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Population in Australia compared to Slovakia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,799,169 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Australia's population is 5.19 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.8M (35.9% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Australia vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Slovakia
2100 44,031,396 3,377,764
2099 43,809,392 3,399,869
2098 43,581,416 3,422,010
2097 43,339,542 3,444,161
2096 43,103,046 3,466,284
2095 42,875,281 3,488,595
2094 42,654,231 3,511,062
2093 42,420,140 3,533,742
2092 42,183,554 3,556,708
2091 41,942,760 3,580,021
2090 41,703,255 3,603,675
2089 41,471,675 3,627,811
2088 41,232,214 3,652,354
2087 41,005,392 3,677,451
2086 40,785,916 3,703,217
2085 40,573,592 3,729,670
2084 40,363,192 3,756,777
2083 40,140,606 3,784,617
2082 39,925,452 3,813,170
2081 39,703,018 3,842,528
2080 39,490,533 3,872,714
2079 39,277,415 3,903,653
2078 39,063,163 3,935,351
2077 38,847,269 3,967,981
2076 38,637,253 4,001,363
2075 38,425,571 4,035,465
2074 38,212,169 4,070,159
2073 38,002,408 4,105,475
2072 37,795,438 4,141,396
2071 37,589,598 4,177,582
2070 37,376,868 4,214,086
2069 37,159,014 4,250,775
2068 36,939,616 4,287,566
2067 36,721,604 4,324,173
2066 36,504,952 4,360,463
2065 36,297,175 4,396,562
2064 36,095,981 4,432,349
2063 35,883,588 4,467,634
2062 35,673,924 4,502,390
2061 35,465,080 4,536,423
2060 35,260,552 4,569,861
2059 35,055,719 4,602,562
2058 34,839,385 4,634,484
2057 34,630,577 4,665,491
2056 34,422,531 4,695,744
2055 34,208,970 4,725,147
2054 33,996,776 4,753,640
2053 33,788,097 4,781,680
2052 33,580,016 4,809,152
2051 33,366,925 4,836,056
2050 33,152,099 4,862,512
2049 32,937,633 4,888,649
2048 32,711,001 4,914,306
2047 32,496,856 4,939,719
2046 32,269,549 4,964,917
2045 32,047,969 4,989,905
2044 31,829,535 5,014,849
2043 31,610,306 5,039,628
2042 31,387,780 5,064,051
2041 31,168,179 5,088,319
2040 30,952,283 5,112,265
2039 30,740,454 5,135,696
2038 30,521,772 5,158,725
2037 30,307,856 5,181,188
2036 30,085,861 5,203,033
2035 29,862,898 5,224,142
2034 29,641,453 5,244,168
2033 29,418,053 5,263,308
2032 29,191,922 5,281,327
2031 28,959,421 5,298,206
2030 28,722,798 5,313,745
2029 28,484,745 5,327,761
2028 28,236,324 5,339,993
2027 27,984,287 5,350,648
2026 27,730,530 5,359,438
2025 27,466,430 5,396,894
2024 27,196,812 5,422,069
2023 26,659,922 5,426,740
2022 26,018,721 5,431,752
2021 25,685,412 5,447,247
2020 25,649,248 5,458,827
2019 25,334,826 5,454,147
2018 24,963,258 5,446,771
2017 24,592,588 5,439,232
2016 24,190,907 5,430,798
2015 23,815,995 5,423,801
2014 23,475,686 5,418,649
2013 23,128,129 5,413,393
2012 22,733,465 5,407,579
2011 22,340,024 5,398,384
2010 22,031,750 5,391,428
2009 21,691,653 5,386,406
2008 21,249,199 5,379,233
2007 20,827,622 5,374,622
2006 20,450,966 5,373,054
2005 20,176,844 5,372,807
2004 19,932,722 5,372,280
2003 19,720,737 5,373,374
2002 19,495,210 5,376,912
2001 19,274,701 5,378,867
2000 19,028,802 5,388,720
1999 18,812,264 5,396,020
1998 18,607,584 5,390,516
1997 18,423,037 5,383,291
1996 18,224,767 5,373,361
1995 18,004,882 5,361,999
1994 17,805,468 5,346,331
1993 17,634,808 5,325,305
1992 17,478,635 5,305,016
