Východné Slovensko


Eastern Slovakia is a subdivision of Slovakia as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. It is one of the four classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Slovakia. The region incorporates the eastern parts of the country, and encompasses an area of. It incorporates two kraje-Košice, and Prešov. It has a population of nearly 1.59 million inhabitants. It is the second largest by area and the second most populated of the four regions of Slovakia.

Classification

The country of Slovakia is organized into 12 regions for administrative purposes. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics organizes the country into four broader level sub-divisions. These are classified as a NUTS-2 statistical regions of Slovakia, and incorporate one or more regions within it. The regions form the NUTS-3 territorial units under them.

Geography

Eastern Slovakia incorporates the eastern parts of the country, encompassing an area of. The region is located in Central Europe, and is completely land locked as Slovakia does not have access to sea. It shares land borders with Poland in the north, Ukraine in the east, and Hungary in the south. It is bordered by Central Slovakia region on the west. The eastern edge of the Western Carpathians form the western side of the Eastern Slovakian region. The Eastern Slovak Lowland, which are part of the Inner Western Carpathians depressions, forms the eastern portion. Both the highest and lowest points of Slovakia are located in the region.

Sub-regions

Eastern Slovenia incorporates two kraje-Košice, and Prešov.
NameOfficial nameNUTS codeAreaPopulation
PrešovPrešovsky krajSK041808931
KošiceKošicky krajSK042782216
Eastern SlovakiaVýchodné SlovenskoSK041,591,147

Demographics

Eastern Slovakia had a population of nearly 1.59 million in 2024, and is the second most populated of the four regions of Slovakia. The region has the lowest Human Development Index, and is the poorest in terms of wages and employment amongst the regions of Slovakia. The region suffers from a lack of modern infrastructure compared to the other regions. Eastern Slovakia was the only region apart from the Bratislava region to have a population growth in the early 2020s despite the exodus of young people to the capital region and abroad. However, while the population had begun to shrink in the early 2020s similar to the other two large regions, a large exodus of Ukrainians fleeing the Russo-Ukrainian War had resulted in a temporary increase in population since 2022.