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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Slovakia's population is 3.87 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Cyprus vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Slovakia
2100 1,283,630 3,377,764
2099 1,288,020 3,399,869
2098 1,292,508 3,422,010
2097 1,296,742 3,444,161
2096 1,301,023 3,466,284
2095 1,305,479 3,488,595
2094 1,309,718 3,511,062
2093 1,313,969 3,533,742
2092 1,318,737 3,556,708
2091 1,323,639 3,580,021
2090 1,328,837 3,603,675
2089 1,334,392 3,627,811
2088 1,340,131 3,652,354
2087 1,346,159 3,677,451
2086 1,352,854 3,703,217
2085 1,359,724 3,729,670
2084 1,366,740 3,756,777
2083 1,373,868 3,784,617
2082 1,381,157 3,813,170
2081 1,388,924 3,842,528
2080 1,396,828 3,872,714
2079 1,404,677 3,903,653
2078 1,412,505 3,935,351
2077 1,420,434 3,967,981
2076 1,428,032 4,001,363
2075 1,435,762 4,035,465
2074 1,443,463 4,070,159
2073 1,450,943 4,105,475
2072 1,458,241 4,141,396
2071 1,464,781 4,177,582
2070 1,471,110 4,214,086
2069 1,477,182 4,250,775
2068 1,483,033 4,287,566
2067 1,488,356 4,324,173
2066 1,492,983 4,360,463
2065 1,497,204 4,396,562
2064 1,501,025 4,432,349
2063 1,504,504 4,467,634
2062 1,507,711 4,502,390
2061 1,509,940 4,536,423
2060 1,511,787 4,569,861
2059 1,513,161 4,602,562
2058 1,514,533 4,634,484
2057 1,515,475 4,665,491
2056 1,515,978 4,695,744
2055 1,516,427 4,725,147
2054 1,516,816 4,753,640
2053 1,517,078 4,781,680
2052 1,517,120 4,809,152
2051 1,516,244 4,836,056
2050 1,515,102 4,862,512
2049 1,513,890 4,888,649
2048 1,512,298 4,914,306
2047 1,510,494 4,939,719
2046 1,508,356 4,964,917
2045 1,506,087 4,989,905
2044 1,503,508 5,014,849
2043 1,500,726 5,039,628
2042 1,497,592 5,064,051
2041 1,493,983 5,088,319
2040 1,489,871 5,112,265
2039 1,485,335 5,135,696
2038 1,480,323 5,158,725
2037 1,475,124 5,181,188
2036 1,469,196 5,203,033
2035 1,463,098 5,224,142
2034 1,456,442 5,244,168
2033 1,449,244 5,263,308
2032 1,441,479 5,281,327
2031 1,433,522 5,298,206
2030 1,424,675 5,313,745
2029 1,415,483 5,327,761
2028 1,405,454 5,339,993
2027 1,394,504 5,350,648
2026 1,383,344 5,359,438
2025 1,371,233 5,396,894
2024 1,358,282 5,422,069
2023 1,344,976 5,426,740
2022 1,331,370 5,431,752
2021 1,317,309 5,447,247
2020 1,302,247 5,458,827
2019 1,286,671 5,454,147
2018 1,270,737 5,446,771
2017 1,254,275 5,439,232
2016 1,237,112 5,430,798
2015 1,219,502 5,423,801
2014 1,201,801 5,418,649
2013 1,183,895 5,413,393
2012 1,165,397 5,407,579
2011 1,146,493 5,398,384
2010 1,127,816 5,391,428
2009 1,109,371 5,386,406
2008 1,091,026 5,379,233
2007 1,072,714 5,374,622
2006 1,054,418 5,373,054
2005 1,036,151 5,372,807
2004 1,017,875 5,372,280
2003 999,590 5,373,374
2002 981,440 5,376,912
2001 964,127 5,378,867
2000 947,667 5,388,720
1999 931,234 5,396,020
1998 914,548 5,390,516
1997 897,568 5,383,291
1996 880,290 5,373,361
1995 862,695 5,361,999
1994 844,667 5,346,331
1993 826,034 5,325,305
1992 810,341 5,305,016
1991 798,944 5,303,294
1990 788,351 5,299,187
1989 777,420 5,275,942
1988 766,235 5,250,596
1987 754,785 5,222,840
1986 743,105 5,193,838
1985 731,277 5,161,768
1984 719,334 5,127,097
