Population in Districts

Population in Slovakia by districts
Status of the permanently resident population as of 31.12.2023

Official data on state of the population as of 1.1.2025 / 31.12.2024 are not yet available.
The district with the largest population in Slovakia is district Prešov, which has 174,741 inhabitants, the second is district Nitra with 164,820 inhabitants. The third largest district by population is district Žilina with 160,538 inhabitants. District with the smallest population is district Medzilaborce, which has 10,665 inhabitants.
Population in Slovakia by districts - Map

Population in the district and a percentage of the whole Slovak Republic

Nr. DistrictThe population
(*)		 % (**) Region
1. Prešov174,741 3.2212Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
2. Nitra164,820 3.0383Nitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
3. Žilina160,538 2.9594Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
4. Nové Zámky135,003 2.4887Nitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
5. Trnava132,524 2.4430Trnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
6. Košice - okolie131,955 2.4325Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
7. Prievidza128,613 2.3709Trenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
8. Dunajská Streda127,025 2.3416Trnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
9. Bratislava II125,980 2.3223Bratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
10. Bratislava V122,048 2.2499Bratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
11. Trenčín113,225 2.0872Trenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
12. Levice108,479 1.9997Nitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
13. Michalovce108,132 1.9933Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
14. Banská Bystrica107,199 1.9761Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
15. Senec105,075 1.9370Bratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
16. Bratislava IV105,043 1.9364Bratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
17. Trebišov103,002 1.8988Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
18. Poprad102,038 1.8810Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
19. Komárno99,273 1.8300Nitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
20. Spišská Nová Ves98,556 1.8168Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
21. Galanta95,457 1.7597Trnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
22. Martin93,041 1.7151Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
23. Čadca87,135 1.6063Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
24. Malacky79,689 1.4690Bratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
25. Rimavská Sobota79,655 1.4684Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
26. Vranov nad Topľou79,295 1.4617Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
27. Košice II78,385 1.4450Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
28. Bratislava III77,594 1.4304Bratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
29. Bardejov75,547 1.3927Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
30. Kežmarok75,188 1.3860Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
31. Liptovský Mikuláš71,405 1.3163Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
32. Pezinok69,953 1.2895Bratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
33. Topoľčany69,577 1.2826Nitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
34. Lučenec69,018 1.2723Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
35. Zvolen65,578 1.2089Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
36. Námestovo64,385 1.1869Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
37. Košice I62,965 1.1607Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
38. Piešťany62,015 1.1432Trnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
39. Sabinov61,542 1.1345Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
40. Nové Mesto nad Váhom61,349 1.1309Trenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
41. Považská Bystrica60,577 1.1167Trenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
42. Senica58,980 1.0873Trnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
43. Humenné58,688 1.0819Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
44. Rožňava58,422 1.0770Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
45. Brezno58,297 1.0747Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
46. Ilava56,920 1.0493Trenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
47. Ružomberok56,488 1.0413Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
48. Košice IV56,143 1.0350Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
49. Stará Ľubovňa53,107 0.9790Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
50. Šaľa50,384 0.9288Nitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
51. Bratislava I47,375 0.8733Bratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
52. Skalica46,916 0.8649Trnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
53. Žiar nad Hronom43,738 0.8063Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
54. Púchov43,710 0.8058Trenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
55. Partizánske43,509 0.8021Trenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
56. Hlohovec43,197 0.7963Trnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
57. Veľký Krtíš40,900 0.7540Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
58. Zlaté Moravce40,765 0.7515Nitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
59. Dolný Kubín38,734 0.7140Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
60. Revúca37,816 0.6971Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
61. Tvrdošín35,745 0.6589Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
62. Bánovce nad Bebravou35,186 0.6486Trenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
63. Snina34,071 0.6281Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
64. Levoča33,192 0.6119Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
65. Kysucké Nové Mesto32,642 0.6017Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
66. Gelnica31,736 0.5850Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
67. Bytča31,308 0.5771Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
68. Svidník31,183 0.5748Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
69. Detva30,562 0.5634Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
70. Košice III27,551 0.5079Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
71. Myjava25,013 0.4611Trenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
72. Žarnovica24,668 0.4547Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
73. Sobrance22,226 0.4097Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
74. Krupina21,271 0.3921Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
75. Poltár20,247 0.3732Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
76. Stropkov19,553 0.3604Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
77. Turčianske Teplice15,753 0.2904Žilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
78. Banská Štiavnica15,407 0.2840Banská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
79. Medzilaborce10,665 0.1966Prešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
Total: (79)5,424,687 (*)
(*) The population state: 31.12.2023
(**) The population % district: percentage of the population of the whole Slovak Republic
(*) Source: www.statistics.sk