Population statistic (10 years)[4]| Year | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2025 |
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| Count | 46,550 | 47,247 | 47,031 | 46,440 |
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| Difference | |
+1.49% |
−0.45% |
−1.25% |
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Population statistic[4]| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Count | 46,764 | 46,440 |
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| Difference | | −0.69% |
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It has a population of 46,440 people (31 December 2025).[5]
Census 2021 (1+ %)[6][7]| Ethnicity | Number | Fraction |
|---|
| Slovak | 43,545 | 89.06% |
| Not found out | 3173 | 6.48% |
| Czech | 1192 | 2.43% |
| Total | 48,894 |
In year 2021 was 48,894 people by ethnicity 43,545 as Slovak, 3173 as Not found out, 1192 as Czech, 318 as Romani, 128 as Other, 98 as Ukrainian, 77 as Hungarian, 70 as Moravian, 55 as Russian, 53 as Romanian, 30 as Rusyn, 26 as German, 23 as Italian, 17 as Austrian, 17 as Polish, 16 as Vietnamese, 9 as Bulgarian, 7 as Jewish, 7 as English, 6 as Serbian, 6 as French, 5 as Croatian, 4 as Chinese, 3 as Silesian, 3 as Albanian, 2 as Irish, 2 as Canadian, 1 as Turkish and 1 as Greek.
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 47,525 people by religion 27,425 from Roman Catholic Church, 13,629 from None, 3610 from Not found out, 1705 from Evangelical Church, 214 from Greek Catholic Church, 167 from Ad hoc movements, 153 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 153 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 99 from Other, 62 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 58 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 53 from Buddhism, 42 from Calvinist Church, 32 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 26 from United Methodist Church, 18 from Apostolic Church, 17 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 14 from Islam, 10 from Hinduism, 8 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 8 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8 from Baptists Church, 6 from Jewish community, 5 from Old Catholic Church and 3 from New Apostolic Church.