Capital city · Slovakia · Europe
Bratislava
City population
423,737
#1
in Slovakia
#1
in Bratislava Region
#1,354
worldwide
48.148, 17.107
About Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia, with a city population of 423,737. It is the 1st largest of the 59 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Slovakia, and the 1,354th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 10
Coordinates
48.148, 17.107
Record updated
18 January 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 59 in SlovakiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.