NUTS 3 areas of Slovakia by natural change rate

Prešovský kraj had the highest natural change rate of 8 areas in 2023, at 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Trenčiansky kraj had the lowest, at -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Slovakia was -1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Median-1.38 areas
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All areas, 2023

Prešovský kraj: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrešovský kraj2.7Košický kraj: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKošický kraj0.4Bratislavský kraj: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBratislavský kraj0.2Žilinský kraj: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsŽilinský kraj-0.6Trnavský kraj: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrnavský kraj-2Banskobystrický kraj: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBanskobystrický kraj-3.3Nitriansky kraj: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNitriansky kraj-3.6Trenčiansky kraj: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTrenčiansky kraj-3.8
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

RankAreas2023
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2022
1Prešovský kraj2.7+0.2 pts
2Košický kraj0.4+0.3 pts
3Bratislavský kraj0.20 pts
4Žilinský kraj-0.6+0.3 pts
5Trnavský kraj-2+0.6 pts
6Banskobystrický kraj-3.30 pts
7Nitriansky kraj-3.6+0.5 pts
8Trenčiansky kraj-3.80 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/slovakia-provinces?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Prešovský kraj, with 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Trenčiansky kraj, with -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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.

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