Detailed statistics of least developed regions in Slovakia

Detailed statistics of least developed regions in Slovakia from 2012 until 2025.

Number of inhabitants

number of inhabitants – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	677 090	12.5%	1 123 247	20.8%	1 817 727	33.6%	5 409 407	100%
2025	677 090	12.5%	1 123 247	20.8%	1 817 727	33.6%	5 409 407	100%
2024	678 187	12.5%	1 124 016	20.7%	1 816 368	33.5%	5 419 451	100%
2023	678 494	12.5%	1 123 345	20.7%	1 813 643	33.4%	5 424 687	100%
2022	679 670	12.5%	1 123 828	20.7%	1 809 742	33.3%	5 428 792	100%
2021	680 587	12.5%	1 124 194	20.7%	1 806 264	33.2%	5 434 712	100%
2020	700 886	12.8%	1 154 087	21.1%	1 762 851	32.3%	5 459 781	100%
2019	701 319	12.8%	1 153 918	21.1%	1 755 346	32.2%	5 457 873	100%
2018	702 021	12.9%	1 153 829	21.2%	1 743 871	32%	5 450 421	100%
2017	702 382	12.9%	1 152 828	21.2%	1 733 820	31.9%	5 443 120	100%
2016	702 516	12.9%	1 152 033	21.2%	1 723 288	31.7%	5 435 343	100%
2015	702 449	12.9%	1 150 528	21.2%	1 713 098	31.6%	5 426 252	100%
2014	702 939	13%	1 150 202	21.2%	1 704 044	31.4%	5 421 349	100%
2013	702 854	13%	1 149 429	21.2%	1 696 149	31.3%	5 415 949	100%
2012	702 715	13%	1 148 445	21.2%	1 689 189	31.2%	5 410 836	100%

Number of unemployed

number of unemployed – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	45 378	26.4%	65 968	38.5%	36 222	21.1%	171 567	100%
2025	44 325	26.7%	64 997	39.2%	34 306	20.7%	165 725	100%
2024	45 716	27.1%	67 639	40.1%	33 818	20.1%	168 466	100%
2023	46 942	26.9%	70 061	40.2%	34 170	19.6%	174 225	100%
2022	48 609	26.1%	73 619	39.6%	36 874	19.8%	186 130	100%
2021	55 954	24.9%	85 526	38.1%	48 064	21.4%	224 386	100%
2020	56 002	24.2%	84 515	36.5%	49 131	21.2%	231 504	100%
2019	46 617	27.9%	69 996	41.8%	30 748	18.4%	167 357	100%
2018	50 936	28.1%	76 666	42.3%	30 944	17.1%	181 322	100%
2017	58 338	27.1%	88 297	41%	37 049	17.2%	215 495	100%
2016	75 316	25.3%	113 123	38%	53 840	18.1%	297 649	100%
2015	84 382	24%	125 953	35.8%	66 567	18.9%	351 821	100%
2014	90 728	23.6%	135 030	35.2%	73 662	19.2%	384 002	100%
2013	95 649	23.3%	142 055	34.6%	77 833	18.9%	410 868	100%
2012	93 532	23.4%	139 599	35%	73 545	18.4%	399 105	100%

Number of people receiving social benefits

number of people receiving social benefits – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	50 118	40.4%	71 191	57.4%	9539	7.7%	123 987	100%
2025	48 189	39.8%	68 442	56.5%	10 434	8.6%	121 052	100%
2024	49 947	38.4%	71 314	54.9%	13 483	10.4%	130 012	100%
2023	50 993	37.4%	73 491	53.9%	15 295	11.2%	136 419	100%
2022	52 553	40.7%	75 795	58.7%	8187	6.3%	129 062	100%
2021	49 605	40.6%	71 296	58.4%	8070	6.6%	122 139	100%
2020	57 741	40.3%	83 451	58.3%	9177	6.4%	143 155	100%
2019	57 695	40.7%	83 808	59.1%	8913	6.3%	141 773	100%
2018	62 677	39.6%	91 605	57.8%	10 600	6.7%	158 420	100%
2017	73 552	38.9%	107 259	56.7%	13 292	7%	189 257	100%
2016	83 351	37.5%	120 407	54.1%	17 384	7.8%	222 484	100%
2015	93 474	35.9%	134 504	51.6%	23 262	8.9%	260 654	100%
2014	109 133	33.7%	158 377	48.9%	33 134	10.2%	324 076	100%
2013	118 521	32.8%	172 953	47.9%	38 192	10.6%	361 215	100%
2012	116 200	32.7%	169 812	47.8%	37 432	10.5%	355 323	100%

