660:, etc.), which were mostly Slovak. An alternative would be to compare only those districts which officially belonged to the city in the time of a given census. Moreover, residents of mixed origin tended to identify with the dominant political group, such as Hungarian before 1918, and Slovak after 1918; that is, what would be the most suitable or least dangerous identity. For example, the proportion of ethnic Hungarians appeared to increase from 7.5% in 1850 to 40.53% in 1910. It is more likely that people of mixed backgrounds identified with the one in power. Similarly, the apparent population of Slovaks "jumped" from 14.42% in 1910 to 33% in 1919, but this may have reflected changing self-identification, rather than an exchange of peoples. Many people were bi- or trilingual and multicultural. Because of the pressure of Magyarisation, at one time Slovaks identified or presented themselves as ethnic Hungarians.
1229:
680:
Hungary and
Slovakia made population exchanges, which further decreased the number of the Hungarians in the city. The city utterly lost its multicultural character and much of its vitality. Since the 1950s, the Slovaks have been the dominant ethnicity in the town, making up around 90% of the city's population. By the mid-1970s, it had surpassed Brno as the second-largest city of Czechoslovakia, and reached one-third the size of
667:, the proportion of Slovaks and Czechs increased, while the proportion of Germans and Hungarians fell. With the shift in government, many of the largely Hungarian former government employees emigrated. Czechs and Slovaks immigrated to the city to take their places in jobs. In 1938, 59% of population were Slovaks or Czechs, while Germans represented 22% and Hungarians 13% of the city's population.
670:
The creation of the first Slovak
Republic in 1939 brought other changes, most notably the expulsion of many Czechs and Jews under Nazi influence, with the deportation of Jews continuing in the early 1940s, leading to most of the 15,000 from Bratislava being killed or dying from maltreatment in German
679:
This was part of a postwar population transfer approved by the Allies, with the thought of reducing future tensions. Ethnic
Germans were expelled from across eastern Europe. The stripping of Slovak citizenship from the Hungarian and German ethnics also forced the minorities to leave the city. Also,
644:
and, by the end of World War I, Bratislava was predominantly made up of German and
Hungarian speakers, with Slovaks as the largest minority. While a minority, Jews from German and Hungarian-speaking areas contributed much to the intellectual culture of the city. Interpretation of census results is
1002:
By the late 2010s, Bratislava became an increasingly popular immigration destination, predominantly from
Balkans and former USSR countries. In the 2021 census, the share of people who did not consider themselves of any traditional ethnic group rose to nearly 10%. The immigrant population has been
1015:
According to a 2021 census, the average age in the city was 42.6 years. The distribution in 2021 was as follows: 51,783 inhabitants of pre-productive age (0–14), 12.1%; 281,403 of productive age (15–59), 65.6%; and 92,273 of post-productive age (55+ for females, 60+ for males), 21.5%.
675:
collectively punished ethnic German and
Hungarian minorities by expropriation and deportation to Germany, Austria, and Hungary for their alleged collaboration with Nazi Germany and Hungary against Czechoslovakia.
648:
In addition, as
Bratislava since 1918 has enlarged its territory several times, a more accurate assessment of early demographics might take into account the formerly independent communities (
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1200:
663:
After the formation of the
Czechoslovak Republic in 1918, Bratislava remained a multiethnic city, but with a different demographic trend. After active
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Of the 12% of the population that declared a Jewish religion, only this percentage declared a Jewish nationality along it.
1112:
671:
concentration camps. In 1945, most of the ethnic
Germans were expulsed. After the restoration of Czechoslovakia, the
645:
complicated, since before 1918, language was used as census criterion, and after 1918, self-identified ethnicity.
636:
From the 13th century until the 19th century, German speakers were the dominant ethnic group. However, after the
252:
211:
According to the 2001 census, the city had 428,672 inhabitants (the estimate for 2005 is 425,459). The average
649:
1091:
1278:
657:
637:
576:
212:
1171:
596:
545:
672:
606:
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586:
566:
228:
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According to the 2021 census, 44% of
Bratislava inhabitants had no religion, 41% were
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272:
268:
224:
220:
232:
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240:
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1253:"Graf dňa: Ukrajinskí utečenci naštartovali bratislavský trh s prenájmami"
653:
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with 391,767 inhabitants (91.37% of the city population), followed by
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was 1,157 inhabitants/km (2,997/mi). The most populous district is
44:
1230:"Statistical yearbook of the capital of the SR Bratislava 2022"
39:
282:
1157:"Ethnic polarisation in an ethnically homogeneous town"
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further boosted in 2022 by the refugees fleeing the
695:(within the borders of the city in the current year):
235:
with 44,798. The largest ethnic groups in 2001 were
692:
Development of the ethnic composition of Bratislava
1007:, around 11,000 of whom settled in Bratislava.