1991 17,284,036 5,303,294
1990 17,065,128 5,299,187
1989 16,814,416 5,275,942
1988 16,532,164 5,250,596
1987 16,263,874 5,222,840
1986 16,018,350 5,193,838
1985 15,788,312 5,161,768
1984 15,579,391 5,127,097
1983 15,393,472 5,091,971
1982 15,184,247 5,055,099
1981 14,923,260 5,016,105
1980 14,692,000 4,979,815
1979 14,514,000 4,938,973
1978 14,358,000 4,890,125
1977 14,192,000 4,840,501
1976 14,033,000 4,789,507
1975 13,893,000 4,739,105
1974 13,723,000 4,689,623
1973 13,380,000 4,641,445
1972 13,177,000 4,596,622
1971 12,937,000 4,557,449
1970 12,507,000 4,538,223
1969 12,263,000 4,518,607
1968 12,009,000 4,483,915
1967 11,799,000 4,449,367
1966 11,651,000 4,411,666
1965 11,388,000 4,370,983
1964 11,167,000 4,327,341
1963 10,950,000 4,282,017
1962 10,742,000 4,238,188
1961 10,483,000 4,191,667
1960 10,276,477 4,068,095

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.3% to 33,152,099 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Slovakia
2100 0.51% -0.65%
2099 0.52% -0.65%
2098 0.56% -0.64%
2097 0.55% -0.64%
2096 0.53% -0.64%
2095 0.52% -0.64%
2094 0.55% -0.64%
2093 0.56% -0.65%
2092 0.57% -0.65%
2091 0.57% -0.66%
2090 0.56% -0.67%
2089 0.58% -0.67%
2088 0.55% -0.68%
2087 0.54% -0.7%
2086 0.52% -0.71%
2085 0.52% -0.72%
2084 0.55% -0.74%
2083 0.54% -0.75%
2082 0.56% -0.76%
2081 0.54% -0.78%
2080 0.54% -0.79%
2079 0.55% -0.81%
2078 0.56% -0.82%
2077 0.54% -0.83%
2076 0.55% -0.85%
2075 0.56% -0.85%
2074 0.55% -0.86%
2073 0.55% -0.87%
2072 0.55% -0.87%
2071 0.57% -0.87%
2070 0.59% -0.86%
2069 0.59% -0.86%
2068 0.59% -0.85%
2067 0.59% -0.83%
2066 0.57% -0.82%
2065 0.56% -0.81%
2064 0.59% -0.79%
2063 0.59% -0.77%
2062 0.59% -0.75%
2061 0.58% -0.73%
2060 0.58% -0.71%
2059 0.62% -0.69%
2058 0.6% -0.66%
2057 0.6% -0.64%
2056 0.62% -0.62%
2055 0.62% -0.6%
2054 0.62% -0.59%
2053 0.62% -0.57%
2052 0.64% -0.56%
2051 0.65% -0.54%
2050 0.65% -0.53%
2049 0.69% -0.52%
2048 0.66% -0.51%
2047 0.7% -0.51%
2046 0.69% -0.5%
2045 0.69% -0.5%
2044 0.69% -0.49%
2043 0.71% -0.48%
2042 0.7% -0.48%
2041 0.7% -0.47%
2040 0.69% -0.46%
2039 0.72% -0.45%
2038 0.71% -0.43%
2037 0.74% -0.42%
2036 0.75% -0.4%
2035 0.75% -0.38%
2034 0.76% -0.36%
2033 0.77% -0.34%
2032 0.8% -0.32%
2031 0.82% -0.29%
2030 0.84% -0.26%
2029 0.88% -0.23%
2028 0.9% -0.2%
2027 0.92% -0.16%
2026 0.96% -0.69%
2025 0.99% -0.46%
2024 2.01% -0.09%
2023 2.46% -0.09%
2022 1.3% -0.28%
2021 0.14% -0.21%
2020 1.24% 0.09%
2019 1.49% 0.14%
2018 1.51% 0.14%
2017 1.66% 0.16%
2016 1.57% 0.13%
2015 1.45% 0.1%
2014 1.5% 0.1%
2013 1.74% 0.11%
2012 1.76% 0.17%
2011 1.4% 0.13%
2010 1.57% 0.09%
2009 2.08% 0.13%
2008 2.02% 0.09%
2007 1.84% 0.03%
2006 1.36% 0.005%
2005 1.22% 0.01%
2004 1.07% -0.02%
2003 1.16% -0.07%
2002 1.14% -0.04%
2001 1.29% -0.18%
2000 1.15% -0.14%
1999 1.1% 0.1%
1998 1% 0.13%
1997 1.09% 0.18%
1996 1.22% 0.21%
1995 1.12% 0.29%
1994 0.97% 0.39%
1993 0.89% 0.38%
1992 1.13% 0.03%
1991 1.28% 0.08%
1990 1.49% 0.44%
1989 1.71% 0.48%
1988 1.65% 0.53%
1987 1.53% 0.56%
1986 1.46% 0.62%
1985 1.34% 0.68%
1984 1.21% 0.69%
1983 1.38% 0.73%
1982 1.75% 0.78%
1981 1.57% 0.73%
1980 1.23% 0.83%
1979 1.09% 1%
1978 1.17% 1.03%
1977 1.13% 1.06%
1976 1.01% 1.06%
1975 1.24% 1.06%
1974 2.56% 1.04%
1973 1.54% 0.98%
1972 1.86% 0.86%
1971 3.44% 0.42%
1970 1.99% 0.43%
