NUTS 3

Košický kraj

Region of Slovakia · NUTS code SK042

Among 8 NUTS 3 regions of Slovakia, Košický kraj ranks best in gdp per capita (5th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Košický kraj vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
19,800 €/inh.
+800 vs 2023
5th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 25,060 €/inh. · -21%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
116.3 /km²
0 vs 2023
4th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 111.3 /km² · +4%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-0.4 ‰
+0.2 vs 2023
4th of 8 in the country
Slovakia -1.9 ‰ · -79%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
-0.9 ‰
0 vs 2023
6th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 0.3 ‰ · -400%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
41.1 years
+0.4 vs 2024
7th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 43.0 years · -4%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
17.5 %
+0.4 vs 2024
7th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 18.8 % · -7%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
1,159 per 1,000
7th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 2,875 per 1,000 · -60%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Východné Slovensko

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Košický kraj belongs to.

Population
1,588,807
+924 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
78.2 years
+0.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
9.5 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
11,300 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
72.5 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
34 per mn
−3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
26.7 %
+2.0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.76
+0.04 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.7 %
−0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.5 %
−4.8 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
348 per 100k
0 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Východné Slovensko

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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