Population statistic (10 years)[3]| Year | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2025 |
|---|
| Count | 34,104 | 33,070 | 32,505 | 30,199 |
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| Difference | |
−3.03% |
−1.70% |
−7.09% |
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Population statistic[3]| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|
| Count | 30,380 | 30,199 |
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| Difference | | −0.59% |
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It has a population of 30,199 people (31 December 2025).[4]
Census 2021 (1+ %)[5][6]| Ethnicity | Number | Fraction |
|---|
| Slovak | 29,473 | 93.24% |
| Not found out | 1338 | 4.23% |
| Total | 31,607 |
In year 2021 was 31,607 people by ethnicity 29,473 as Slovak, 1338 as Not found out, 271 as Romani, 188 as Czech, 68 as Other, 65 as Hungarian, 40 as Russian, 27 as Ukrainian, 24 as Polish, 17 as German, 14 as Vietnamese, 14 as Italian, 14 as Moravian, 13 as Rusyn, 8 as Croatian, 7 as Jewish, 5 as English, 5 as Albanian, 4 as Irish, 3 as Bulgarian, 2 as Chinese, 2 as Serbian, 2 as Silesian, 1 as Romanian, 1 as Austrian and 1 as Canadian.
Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.
In year 2021 was 31,034 people by religion 21,764 from Roman Catholic Church, 5511 from None, 1912 from Not found out, 1163 from Evangelical Church, 185 from Greek Catholic Church, 72 from Other, 65 from Ad hoc movements, 60 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 56 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 46 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 44 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 29 from Calvinist Church, 25 from Baptists Church, 20 from Buddhism, 18 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 16 from Islam, 12 from Old Catholic Church, 8 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 7 from United Methodist Church, 6 from Hinduism, 4 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4 from Apostolic Church, 3 from Church of the Brethren, 2 from Jewish community, 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Bahá'i Community.
Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region
