Martin, Slovakia

Martin
City
Flag Coat of arms
Martin Location in Slovakia Martin Location in Žilina Region
Coordinates: 49°03′54″N 18°55′19″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina
District	Martin
First mentioned	1264
Government
• Mayor	Ján Danko
Area
• Total	67.73 km2 (26.15 sq mi)
Elevation	402 m (1,319 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	50,153
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	CEST
Postal code	036 01
Area code	+421 43
Car plate	MT
Website	Official website

Martin is a city in northern Slovakia. It is near Žilina. Year 2025, 50,153 people live there, which makes it the ninth-largest city in Slovakia by population. The city is on the Turiec river and is between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)

Year:	1995	2005	2015	2025
Count:	60,772	59,257	55,687	50,153
Progress:		-2.49%	-6.02%	-9.93%

Population statistics

Year:	2024	2025
Count:	50,346	50,153
Progress:		-0.38%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	48,697	92.72%
Not found out	3118	5.93%
Czech	800	1.52%
Total	52,520

In year 2021 was 52,520 people by ethnicity 48,697 as Slovak, 3118 as Not found out, 800 as Czech, 283 as Other, 279 as Romani, 144 as Hungarian, 107 as Rusyn, 90 as Russian, 69 as German, 45 as Polish, 36 as Moravian, 29 as Ukrainian, 25 as Vietnamese, 21 as Bulgarian, 18 as Jewish, 17 as Chinese, 17 as Italian, 15 as Serbian, 14 as Iranian, 13 as Irish, 12 as Croatian, 11 as Romanian, 10 as Canadian, 10 as English, 9 as Turkish, 8 as Austrian, 8 as French, 2 as Silesian, 2 as Greek, 2 as Albanian and 1 as Korean.

Note on populationThe difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Religion	Number	Fraction
None	22,897	43.6%
Roman Catholic Church	16,452	31.33%
Evangelical Church	6574	12.52%
Not found out	4674	8.9%
Total	52,520

In year 2021 was 52,520 people by religion 22,897 from None, 16,452 from Roman Catholic Church, 6574 from Evangelical Church, 4674 from Not found out, 446 from Greek Catholic Church, 212 from Ad hoc movements, 201 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 196 from Other, 137 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 107 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 99 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 84 from Islam, 71 from Buddhism, 69 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 69 from United Methodist Church, 55 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 49 from Apostolic Church, 32 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 30 from Calvinist Church, 25 from Hinduism, 17 from Jewish community, 15 from Old Catholic Church, 6 from Church of the Brethren, 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Bahá'i Community.

Other websites

• Official website (in Slovak)