1983 707,225 5,091,971
1982 696,497 5,055,099
1981 688,893 5,016,105
1980 683,076 4,979,815
1979 677,549 4,938,973
1978 672,249 4,890,125
1977 667,101 4,840,501
1976 662,032 4,789,507
1975 659,405 4,739,105
1974 663,254 4,689,623
1973 665,937 4,641,445
1972 661,063 4,596,622
1971 654,050 4,557,449
1970 647,446 4,538,223
1969 641,189 4,518,607
1968 635,157 4,483,915
1967 629,251 4,449,367
1966 623,390 4,411,666
1965 617,736 4,370,983
1964 612,521 4,327,341
1963 607,252 4,282,017
1962 601,466 4,238,188
1961 595,514 4,191,667
1960 586,490 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).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd 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) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M 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

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Slovakia
2100 -0.34% -0.65%
2099 -0.35% -0.65%
2098 -0.33% -0.64%
2097 -0.33% -0.64%
2096 -0.34% -0.64%
2095 -0.32% -0.64%
2094 -0.32% -0.64%
2093 -0.36% -0.65%
2092 -0.37% -0.65%
2091 -0.39% -0.66%
2090 -0.42% -0.67%
2089 -0.43% -0.67%
2088 -0.45% -0.68%
2087 -0.49% -0.7%
2086 -0.51% -0.71%
2085 -0.51% -0.72%
2084 -0.52% -0.74%
2083 -0.53% -0.75%
2082 -0.56% -0.76%
2081 -0.57% -0.78%
2080 -0.56% -0.79%
2079 -0.55% -0.81%
2078 -0.56% -0.82%
2077 -0.53% -0.83%
2076 -0.54% -0.85%
2075 -0.53% -0.85%
2074 -0.52% -0.86%
2073 -0.5% -0.87%
2072 -0.45% -0.87%
2071 -0.43% -0.87%
2070 -0.41% -0.86%
2069 -0.39% -0.86%
2068 -0.36% -0.85%
2067 -0.31% -0.83%
2066 -0.28% -0.82%
2065 -0.25% -0.81%
2064 -0.23% -0.79%
2063 -0.21% -0.77%
2062 -0.15% -0.75%
2061 -0.12% -0.73%
2060 -0.09% -0.71%
2059 -0.09% -0.69%
2058 -0.06% -0.66%
2057 -0.03% -0.64%
2056 -0.03% -0.62%
2055 -0.03% -0.6%
2054 -0.02% -0.59%
2053 -0.003% -0.57%
2052 0.06% -0.56%
2051 0.08% -0.54%
2050 0.08% -0.53%
2049 0.11% -0.52%
2048 0.12% -0.51%
2047 0.14% -0.51%
2046 0.15% -0.5%
2045 0.17% -0.5%
2044 0.19% -0.49%
2043 0.21% -0.48%
2042 0.24% -0.48%
2041 0.28% -0.47%
2040 0.31% -0.46%
2039 0.34% -0.45%
2038 0.35% -0.43%
2037 0.4% -0.42%
2036 0.42% -0.4%
2035 0.46% -0.38%
2034 0.5% -0.36%
2033 0.54% -0.34%
2032 0.56% -0.32%
2031 0.62% -0.29%
2030 0.65% -0.26%
2029 0.71% -0.23%
2028 0.79% -0.2%
2027 0.81% -0.16%
2026 0.88% -0.69%
2025 0.95% -0.46%
2024 0.99% -0.09%
2023 1.02% -0.09%
2022 1.07% -0.28%
2021 1.16% -0.21%
2020 1.21% 0.09%
2019 1.25% 0.14%
2018 1.31% 0.14%
2017 1.39% 0.16%
2016 1.44% 0.13%
2015 1.47% 0.1%
2014 1.51% 0.1%
2013 1.59% 0.11%
2012 1.65% 0.17%
2011 1.66% 0.13%
2010 1.66% 0.09%
2009 1.68% 0.13%
2008 1.71% 0.09%
2007 1.74% 0.03%
2006 1.76% 0.005%
2005 1.8% 0.01%
2004 1.83% -0.02%
2003 1.85% -0.07%
2002 1.8% -0.04%
2001 1.74% -0.18%
2000 1.76% -0.14%
1999 1.82% 0.1%
1998 1.89% 0.13%
1997 1.96% 0.18%
1996 2.04% 0.21%
1995 2.13% 0.29%
1994 2.26% 0.39%
1993 1.94% 0.38%
1992 1.43% 0.03%
1991 1.34% 0.08%
1990 1.41% 0.44%
1989 1.46% 0.48%
1988 1.52% 0.53%
1987 1.57% 0.56%
1986 1.62% 0.62%
1985 1.66% 0.68%
1984 1.71% 0.69%
1983 1.54% 0.73%
1982 1.1% 0.78%
1981 0.85% 0.73%
1980 0.82% 0.83%
1979 0.79% 1%
1978 0.77% 1.03%
1977 0.77% 1.06%
1976 0.4% 1.06%
1975 -0.58% 1.06%
1974 -0.4% 1.04%
