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
10.18 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Slovak (official) 81.8%, Hungarian 8.5%, Roma 1.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2021 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Svetova Kniha Faktov, nenahraditelny zdroj zakladnej informacie. (Slovak)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.55 years

male: 75.09 years

female: 82.25 years (2023 est.)
Major urban areas - population
441,000 BRATISLAVA (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 41.8 years

male: 40.1 years

female: 43.6 years (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
27.2 years (2020 est.)
Net migration rate
0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country; slightly larger concentration in the west in proximity to the Czech border
Population growth rate
-0.12% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.46 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 54% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.17% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
4.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
2.46% (2021 est.)
Labor force
2.766 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
11.9% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
6.74% (2021 est.)

6.69% (2020 est.)

5.75% (2019 est.)
Public debt
77.36% of GDP (2020 est.)

61.99% of GDP (2019 est.)

62.29% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: data cover general Government Gross Debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities, including sub-sectors of central, state, local government, and social security funds
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.15% (2021 est.)

1.94% (2020 est.)

2.66% (2019 est.)
Exports
$107.43 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$90.546 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$96.859 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
Germany 22%, Czechia 11%, Poland 7%, France 7%, Hungary 6%, Austria 5%, United Kingdom 5% (2019)
Imports
$107.358 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$88.214 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$96.755 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Germany 18%, Czechia 18%, Poland 8%, Hungary 7%, Russia 5% (2019)
Airports
35 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 1,701,561 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 4.806 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 89% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 3,627 km (2020) 1,585 km electrified
Roadways
total: 56,926 km (2016) (includes local roads, national roads, and 464 km of highways)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 577,390 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 7,362,325 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 135 (2021 est.)
Waterways
172 km (2012) (on Danube River)
Disputes - international

Slovakia-Austria: none identified

Slovakia-Czechia: none identified

Slovakia-Hungary: initiated by the 1977 Budapest Treaty, Hungary and formerly Czechoslovakia agreed to a hydroelectric dam project on the Danube with dams to be constructed at Gabcikovo (Slovakia) and Nagymaros (Hungary) to prevent floods, improve river navigability, and to generate electricity; when Hungary suspended work on the project until its environmental impact could be assessed, Slovakia continued working on it and adopted a pared down strategy to divert the Danube so that all construction was within Czechoslovakian territory; Hungary terminated the project on environmental and economic grounds in 1989, and in 1992 both countries took the matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ); the ICJ found largely in favor of then Slovakia, finding Hungary had breached their agreement; however, then Czechoslovakia should not have begun the alternative plan before the ICJ ruled on the case; in 2017, Hungary and Slovakia agreed to discontinue the ICJ proceedings

Slovakia-Poland: none identified

Slovakia-Ukraine: tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees are crossing the border to Slovakia to escape the Russian invasion in their country


Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Slowakei
15 216 347 000 EUR
16 948 227 000 EUR
11.38 %
Bekleidung
Slowakei
446 762 000 EUR
608 833 000 EUR
36.28 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Slowakei
952 312 000 EUR
1 168 213 000 EUR
22.67 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Slowakei
1 090 882 000 EUR
1 197 066 000 EUR
9.73 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Slowakei
1 799 267 000 EUR
1 608 139 000 EUR
-10.62 %
Energieversorgung
Slowakei
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Slowakei
11 604 000 EUR
133 993 000 EUR
1 054.71 %
Erze
Slowakei
2 391 000 EUR
2 471 000 EUR
3.35 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Slowakei
82 539 000 EUR
91 263 000 EUR
10.57 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Slowakei
319 000 EUR
773 000 EUR
142.32 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Slowakei
9 521 000 EUR
13 854 000 EUR
45.51 %
Getränke
Slowakei
30 932 000 EUR
39 843 000 EUR
28.81 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Slowakei
163 365 000 EUR
179 789 000 EUR
10.05 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Slowakei
793 364 000 EUR
881 528 000 EUR
11.11 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Slowakei
71 915 000 EUR
89 087 000 EUR
23.88 %
Kohle
Slowakei
79 000 EUR
1 140 000 EUR
1 343.04 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Slowakei
73 060 000 EUR
167 165 000 EUR
128.81 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Slowakei
3 551 765 000 EUR
3 837 766 000 EUR
8.05 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Slowakei
282 682 000 EUR
443 682 000 EUR
56.95 %
Maschinen
Slowakei
1 643 179 000 EUR
1 806 168 000 EUR
9.92 %
Metalle
Slowakei
1 018 930 000 EUR
1 285 769 000 EUR
26.19 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Slowakei
905 286 000 EUR
973 639 000 EUR
7.55 %
Möbel
Slowakei
127 357 000 EUR
145 668 000 EUR
14.38 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Slowakei
560 879 000 EUR
710 498 000 EUR
26.68 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Slowakei
143 923 000 EUR
189 754 000 EUR
31.84 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Slowakei
505 499 000 EUR
359 634 000 EUR
-28.86 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Slowakei
64 373 000 EUR
129 503 000 EUR
101.18 %
Sonstige Waren
Slowakei
653 865 000 EUR
645 308 000 EUR
-1.31 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Slowakei
12 321 000 EUR
15 313 000 EUR
24.28 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Slowakei
19 837 000 EUR
17 031 000 EUR
-14.15 %
Textilien
Slowakei
198 139 000 EUR
205 337 000 EUR
3.63 %