Number of activational workers

number of activational workers – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2025	7427	58.1%	10 079	78.8%	122	1%	12 794	100%
2024	7905	57.8%	10 708	78.2%	127	0.9%	13 687	100%
2023	671	75.9%	825	93.3%	0	0%	884	100%
2022	11 854	57.1%	16 460	79.2%	240	1.2%	20 773	100%
2021	11 792	56.5%	16 374	78.4%	300	1.4%	20 887	100%
2020	11 227	56.4%	15 834	79.5%	309	1.6%	19 909	100%
2019	12 468	56.9%	17 273	78.8%	298	1.4%	21 921	100%
2018	13 176	53.7%	18 737	76.3%	397	1.6%	24 542	100%
2017	16 147	51.1%	22 836	72.3%	651	2.1%	31 595	100%
2016	22 068	53.1%	29 933	72%	1039	2.5%	41 550	100%
2015	26 747	52%	35 980	70%	1664	3.2%	51 418	100%
2014	21 400	45.7%	29 988	64.1%	1715	3.7%	46 798	100%
2013	32 822	54.4%	43 335	71.8%	1835	3%	60 370	100%
2012	33 091	55%	43 562	72.4%	1891	3.1%	60 157	100%

Unemployment rate

unemployment rate – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	10.3	210.2%	9	183.7%	3.1	63.3%	4.9	100%
2025	10	212.8%	8.9	189.4%	2.9	61.7%	4.7	100%
2024	10.3	214.6%	9.2	191.7%	2.9	60.4%	4.8	100%
2023	10.5	214.3%	9.5	193.9%	2.9	59.2%	4.9	100%
2022	10.8	207.7%	9.9	190.4%	3.1	59.6%	5.2	100%
2021	12.3	198.4%	11.4	183.9%	4	64.5%	6.2	100%
2020	11.9	188.9%	10.9	173%	4.2	66.7%	6.3	100%
2019	9.8	217.8%	9	200%	2.6	57.8%	4.5	100%
2018	10.7	218.4%	9.8	200%	2.6	53.1%	4.9	100%
2017	12.1	212.3%	11.2	196.5%	3.1	54.4%	5.7	100%
2016	15.5	196.2%	14.2	179.7%	4.5	57%	7.9	100%
2015	17.3	188%	15.8	171.7%	5.5	59.8%	9.2	100%
2014	18.5	185%	16.8	168%	6.1	61%	10	100%
2013	19.5	182.2%	17.7	165.4%	6.4	59.8%	10.7	100%
2012	19	184.5%	17.3	168%	6	58.3%	10.3	100%

Unemployment rate in comparisson to country level

unemployment rate in comparisson to country level – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	2.11	211%	1.85	185%	0.63	63%	1.00	100%
2025	2.13	213%	1.88	188%	0.62	62%	1.00	100%
2024	2.16	216%	1.93	193%	0.60	60%	1.00	100%
2023	2.15	215%	1.93	193%	0.59	59%	1.00	100%
2022	2.08	208%	1.90	190%	0.60	60%	1.00	100%
2021	1.99	199%	1.84	184%	0.65	65%	1.00	100%
2020	1.88	188%	1.72	172%	0.66	66%	1.00	100%
2019	2.17	217%	1.97	197%	0.58	58%	1.00	100%
2018	2.19	219%	2.00	200%	0.54	54%	1.00	100%
2017	2.11	211%	1.94	194%	0.54	54%	1.00	100%
2016	1.97	197%	1.81	181%	0.57	57%	1.00	100%
2015	1.88	188%	1.71	171%	0.60	60%	1.00	100%
2014	1.85	185%	1.68	168%	0.61	61%	1.00	100%
2013	1.83	183%	1.66	166%	0.60	60%	1.00	100%
2012	1.84	184%	1.68	168%	0.59	59%	1.00	100%

