City Profile

Košice has a specific demographic profile, defined by a young population and a low proportion of immigrants. Demographic figures from the 2005 Population and Housing Census from Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic are shown below:

• Population aged 0 - 14: 15.8%
• Population aged 65 and older: 10.5%
• Population aged 16 - 64 in the labour market:73.8%
• Unemployment: 19.1%
• Immigrant population: 3.4%