Fertility rate: births per woman in Slovakia
Slovakia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.56 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Slovakia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1.56 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Slovakia peaked at 3.61 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.19 live births per woman, in 2002.
That places Slovakia 156th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.41 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 3.61 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.74 live births per woman | 2.39 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5 live births per woman | 2.42 live births per woman | 2.61 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 2.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 153 Antigua and Barbuda 1.58 live births per woman compare
- 154 Slovenia 1.58 live births per woman compare
- 155 Maldives 1.57 live births per woman compare
- 156 United Kingdom 1.56 live births per woman compare
- 158 Malaysia 1.55 live births per woman compare
- 159 Isle of Man 1.55 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.88 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.5609 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 66.62 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 73.13 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.9302 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.6344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 76.73 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Slovakia?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Slovakia was 1.56 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 live births per woman in 2002.
- How does Slovakia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Slovakia ranks 156th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.