Number of long-term unemployed

number of long-term unemployed – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	24 775	39.9%	34 729	55.9%	6216	10%	62 076	100%
2025	24 987	40.6%	35 208	57.3%	5576	9.1%	61 477	100%
2024	25 969	39.1%	37 178	56%	6287	9.5%	66 430	100%
2023	26 438	37.8%	38 205	54.6%	7413	10.6%	69 962	100%
2022	28 182	34.8%	41 586	51.4%	10 168	12.6%	80 971	100%
2021	31 627	32.7%	46 886	48.5%	14 247	14.7%	96 669	100%
2020	25 528	38.1%	37 009	55.2%	6655	9.9%	66 996	100%
2019	23 937	40.3%	34 719	58.4%	4759	8%	59 436	100%
2018	27 246	37.5%	40 388	55.5%	6166	8.5%	72 718	100%
2017	36 187	35.8%	52 852	52.3%	9782	9.7%	100 965	100%
2016	47 052	31.8%	68 316	46.2%	17 918	12.1%	147 812	100%
2015	56 138	30%	80 583	43%	25 969	13.9%	187 239	100%
2014	62 130	29.8%	89 186	42.8%	29 328	14.1%	208 300	100%
2013	62 911	29.6%	90 517	42.6%	28 698	13.5%	212 476	100%
2012	58 689	29.6%	84 253	42.6%	25 873	13.1%	197 985	100%

Long-term unemployment rate

long-term unemployment rate – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	5.6	311.1%	4.7	261.1%	0.5	27.8%	1.8	100%
2025	5.7	335.3%	4.8	282.4%	0.5	29.4%	1.7	100%
2024	5.8	305.3%	5.0	263.2%	0.5	26.3%	1.9	100%
2023	5.9	295%	5.2	260%	0.6	30%	2.0	100%
2022	6.3	273.9%	5.6	243.5%	0.9	39.1%	2.3	100%
2021	7.0	259.3%	6.3	233.3%	1.2	44.4%	2.7	100%
2020	5.4	300%	4.8	266.7%	0.6	33.3%	1.8	100%
2019	5.1	318.7%	4.4	275%	0.4	25%	1.6	100%
2018	5.7	285%	5.1	255%	0.5	25%	2.0	100%
2017	7.5	277.8%	6.7	248.1%	0.8	29.6%	2.7	100%
2016	9.7	248.7%	8.6	220.5%	1.5	38.5%	3.9	100%
2015	11.5	234.7%	10.1	206.1%	2.2	44.9%	4.9	100%
2014	12.7	235.2%	11.1	205.6%	2.4	44.4%	5.4	100%
2013	12.8	232.7%	11.3	205.5%	2.4	43.6%	5.5	100%
2012	11.9	233.3%	10.5	205.9%	2.1	41.2%	5.1	100%

Long-term unemployment rate in comparisson to country level

long-term unemployment rate in comparisson to country level – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	3.19	319%	2.69	269%	0.30	30%	1.00	100%
2025	3.24	324%	2.75	275%	0.27	27%	1.00	100%
2024	3.12	312%	2.69	269%	0.28	28%	1.00	100%
2023	3.02	302%	2.63	263%	0.32	32%	1.00	100%
2022	2.78	278%	2.47	247%	0.38	38%	1.00	100%
2021	2.61	261%	2.34	234%	0.45	45%	1.00	100%
2020	2.96	296%	2.60	260%	0.31	31%	1.00	100%
2019	3.13	313%	2.76	276%	0.25	25%	1.00	100%
2018	2.92	292%	2.63	263%	0.27	27%	1.00	100%
2017	2.79	279%	2.48	248%	0.31	31%	1.00	100%
2016	2.48	248%	2.20	220%	0.38	38%	1.00	100%
2015	2.34	234%	2.05	205%	0.44	44%	1.00	100%
2014	2.34	234%	2.05	205%	0.45	45%	1.00	100%
2013	2.32	232%	2.04	204%	0.43	43%	1.00	100%
2012	2.33	233%	2.05	205%	0.42	42%	1.00	100%

Working places supported by the government

working places supported by the government – January	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026		0%	281	49.9%	277	49.2%	563	100%
2025	394	27.9%	422	29.9%	370	26.2%	1410	100%
2024	870	22.4%	924	23.8%	725	18.7%	3879	100%
2023	482	28.8%	621	37.1%		0%	1672	100%
2022	110	2.5%	3555	81.4%	205	4.7%	4365	100%
2021	20	1.5%	308	22.5%		0%	1370	100%
2020		0%	334	31.4%	18	1.7%	1065	100%
2019		0%		0%	34	32.7%	104	100%
2018	666	26.7%	666	26.7%	150	6%	2490	100%
2017	160	5.7%	203	7.2%	734	26.1%	2816	100%
2016		0%	50	10.3%	67	13.8%	486	100%
2015	100	2.2%	274	5.9%	0	0%	4617	100%
2014	516	39.4%	571	43.6%	319	24.4%	1310	100%
2013	326	17.7%	756	41%	467	25.3%	1843	100%
2012	115	4.8%	727	30.2%	487	20.2%	2407	100%

