Čadca

District in Žilinský kraj

District

The population development of Čadca.

Name	Status	Population Census 1991-03-03	Population Census 2001-05-26	Population Census 2011-05-21	Population Census 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2025-12-31
Čadca	District	89,860	92,843	91,710	88,642	86,104	→
Žilinský kraj [Žilina]	Region	668,771	692,332	688,851	691,613	684,190

Contents: Towns and Municipalities

The population development of the towns and municipalities in Čadca.

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Name	Status	District	Population Census 1991-03-03	Population Census 2001-05-26	Population Census 2011-05-21	Population Census 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2025-12-31
Čadca	Town	Čadca	25,183	26,699	24,959	23,328	22,072	→
Čierne	Municipality	Čadca	3,826	4,254	4,390	4,419	4,435	→
Dlhá nad Kysucou	Municipality	Čadca	525	517	633	619	607	→
Dunajov	Municipality	Čadca	879	903	1,149	1,136	1,113	→
Klokočov	Municipality	Čadca	3,022	2,728	2,387	2,287	2,201	→
Klubina	Municipality	Čadca	529	529	537	537	556	→
Korňa	Municipality	Čadca	2,373	2,266	2,142	1,981	2,017	→
Krásno nad Kysucou	Town	Čadca	6,682	6,939	6,920	6,676	6,471	→
Makov	Municipality	Čadca	2,038	1,932	1,815	1,710	1,652	→
Nová Bystrica	Municipality	Čadca	2,929	2,882	2,833	2,680	2,557	→
Olešná	Municipality	Čadca	2,110	2,077	1,955	1,929	1,897	→
Oščadnica	Municipality	Čadca	5,510	5,554	5,628	5,736	5,780	→
Podvysoká	Municipality	Čadca	1,169	1,215	1,301	1,347	1,327	→
Radôstka	Municipality	Čadca	829	888	840	798	777	→
Raková	Municipality	Čadca	4,691	4,939	5,293	5,630	5,577	→
Skalité	Municipality	Čadca	4,771	5,063	5,241	5,247	5,211	→
Stará Bystrica	Municipality	Čadca	2,527	2,628	2,717	2,740	2,810	→
Staškov	Municipality	Čadca	2,577	2,601	2,776	2,764	2,754	→
Svrčinovec	Municipality	Čadca	3,164	3,382	3,583	3,370	3,252	→
Turzovka	Town	Čadca	7,287	7,854	7,802	7,233	6,769	→
Vysoká nad Kysucou	Municipality	Čadca	3,209	3,005	2,774	2,578	2,426	→
Zákopčie	Municipality	Čadca	1,889	1,752	1,807	1,710	1,705	→
Zborov nad Bystricou	Municipality	Čadca	2,141	2,236	2,228	2,187	2,138	→

Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	42,876
Females	43,228

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	14,958
18-64 years	56,359
65+ years	14,787

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	342
80-89 years	2,249
70-79 years	6,992
60-69 years	10,926
50-59 years	12,408
40-49 years	13,694
30-39 years	12,741
20-29 years	10,018
10-19 years	8,708
0-9 years	8,026

Urbanization (C 2021)
Rural	51,405
Urban	37,237

Citizenship (C 2021)
Slovakia	87,976
Foreign Citizenship	593

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Slovakia	85,453
Other country	3,113

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Slovak	84,507
Hungarian	37
Romani	70
Ruthenian	10
Czech	575
Other ethnic groups	306

Mother Tongue (C 2021)
Slovak	84,465
Hungarian	46
Romani	14
Ruthenian	13
Czech	633
Other language	333

Religion (C 2021)
Roman Catholics	76,267
Evangelical Church	361
Greek Catholics	381
Reformed (Calvinists)	126
Orthodox	67
Other christian church	681
Other religion	531
No religion	6,645