NUTS 3 areas of Slovakia by natural change rate

Prešovský kraj had the highest natural change rate of 8 areas in 2017, at 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Nitriansky kraj had the lowest, at -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Slovakia was 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3.7Prešovský kraj

Lowest-2.2Nitriansky kraj

Median0.38 areas

Slovakia0.7History

All areas, 2017

per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2017 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2016
1	Prešovský kraj	3.7	-0.2 pts
2	Bratislavský kraj	3.5	-0.1 pts
3	Košický kraj	1.9	-0.3 pts
4	Žilinský kraj	0.9	-0.2 pts
5	Trnavský kraj	-0.4	-0.2 pts
6	Banskobystrický kraj	-1.1	-0.2 pts
7	Trenčiansky kraj	-1.6	-0.5 pts
8	Nitriansky kraj	-2.2	-0.1 pts

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Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Slovakia by natural change rate, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Slovakia by natural change rate, 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/slovakia-provinces?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Slovakia by natural change rate, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/slovakia-provinces?period=2017.

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo\_r\_gind3): NUTS 3 areas of Slovakia by natural change rate, 2017}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/slovakia-provinces?period=2017. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo\_r\_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo\_r\_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Prešovský kraj, with 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Nitriansky kraj, with -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.