Support from the government (€)

support from the government (€) – January	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026		0%	28 155 722	49.2%	24 332 760	42.5%	57 238 482	100%
2025	4 754 570	12.9%	9 331 055	25.2%	16 392 704	44.3%	36 997 073	100%
2024	24 748 572	7%	25 978 458	7.3%	56 813 000	16%	355 257 565	100%
2023	43 375 724	42.9%	67 513 120	66.7%		0%	101 150 107	100%
2022	2 664 447	0.8%	278 386 397	85.6%	28 202 312	8.7%	325 123 188	100%
2021	580 000	1.2%	22 258 424	44.2%		0%	50 329 815	100%
2020		0%	11 959 000	42.8%	5 035 000	18%	27 968 719	100%
2019		0%		0%	2 000 000	40%	5 000 000	100%
2018	17 286 000	43.7%	17 286 000	43.7%	1 950 000	4.9%	39 557 500	100%
2017	6 178 913	4.9%	7 253 913	5.7%	24 006 586	18.9%	126 881 520	100%
2016		0%	1 400 000	8.8%	1 530 000	9.7%	15 830 000	100%
2015	2 760 624	1.9%	7 627 463	5.2%	0	0%	147 306 618	100%
2014	13 283 000	14.3%	14 933 000	16%	8 847 160	9.5%	93 102 032	100%
2013	3 004 414	6.9%	15 794 168	36.4%	17 299 289	39.9%	43 347 457	100%
2012	3 859 000	3.2%	31 359 000	25.9%	33 329 270	27.5%	121 191 498	100%

Assignation tax

assignation tax – January	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	278 255 753	12.1%	461 691 970	20.1%	876 926 406	38.1%	2 300 453 938	100%
2025	257 750 233	12.1%	426 952 120	20%	812 305 513	38.1%	2 133 624 583	100%
2024	318 000 803	12.2%	524 153 690	20.2%	978 684 216	37.7%	2 598 855 026	100%
2023	315 885 522	12.2%	522 031 719	20.2%	972 378 184	37.6%	2 588 941 771	100%
2022	285 652 659	12.4%	471 002 947	20.5%	843 457 280	36.8%	2 294 837 830	100%
2021	255 834 492	12.4%	421 750 721	20.4%	757 641 799	36.7%	2 064 545 732	100%
2020	266 510 580	12.4%	438 770 352	20.5%	781 872 909	36.5%	2 143 772 368	100%
2019	258 787 106	12.5%	425 408 905	20.5%	751 325 060	36.3%	2 071 740 457	100%
2018	229 268 754	12.5%	376 592 363	20.6%	659 424 327	36.1%	1 828 469 854	100%
2017	214 173 435	12.8%	351 542 470	20.9%	595 776 826	35.5%	1 678 279 026	100%
2016	192 043 964	12.8%	314 592 118	21%	527 426 412	35.2%	1 496 730 556	100%
2015	176 260 787	12.9%	288 377 776	21%	481 311 222	35.1%	1 371 366 031	100%
2014	159 712 305	12.9%	261 249 593	21.1%	432 105 141	34.9%	1 237 715 916	100%
2013	153 129 021	12.8%	250 611 164	21%	419 778 302	35.1%	1 195 486 577	100%
2012	151 744 814	12.6%	247 645 091	20.6%	421 795 337	35.2%	1 199 896 640	100%

Demographic dependency

demographic dependency – January	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2025	28.7	89.4%	28.6	89.1%	32.7	101.9%	32.1	100%
2024	27.7	88.8%	27.7	88.8%	31.8	101.9%	31.2	100%
2023	26.9	89.1%	26.8	88.7%	31	102.6%	30.2	100%
2022	25.9	88.7%	25.8	88.4%	30	102.7%	29.2	100%
2021	25	88.7%	24.9	88.3%	29	102.8%	28.2	100%
2020	24.5	89.4%	24.3	88.7%	28.4	103.6%	27.4	100%
2019	23.6	89.4%	23.5	89%	27.4	103.8%	26.4	100%
2018	22.7	89.7%	22.6	89.3%	26.3	104%	25.3	100%
2017	21.9	90.1%	21.8	89.7%	25.2	103.7%	24.3	100%
2016	21	90.1%	21	90.1%	24.2	103.9%	23.3	100%
2015	20.3	91.4%	20.2	91%	23.1	104.1%	22.2	100%
2014	19.6	91.6%	19.6	91.6%	22.2	103.7%	21.4	100%
2013	19	92.2%	19	92.2%	21.5	104.4%	20.6	100%
2012	18.6	93%	18.5	92.5%	20.8	104%	20	100%

