NUTS 2

Západné Slovensko

Region of Slovakia · NUTS code SK02

Among 4 NUTS 2 regions of Slovakia, Západné Slovensko ranks best in gdp per capita (2nd) and lowest in doctors (4th).

Over time

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Západné Slovensko vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
22,400 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2023
2nd of 4 in the country
Slovakia 25,060 €/inh. · -11%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
11,900 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2022
3rd of 4 in the country
Slovakia 12,800 €/inh. · -7%
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
2.9 %
+0.9 vs 2023
2nd of 4 in the country
Slovakia 0.8 % · +263%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

Population

Population
1,797,072
−5,445 vs 2024
1st of 4 in the country
Slovakia 5,409,407 · -67%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
78.4 years
+0.2 vs 2023
2nd of 4 in the country
Slovakia 78.4 years
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population density
121.3 /km²
−0.3 vs 2023
2nd of 4 in the country
Slovakia 111.3 /km² · +9%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population change
-3.0 ‰
−0.5 vs 2023
3rd of 4 in the country
Slovakia -1.9 ‰ · +58%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Net migration
0.8 ‰
+0.1 vs 2023
2nd of 4 in the country
Slovakia 0.3 ‰ · +167%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Median age
45.0 years
+0.6 vs 2024
1st of 4 in the country
Slovakia 43.0 years · +5%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Aged 65+
20.3 %
+0.5 vs 2024
1st of 4 in the country
Slovakia 18.8 % · +8%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.24
−0.07 vs 2023
4th of 4 in the country
Slovakia 1.46 · -15%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
285 per 100k
+8 vs 2019
4th of 4 in the country
Slovakia 367 per 100k · -22%
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Regions inside

3 regions

 

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Labour

Unemployment
3.3 %
0 vs 2024
2nd of 4 in the country
Slovakia 5.4 % · -39%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
79.5 %
+0.1 vs 2024
2nd of 4 in the country
Slovakia 78.1 % · +2%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
3.8 %
−0.1 vs 2024
4th of 4 in the country
Slovakia 5.8 % · -34%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
1,896 per 1,000
+63 vs 2024
4th of 4 in the country
Slovakia 2,875 per 1,000 · -34%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
66 per mn
+6 vs 2023
4th of 4 in the country
Slovakia 48 per mn · +38%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
25.0 %
+0.4 vs 2024
4th of 4 in the country
Slovakia 29.8 % · -16%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

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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