1969 2.12% 0.77%
1968 1.78% 0.78%
1967 1.27% 0.85%
1966 2.31% 0.93%
1965 1.98% 1.01%
1964 1.98% 1.06%
1963 1.94% 1.03%
1962 2.47% 1.11%
1961 2.01% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Australia grew by 2.01%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Australia Slovakia
Current population
27799169
5359438
Population rank 55/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 0.06%
One net population change
58.7 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
1.83 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
2.86 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,471 -13
Annual growth/decline +536,890 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 172/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +137,109 -31,377
Net migration rank 11/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - -31,377
2024 - 138,510 - -21,027
2023 103,974 140,232 -5,427 4,933
2022 111,881 140,972 -7,062 92,314
2021 138,701 116,768 -16,886 -8,172
2020 133,376 44,447 -2,184 4,350
2019 136,808 207,142 3,818 3,128
2018 157,269 226,412 3,268 3,446
2017 150,015 255,023 4,351 3,279
2016 152,403 254,648 5,431 3,487
2015 150,041 212,350 2,170 2,549
2014 154,940 200,177 3,793 -1,158
2013 159,584 215,823 2,707 -1,181
2012 161,408 235,776 3,245 871
2011 156,380 197,657 9,177 -2,392
2010 158,628 166,752 7,008 -1,814
2009 160,518 235,628 8,619 -542
2008 155,119 275,773 4,303 -495
2007 154,124 249,873 537 -571
2006 132,931 191,985 537 -549
2005 129,132 131,371 537 -561
2004 115,610 110,072 1,611 -522
2003 118,325 104,437 -537 -646
2002 116,971 108,852 -538 -580
2001 117,575 117,552 -1,076 -860
2000 119,882 111,186 2,155 -831
1999 118,517 92,900 3,777 -119
1998 120,949 81,310 4,312 -12
1997 121,592 67,661 6,999 247
1996 125,751 82,965 9,135 246
1995 131,436 80,456 9,115 -30
1994 131,761 51,941 14,970 -109
1993 137,551 23,833 20,769 72
1992 139,829 40,767 21,220 -201
1991 138,273 68,847 23,865 174
1990 143,347 100,093 25,436 -9,402
1989 127,789 144,042 26,380 -7,254
1988 127,298 153,330 30,979 -6,500
1987 128,484 136,421 31,859 -6,401
1986 123,342 113,061 34,279 -6,143
1985 143,674 98,327 37,680 -6,068
1984 123,077 79,617 38,966 -6,276
1983 130,844 73,251 39,717 -6,361
1982 126,030 111,722 41,958 -6,088
1981 125,356 121,921 43,640 -5,821
1980 117,536 89,189 44,320 -5,522
1979 116,112 52,137 52,353 -4,712
1978 116,299 45,832 52,324 -4,689
1977 117,793 44,946 52,762 -4,621
1976 115,070 32,792 54,121 -4,432
1975 123,648 25,336 52,604 -4,652
1974 128,996 56,167 52,524 -4,190
1973 136,476 62,928 49,199 -3,854
1972 155,488 54,895 46,426 -3,516
1971 165,593 223,991 40,105 -3,495
1970 145,081 256,295 38,575 -4,919
1969 143,477 108,770 39,312 -8,998
1968 132,099 100,963 38,113 -8,881
1967 126,249 80,904 41,824 -8,876
1966 126,996 110,864 45,440 -8,817
1965 122,990 118,891 48,517 -8,707
1964 128,420 91,588 54,092 -8,608
1963 140,161 73,237 54,382 -8,548
1962 143,943 58,315 49,587 -9,019
1961 150,955 64,495 55,749 4,812
1960 141,816 85,707 56,546 4,344

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,389,408 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,798,171 people). In Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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