Number of employed foreigners

number of employed foreigners – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	2891	2%	5155	3.5%	103 699	70.5%	147 112	100%
2025	2953	2.3%	5085	3.9%	88 753	68.7%	129 170	100%
2024	3695	3.4%	5755	5.3%	70 762	64.9%	109 031	100%
2023	3459	3.5%	5242	5.3%	63 194	64.2%	98 430	100%
2022	3260	4%	4838	6%	50 592	62.2%	81 277	100%
2021	2481	3.6%	3868	5.7%	44 354	64.8%	68 395	100%
2020	1897	2.6%	3493	4.7%	49 617	67.1%	73 932	100%
2019	2061	2.8%	3598	4.9%	50 286	68.9%	72 961	100%
2018	1670	2.8%	2842	4.7%	42 506	70.7%	60 136	100%
2017	1144	2.6%	1969	4.6%	29 116	67.3%	43 245	100%
2016	1319	4.2%	2014	6.5%	19 095	61.3%	31 172	100%
2015	1467	6.4%	1969	8.6%	12 925	56.7%	22 780	100%
2014	1065	5.7%	1504	8%	11 051	58.7%	18 833	100%
2013	225	1.8%	427	3.4%	8675	68.3%	12 699	100%
2012	201	1.8%	356	3.1%	7741	67.7%	11 438	100%

Vacancies

vacancies – July	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	2044	1.5%	4943	3.7%	95 476	70.5%	135 401	100%
2025	2143	2%	4218	3.9%	75 467	70.5%	107 033	100%
2024	2258	2.4%	3954	4.2%	60 341	64.2%	94 042	100%
2023	1828	2.3%	3123	3.9%	48 449	60.2%	80 416	100%
2022	2822	3.5%	4626	5.8%	46 963	59%	79 552	100%
2021	3037	4.1%	5422	7.4%	41 108	55.9%	73 575	100%
2020	2550	3.7%	4852	7%	38 892	55.9%	69 547	100%
2019	3847	4.1%	7513	8%	52 926	56.4%	93 866	100%
2018	3180	3.9%	6074	7.4%	51 011	61.8%	82 496	100%
2017	3388	5.5%	6426	10.5%	33 476	54.8%	61 057	100%
2016	1946	5.1%	4359	11.4%	19 019	49.6%	38 308	100%
2015	1837	6.7%	3090	11.3%	11 896	43.6%	27 255	100%
2014	1059	11.2%	1590	16.8%	3945	41.6%	9486	100%
2013	665	9.9%	1287	19.2%	2554	38.1%	6697	100%
2012	436	6.9%	773	12.3%	3053	48.4%	6307	100%

Less than 24 years

less than 24 years – June	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	6558	27.6%	9737	41%	4432	18.7%	23 726	100%
2025	6168	27.8%	9227	41.6%	4027	18.2%	22 176	100%
2024	6323	28.4%	9521	42.8%	3921	17.6%	22 251	100%
2023	6436	28.4%	9826	43.4%	3653	16.1%	22 642	100%
2022	6619	27.6%	10 459	43.6%	3967	16.5%	24 015	100%
2021	7916	26.2%	12 575	41.6%	5341	17.7%	30 253	100%
2020	8119	25.3%	12 619	39.3%	5757	17.9%	32 114	100%
2019	6537	29.1%	10 169	45.2%	3452	15.3%	22 490	100%
2018	6895	27.9%	10 701	43.4%	3876	15.7%	24 672	100%
2017	8870	27.3%	13 875	42.7%	5159	15.9%	32 522	100%
2016	11 833	25.5%	18 191	39.3%	8000	17.3%	46 328	100%
2015	14 248	23.7%	21 687	36.1%	10 879	18.1%	60 051	100%
2014	15 978	23%	24 239	34.9%	13 273	19.1%	69 506	100%
2013	17 948	22.8%	27 260	34.6%	14 806	18.8%	78 870	100%