1088:"POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 – Tab. 3a"
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247:with 7,972 (1.86%). Other ethnic groups are
30:
1203:. City of Bratislava. 2005. Archived from
1195:
1193:
29:
1041:
1251:Kiripolská, Karolína (25 March 2022).
219:with 121,259 inhabitants, followed by
7:
14:
1005:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
1201:"History – Post-war Bratislava"
1232:. Statistical Office of the SR
1:
690:
543:
456:
286:
1170:(2): 235–246. Archived from
1113:"SLOVAKIA: urban population"
640:, the government encouraged
16:Below is an overview to the
1187:Lacika, "Bratislava", p. 43
1136:Lacika, "Bratislava", p. 36
1340:
1164:Czech Sociological Review
993:
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542:
455:
285:
57:—
1309:Demographics of Slovakia
288:Population of Bratislava
243:with 16,541 (3.84%) and
1324:Geography of Bratislava
23:, the capital city of
1319:History of Bratislava
1279:"Údaje o obyvateľoch"
1155:Peter Salner (2001).
279:Historical population
31:Historical population
1314:Demographics by city
1207:on February 24, 2007
1065:on December 8, 2007
32:
1059:"Urban Bratislava"
638:Compromise of 1867
271:(417, 0.08%), and
213:population density
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263:(461, 0.11%),
259:(614, 0.14%),
255:(635, 0.15%),
229:Bratislava III
223:with 108,139,
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642:Magyarization
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225:Bratislava IV
222:
221:Bratislava II
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233:Bratislava I
217:Bratislava V
210:
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1259:(in Slovak)
546:1910 census
1303:Categories
1123:2007-09-29
1098:2009-11-06
1036:References
723:Hungarians
560:Population
502:Hungarians
471:Population
321:Population
311:Population
301:Population
265:Ukrainians
241:Hungarians
207:Population
20:Bratislava
1069:April 25,
624:of these
577:Hungarian
253:Moravians
1287:21 March
1257:Denník E
1030:Lutheran
1020:Religion
650:Dúbravka
597:Croatian
555:Language
442:428,672
436:138,500
422:442,197
416:123,800
402:380,300
382:291,100
362:241,800
342:184,400
261:Ruthenes
25:Slovakia
1263:1 March
1236:1 March
1211:May 15,
1028:and 4%
977:89.81%
957:91.39%
937:93.39%
897:95.15%
806:40.53%
803:41.92%
797:14.92%
718:Germans
708:Slovaks
607:Serbian
591:11,673
581:31,705
571:32,790
506:18,890
496:32,801
492:Germans
486:60,013
478:Slovaks
430:46,500
410:40,200
396:93,200
390:34,400
376:78,200
370:29,600
356:61,500
350:31,700
336:48,000
330:11,000
249:Germans
237:Slovaks
197:475,503
186:411,228
175:425,808
164:429,777
153:435,969
142:437,146
131:406,720
120:376,517
109:324,985
98:282,043
87:259,714
76:238,519
65:215,232
54:194,225
986:2.35%
983:0.16%
980:1.06%
966:3.84%
963:0.28%
943:0.29%
940:2.47%
906:3.44%
903:0.52%
900:4.61%
877:90.2%
869:8.78%
866:9.53%
849:3.83%
786:19.9%
783:59.9%
713:Czechs
682:Prague
630:8,207
626:Jewish
619:1,638
616:Other
587:Slovak
567:German
531:Other
522:Rusyns
516:4,747
512:Jewish
482:Czechs
269:Romani
257:Croats
245:Czechs
200:+15.6%
123:+15.9%
112:+15.2%
79:+10.8%
68:+10.8%
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974:2021
954:2001
946:4.6%
934:1991
926:3.4%
923:0.5%
920:4.6%
914:1970
894:1961
886:3.5%
883:0.6%
874:1950
854:1940
834:1930
814:1919
794:1910
774:1890
754:1880
746:7.5%
734:1850
654:Lamač
439:2001
433:1939
427:1869
419:1991
413:1930
407:1846
399:1980
393:1921
387:1820
379:1970
373:1910
367:1802
359:1961
353:1900
347:1786
339:1950
333:1880
327:1400
273:Poles
189:−3.4%
178:−0.9%
167:−1.4%
156:−0.3%
145:+7.5%
134:+8.0%
101:+8.6%
90:+8.9%
1289:2024
1265:2023
1238:2023
1213:2007
1071:2007
917:92%
863:20%
857:49%
846:16%
843:25%
840:23%
837:33%
826:29%
823:36%
817:33%
777:16%
769:16%
763:68%
743:75%
737:18%
728:Jews
703:Year
658:Rača
601:351
534:247
526:199
480:and
458:1920
316:Year
306:Year
296:Year
194:2021
183:2011
172:2005
161:2000
150:1995
139:1990
128:1985
117:1980
106:1975
95:1970
84:1965
73:1960
62:1955
51:1950
40:Pop.
36:Year
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