NUTS 3

Žilinský kraj

Region of Slovakia · NUTS code SK031

Among 8 NUTS 3 regions of Slovakia, Žilinský kraj ranks best in gdp per capita (4th).

Over time

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

Žilinský kraj vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
21,300 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2023
4th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 25,060 €/inh. · -15%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
101.9 /km²
−0.2 vs 2023
6th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 111.3 /km² · -8%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-1.6 ‰
−0.2 vs 2023
5th of 8 in the country
Slovakia -1.9 ‰ · -16%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
-0.3 ‰
+0.5 vs 2023
5th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 0.3 ‰ · -200%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
42.4 years
+0.5 vs 2024
6th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 43.0 years
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
18.1 %
+0.5 vs 2024
6th of 8 in the country
Slovakia 18.8 % · -4%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
5,112 per 1,000
1st of 8 in the country
Slovakia 2,875 per 1,000 · +78%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Stredné Slovensko

Profile

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

Population
1,297,187
−4,343 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
78.0 years
+0.4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
5.4 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
12,500 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
79.4 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
43 per mn
−15 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
25.8 %
−1.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.34
−0.09 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.5 %
+0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
1.6 %
+1.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
341 per 100k
+10 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Stredné 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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