25 to 39 years

25 to 39 years – June	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	14 730	26.9%	21 459	39.1%	11 945	21.8%	54 855	100%
2025	14 937	27%	21 857	39.5%	11 978	21.7%	55 310	100%
2024	15 560	27.3%	22 995	40.3%	12 049	21.1%	57 049	100%
2023	16 055	27.6%	23 868	41.1%	11 817	20.3%	58 080	100%
2022	16 927	26.4%	25 633	40%	13 109	20.5%	64 087	100%
2021	19 683	25.1%	29 835	38%	17 633	22.5%	78 438	100%
2020	19 425	24.1%	29 319	36.3%	18 146	22.5%	80 694	100%
2019	16 456	28%	24 672	41.9%	11 418	19.4%	58 864	100%
2018	17 911	28.2%	26 984	42.5%	11 462	18%	63 554	100%
2017	21 575	27.3%	32 892	41.7%	14 133	17.9%	78 939	100%
2016	28 250	25.9%	42 330	38.8%	20 108	18.4%	109 056	100%
2015	31 594	24.6%	47 247	36.8%	24 434	19%	128 422	100%
2014	34 142	24.5%	50 612	36.3%	26 775	19.2%	139 539	100%
2013	36 428	23.9%	54 023	35.4%	29 084	19.1%	152 653	100%

40 to 54 years

40 to 54 years – June	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	15 977	26.9%	23 045	38.8%	12 622	21.2%	59 422	100%
2025	15 780	27.4%	23 016	39.9%	11 740	20.4%	57 641	100%
2024	16 363	28.2%	23 935	41.3%	11 235	19.4%	57 956	100%
2023	16 669	28%	24 639	41.4%	11 346	19.1%	59 456	100%
2022	17 153	26.8%	25 857	40.4%	12 465	19.5%	63 988	100%
2021	19 633	25.3%	29 697	38.3%	16 277	21%	77 468	100%
2020	18 653	25.1%	27 836	37.4%	15 239	20.5%	74 375	100%
2019	16 417	29.7%	24 319	44.1%	9106	16.5%	55 200	100%
2018	18 235	29.8%	27 159	44.3%	9199	15%	61 252	100%
2017	20 929	28.2%	31 529	42.5%	11 490	15.5%	74 159	100%
2016	26 141	26.2%	38 818	38.9%	16 700	16.7%	99 791	100%
2015	28 676	24.7%	42 552	36.7%	20 294	17.5%	115 874	100%
2014	30 563	24.3%	45 211	36%	22 570	18%	125 661	100%
2013	31 788	23.5%	47 259	35%	24 432	18.1%	135 096	100%

55 years and more

55 years and more – June	NRO12		NRO20		VRO		Slovakia
2026	7692	25.7%	11 109	37.2%	5647	18.9%	29 899	100%
2025	7586	27.4%	10 990	39.7%	4744	17.2%	27 658	100%
2024	7826	27.1%	11 561	40.1%	4972	17.2%	28 838	100%
2023	8289	25.9%	12 326	38.5%	5871	18.3%	32 055	100%
2022	8664	24.7%	12 963	37%	6772	19.3%	35 031	100%
2021	9981	23.1%	15 248	35.3%	9132	21.1%	43 234	100%
2020	8963	23.4%	13 314	34.7%	7722	20.1%	38 325	100%
2019	7880	26.8%	11 684	39.7%	5161	17.5%	29 457	100%
2018	8500	26.6%	12 596	39.4%	5484	17.2%	31 966	100%
2017	8879	24.5%	13 281	36.6%	6650	18.3%	36 313	100%
2016	9797	22.1%	14 581	32.9%	9018	20.4%	44 252	100%
2015	10 296	20.8%	15 335	31%	10 683	21.6%	49 497	100%
2014	10 334	20.6%	15 357	30.6%	10 969	21.9%	50 119	100%
2013	10 239	19.9%	15 194	29.5%	11 382	22.1%	51 548	100%

Notes:

• NRO12: original 12 least developed regions in Slovakia
• NRO20: new least developed regions, after their expansion in 2017 and 2018
• VRO: more developed regions of western Slovakia
• Statistics of the least developed regions in Slovakia

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Regions of Slovakia - Detailed statistics of least developed regions in Slovakia, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/​en/project/least-developed-region/detailed-statistics

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