Is the population aging in Slovakia?

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The aging of the population has been on the rise in recent years in Slovakia. While in 2014 there were 756,879 inhabitants aged 65 and over in Slovakia, which represented 13.95% of the total population, in 2023 it was 995,431, which represented 18.35% of the total population. In the following graph and overview, you can see the state of the population in the post-productive age (aged 65 and over) and the percentage of the total population of Slovakia in the years 2014 - 2023. The Aging Index is used to determine the aging of the population .... see below

Graph - number of inhabitants in Slovakia in post-productive age
Years 2014 - 2023
Number of inhabitants 65 years and over (65+)

Population over 65 years age in Slovakia - years 2014 - 2023 - chart

Overview - number of inhabitants in Slovakia in post-productive age
Years 2014 - 2023
Number of inhabitants 65 years and over (65+)

Year Total number
of inhabitants		 Population
65 years and over (65+)		 Percentage of
total population
2014 5,421,349 756,879 13.96
2015 5,426,252 783,936 14.45
2016 5,435,343 814,659 14.99
2017 5,443,120 844,855 15.52
2018 5,450,421 874,319 16.04
2019 5,457,873 905,175 16.58
2020 5,459,781 932,024 17.07
2021 5,434,712 944,958 17.39
2022 5,428,792 969,068 17.85
2023 5,424,687 995,431 18.35

Ageing index

The aging index Sauvy index (**) is used to determine the aging of the population, which expresses the number of people in the post-productive (*) age of 65 and over (65+) per 100 persons in pre-productive (*) age (0-14 years).
While in 2014 the Aging Index was 91.17, in 2023 it was 114.76.
To calculate the aging index in Slovakia, the next formula is used: (Number of persons 65+ / Number of persons 0-14) * 100
Comparison of the population in the post-productive age and in the pre-productive age and the aging index you can see in the following graph and overview below.

Graph - number of inhabitants in Slovakia
in pre-productive and post-productive age
Years 2014 - 2023

Population in pre-productive and post-productive age - years 2014 - 2023 - chart

Ageing index an number of inhabitants in Slovakia
in pre-productive and post-productive age
Years 2014 - 2023

Year Population
Post-productive age
65 years and over (65+)		 Population
Pre-productive age
0-14 years		 Ageing index
2014 756,879 830,181 91.17
2015 783,936 832,043 94.22
2016 814,659 840,228 96.96
2017 844,855 849,701 99.43
2018 874,319 858,042 101.90
2019 905,175 863,720 104.80
2020 932,024 868,294 107.34
2021 944,958 872,796 108.27
2022 969,068 873,452 110.95
2023 995,431 867,397 114.76
(*) Pre-productive age 0-14 years - is the age in which the population is not yet economically active.
Productive age 15-64 years - is the age at which the majority of the population is economically active.
Post-productive age of 65 years and over (65+) - is the age at which the majority of the population is no longer economically active.

(**) Alfred Sauvy - was a demographer, anthropologist and historian of the French economy.