1973 0.74% 0.98%
1972 1.07% 0.86%
1971 1.02% 0.42%
1970 0.98% 0.43%
1969 0.95% 0.77%
1968 0.94% 0.78%
1967 0.94% 0.85%
1966 0.92% 0.93%
1965 0.85% 1.01%
1964 0.87% 1.06%
1963 0.96% 1.03%
1962 1% 1.11%
1961 1.54% 3.04%

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

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Slovakia
Current population
1386362
5359438
Population rank 153/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.06%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
36.2 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
55.3 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 -13
Annual growth/decline +13,306 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 172/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 -31,377
Net migration rank 46/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - -31,377
2024 - 8,138 - -21,027
2023 5,025 8,697 -5,427 4,933
2022 4,466 9,014 -7,062 92,314
2021 5,305 9,341 -16,886 -8,172
2020 5,826 9,653 -2,184 4,350
2019 5,679 9,983 3,818 3,128
2018 5,905 10,311 3,268 3,446
2017 6,082 10,632 4,351 3,279
2016 6,643 10,951 5,431 3,487
2015 6,340 11,277 2,170 2,549
2014 6,193 11,599 3,793 -1,158
2013 6,116 11,914 2,707 -1,181
2012 6,726 12,237 3,245 871
2011 6,271 12,566 9,177 -2,392
2010 6,723 11,793 7,008 -1,814
2009 6,820 11,555 8,619 -542
2008 6,429 11,887 4,303 -495
2007 5,983 12,332 537 -571
2006 6,166 12,110 537 -549
2005 5,646 12,616 537 -561
2004 5,705 12,583 1,611 -522
2003 5,484 12,786 -537 -646
2002 5,225 12,814 -538 -580
2001 5,308 11,283 -1,076 -860
2000 5,570 10,753 2,155 -831
1999 5,524 11,023 3,777 -119
1998 5,879 10,942 4,312 -12
1997 6,444 10,696 6,999 247
1996 6,911 10,506 9,135 246
1995 7,226 10,549 9,115 -30
1994 7,973 10,305 14,970 -109
1993 8,463 10,520 20,769 72
1992 9,844 2,562 21,220 -201
1991 9,102 1,294 23,865 174
1990 9,417 1,371 25,436 -9,402
1989 9,156 1,903 26,380 -7,254
1988 9,595 1,727 30,979 -6,500
1987 9,114 2,465 31,859 -6,401
1986 9,412 2,362 34,279 -6,143
1985 9,242 2,647 37,680 -6,068
1984 9,516 2,485 38,966 -6,276
1983 9,318 2,899 39,717 -6,361
1982 9,282 -46 41,958 -6,088
1981 7,135 -1,171 43,640 -5,821
1980 7,954 -2,284 44,320 -5,522
1979 6,620 -1,232 52,353 -4,712
1978 5,949 -735 52,324 -4,689
1977 5,607 -521 52,762 -4,621
1976 6,546 -1,496 54,121 -4,432
1975 5,023 -4,820 52,604 -4,652
1974 321 -8,220 52,524 -4,190
1973 5,405 -2,877 49,199 -3,854
1972 8,244 -1,037 46,426 -3,516
1971 8,398 -1,586 40,105 -3,495
1970 8,412 -2,001 38,575 -4,919
1969 8,857 -2,744 39,312 -8,998
1968 9,153 -3,207 38,113 -8,881
1967 9,313 -3,451 41,824 -8,876
1966 9,478 -3,623 45,440 -8,817
1965 9,643 -4,184 48,517 -8,707
1964 8,322 -3,347 54,092 -8,608
1963 8,568 -3,005 54,382 -8,548
1962 9,455 -3,441 49,587 -9,019
1961 9,584 -3,695 55,749 4,812
1960 8,385 3,766 56,546 4,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/slovakia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 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, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
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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