Brezno

District in Banskobystrický kraj

District

The population development of Brezno.

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
Brezno	District	66,410	65,909	64,196	59,446	57,517	→
Banskobystrický kraj [Banská Bystrica]	Region	659,320	662,121	660,563	625,601	607,581

Contents: Towns and Municipalities

The population development of the towns and municipalities in Brezno.

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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
Bacúch	Municipality	Brezno	1,163	1,040	1,013	897	876	→
Beňuš	Municipality	Brezno	1,163	1,193	1,182	1,152	1,153	→
Braväcovo	Municipality	Brezno	765	752	722	680	621	→
Brezno	Town	Brezno	22,469	22,875	21,894	20,061	19,577	→
Bystrá	Municipality	Brezno	214	201	203	164	156	→
Čierny Balog	Municipality	Brezno	5,099	5,067	5,227	5,062	4,887	→
Dolná Lehota	Municipality	Brezno	746	739	784	681	685	→
Drábsko	Municipality	Brezno	287	219	207	176	152	→
Heľpa	Municipality	Brezno	3,148	3,019	2,792	2,471	2,363	→
Horná Lehota	Municipality	Brezno	668	584	580	598	561	→
Hronec	Municipality	Brezno	1,225	1,157	1,220	1,146	1,116	→
Jarabá	Municipality	Brezno	37	43	47	39	33	→
Jasenie	Municipality	Brezno	1,184	1,116	1,171	1,138	1,166	→
Lom nad Rimavicou	Municipality	Brezno	366	326	294	228	213	→
Michalová	Municipality	Brezno	1,330	1,371	1,368	1,291	1,183	→
Mýto pod Ďumbierom	Municipality	Brezno	586	556	526	525	495	→
Nemecká	Municipality	Brezno	1,676	1,778	1,851	1,730	1,691	→
Osrblie	Municipality	Brezno	467	393	386	357	335	→
Podbrezová	Municipality	Brezno	4,176	4,295	4,060	3,622	3,445	→
Pohorelá	Municipality	Brezno	2,942	2,677	2,354	2,141	2,020	→
Pohronská Polhora	Municipality	Brezno	1,605	1,718	1,771	1,700	1,671	→
Polomka	Municipality	Brezno	3,210	3,250	3,038	2,942	2,870	→
Predajná	Municipality	Brezno	1,290	1,346	1,357	1,301	1,248	→
Ráztoka	Municipality	Brezno	328	309	291	279	271	→
Sihla	Municipality	Brezno	204	219	203	197	175	→
Šumiac	Municipality	Brezno	1,678	1,479	1,349	1,335	1,295	→
Telgárt	Municipality	Brezno	1,650	1,539	1,548	1,499	1,517	→
Valaská	Municipality	Brezno	3,898	3,862	3,892	3,442	3,267	→
Vaľkovňa	Municipality	Brezno	320	317	407	418	393	→
Závadka nad Hronom	Municipality	Brezno	2,516	2,469	2,459	2,174	2,082	→

Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	27,986
Females	29,531

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	9,945
18-64 years	35,409
65+ years	12,163

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	395
80-89 years	2,174
70-79 years	5,716
60-69 years	7,898
50-59 years	8,393
40-49 years	8,535
30-39 years	7,455
20-29 years	5,891
10-19 years	5,697
0-9 years	5,363

Urbanization (C 2021)
Rural	39,385
Urban	20,061

Citizenship (C 2021)
Slovakia	59,127
Foreign Citizenship	259

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Slovakia	57,874
Other country	1,495

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Slovak	55,276
Hungarian	81
Romani	551
Ruthenian	29
Czech	236
Other ethnic groups	238

Mother Tongue (C 2021)
Slovak	54,264
Hungarian	99
Romani	1,398
Ruthenian	34
Czech	295
Other language	238

Religion (C 2021)
Roman Catholics	35,626
Evangelical Church	2,001
Greek Catholics	2,292
Reformed (Calvinists)	46
Orthodox	124
Other christian church	706
Other religion	441
No religion	14,055