Žilina

District in Žilinský kraj

District

The population development of Žilina.

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
Žilina	District	151,781	156,361	154,205	161,377	159,997	→
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 Žilina.

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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
Belá	Municipality	Žilina	3,065	3,303	3,342	3,338	3,240	→
Bitarová	Municipality	Žilina	546	601	675	808	917	→
Brezany	Municipality	Žilina	487	454	524	657	681	→
Čičmany	Municipality	Žilina	317	229	170	119	125	→
Divina	Municipality	Žilina	2,385	2,528	2,408	2,441	2,459	→
Divinka	Municipality	Žilina	798	827	991	1,022	1,021	→
Dlhé Pole	Municipality	Žilina	2,247	2,096	1,961	1,938	1,956	→
Dolná Tižina	Municipality	Žilina	1,190	1,194	1,290	1,456	1,530	→
Dolný Hričov	Municipality	Žilina	1,409	1,454	1,516	1,651	1,704	→
Ďurčiná	Municipality	Žilina	1,003	1,046	1,068	1,096	1,094	→
Fačkov	Municipality	Žilina	832	765	665	653	654	→
Gbeľany	Municipality	Žilina	1,144	1,233	1,210	1,449	1,586	→
Hôrky	Municipality	Žilina	571	600	686	882	1,056	→
Horný Hričov	Municipality	Žilina	741	776	769	835	879	→
Hričovské Podhradie	Municipality	Žilina	372	386	372	354	344	→
Jasenové	Municipality	Žilina	613	657	606	614	600	→
Kamenná Poruba	Municipality	Žilina	1,631	1,780	1,823	1,856	1,859	→
Kľače	Municipality	Žilina	376	369	367	419	429	→
Konská	Municipality	Žilina	1,252	1,300	1,458	1,650	1,686	→
Kotrčiná Lúčka	Municipality	Žilina	426	405	428	568	698	→
Krasňany	Municipality	Žilina	1,119	1,202	1,430	1,614	1,702	→
Kunerad	Municipality	Žilina	874	908	967	1,050	1,165	→
Lietava	Municipality	Žilina	1,327	1,418	1,410	1,601	1,765	→
Lietavská Lúčka	Municipality	Žilina	1,785	1,801	1,735	1,878	1,869	→
Lietavská Svinná - Babkov	Municipality	Žilina	1,458	1,534	1,633	1,702	1,727	→
Lutiše	Municipality	Žilina	842	848	761	761	748	→
Lysica	Municipality	Žilina	890	874	820	871	896	→
Malá Čierna	Municipality	Žilina	296	326	353	331	338	→
Mojš	Municipality	Žilina	524	474	662	1,311	1,515	→
Nededza	Municipality	Žilina	783	905	978	1,070	1,092	→
Nezbudská Lúčka	Municipality	Žilina	427	375	394	386	397	→
Ovčiarsko	Municipality	Žilina	420	456	555	709	752	→
Paština Závada	Municipality	Žilina	233	229	233	244	265	→
Podhorie	Municipality	Žilina	730	739	811	949	1,099	→
Porúbka	Municipality	Žilina	457	454	440	521	531	→
Rajec	Town	Žilina	5,454	6,074	5,860	5,897	5,641	→
Rajecká Lesná	Municipality	Žilina	1,288	1,294	1,214	1,234	1,171	→
Rajecké Teplice	Town	Žilina	2,540	2,677	2,833	2,841	2,843	→
Rosina	Municipality	Žilina	2,570	2,794	2,973	3,329	3,366	→
Stráňavy	Municipality	Žilina	1,760	1,838	1,803	1,916	1,874	→
Stránske	Municipality	Žilina	710	697	733	889	947	→
Stráža	Municipality	Žilina	654	663	676	673	691	→
Strečno	Municipality	Žilina	2,290	2,607	2,562	2,613	2,553	→
Šuja	Municipality	Žilina	...	335	310	327	333	→
Svederník	Municipality	Žilina	920	955	1,010	1,614	1,775	→
Teplička nad Váhom	Municipality	Žilina	3,232	3,371	3,754	4,379	4,359	→
Terchová	Municipality	Žilina	4,035	4,099	4,021	4,009	3,912	→
Turie	Municipality	Žilina	1,839	1,939	1,977	2,050	2,174	→
Varín	Municipality	Žilina	3,144	3,387	3,661	3,896	3,841	→
Veľká Čierna	Municipality	Žilina	373	357	357	365	375	→
Višňové	Municipality	Žilina	2,343	2,477	2,620	3,004	2,988	→
Zbyňov	Municipality	Žilina	809	851	836	881	902	→
Žilina	Town	Žilina	83,911	85,400	81,494	82,656	79,873	→

Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	78,711
Females	81,286

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	29,785
18-64 years	99,535
65+ years	30,677

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	850
80-89 years	5,050
70-79 years	14,832
60-69 years	19,967
50-59 years	21,476
40-49 years	26,768
30-39 years	22,708
20-29 years	15,551
10-19 years	16,688
0-9 years	16,107

Urbanization (C 2021)
Rural	69,983
Urban	91,394

Citizenship (C 2021)
Slovakia	159,873
Foreign Citizenship	1,447

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Slovakia	155,207
Other country	5,788

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Slovak	152,679
Hungarian	149
Romani	85
Ruthenian	62
Czech	1,105
Other ethnic groups	1,118

Mother Tongue (C 2021)
Slovak	151,933
Hungarian	188
Romani	49
Ruthenian	69
Czech	1,330
Other language	1,170

Religion (C 2021)
Roman Catholics	111,792
Evangelical Church	3,082
Greek Catholics	909
Reformed (Calvinists)	212
Orthodox	254
Other christian church	1,663
Other religion	1,569
No religion	34,189