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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 1.92 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Israel vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Slovakia
2100 21,079,031 3,377,764
2099 20,971,907 3,399,869
2098 20,869,188 3,422,010
2097 20,764,637 3,444,161
2096 20,651,056 3,466,284
2095 20,537,392 3,488,595
2094 20,420,251 3,511,062
2093 20,294,077 3,533,742
2092 20,167,075 3,556,708
2091 20,038,540 3,580,021
2090 19,910,123 3,603,675
2089 19,788,579 3,627,811
2088 19,660,357 3,652,354
2087 19,527,597 3,677,451
2086 19,388,628 3,703,217
2085 19,246,899 3,729,670
2084 19,099,510 3,756,777
2083 18,955,502 3,784,617
2082 18,813,463 3,813,170
2081 18,667,367 3,842,528
2080 18,512,469 3,872,714
2079 18,362,060 3,903,653
2078 18,208,724 3,935,351
2077 18,053,774 3,967,981
2076 17,908,513 4,001,363
2075 17,761,880 4,035,465
2074 17,618,257 4,070,159
2073 17,477,875 4,105,475
2072 17,343,227 4,141,396
2071 17,195,556 4,177,582
2070 17,043,216 4,214,086
2069 16,890,521 4,250,775
2068 16,742,334 4,287,566
2067 16,593,617 4,324,173
2066 16,448,006 4,360,463
2065 16,297,575 4,396,562
2064 16,152,550 4,432,349
2063 15,997,249 4,467,634
2062 15,847,545 4,502,390
2061 15,695,962 4,536,423
2060 15,537,020 4,569,861
2059 15,383,512 4,602,562
2058 15,227,838 4,634,484
2057 15,069,709 4,665,491
2056 14,910,638 4,695,744
2055 14,746,579 4,725,147
2054 14,578,352 4,753,640
2053 14,414,886 4,781,680
2052 14,252,277 4,809,152
2051 14,090,930 4,836,056
2050 13,927,651 4,862,512
2049 13,765,178 4,888,649
2048 13,606,737 4,914,306
2047 13,448,310 4,939,719
2046 13,286,110 4,964,917
2045 13,126,049 4,989,905
2044 12,960,184 5,014,849
2043 12,796,533 5,039,628
2042 12,632,183 5,064,051
2041 12,471,494 5,088,319
2040 12,312,998 5,112,265
2039 12,152,920 5,135,696
2038 11,995,851 5,158,725
2037 11,841,052 5,181,188
2036 11,693,469 5,203,033
2035 11,543,041 5,224,142
2034 11,396,608 5,244,168
2033 11,252,344 5,263,308
2032 11,108,763 5,281,327
2031 10,961,050 5,298,206
2030 10,815,614 5,313,745
2029 10,675,258 5,327,761
2028 10,533,711 5,339,993
2027 10,393,227 5,350,648
2026 10,252,942 5,359,438
2025 10,113,937 5,396,894
2024 9,974,400 5,422,069
2023 9,849,000 5,426,740
2022 9,557,500 5,431,752
2021 9,371,400 5,447,247
2020 9,215,100 5,458,827
2019 9,054,000 5,454,147
2018 8,882,800 5,446,771
2017 8,713,300 5,439,232
2016 8,546,000 5,430,798
2015 8,380,100 5,423,801
2014 8,215,700 5,418,649
2013 8,059,500 5,413,393
2012 7,910,500 5,407,579
2011 7,765,800 5,398,384
2010 7,623,600 5,391,428
2009 7,485,600 5,386,406
2008 7,308,800 5,379,233
2007 7,180,100 5,374,622
2006 7,053,700 5,373,054
2005 6,930,100 5,372,807
2004 6,809,000 5,372,280
2003 6,689,700 5,373,374
2002 6,570,000 5,376,912
2001 6,439,000 5,378,867
2000 6,289,000 5,388,720
1999 6,125,000 5,396,020
1998 5,971,000 5,390,516
1997 5,836,000 5,383,291
1996 5,692,000 5,373,361
1995 5,545,000 5,361,999
1994 5,399,000 5,346,331
1993 5,261,000 5,325,305
1992 5,123,000 5,305,016
1991 4,949,000 5,303,294
1990 4,660,000 5,299,187
1989 4,518,000 5,275,942
1988 4,442,000 5,250,596
1987 4,369,000 5,222,840
1986 4,299,000 5,193,838
1985 4,233,000 5,161,768
1984 4,159,000 5,127,097
1983 4,105,000 5,091,971
1982 4,031,000 5,055,099
1981 3,956,000 5,016,105
1980 3,878,000 4,979,815
1979 3,786,000 4,938,973
1978 3,690,000 4,890,125
1977 3,613,000 4,840,501
1976 3,533,000 4,789,507
1975 3,455,000 4,739,105
1974 3,377,000 4,689,623
1973 3,278,000 4,641,445
1972 3,148,000 4,596,622
1971 3,069,000 4,557,449
1970 2,974,000 4,538,223
1969 2,877,000 4,518,607
1968 2,803,000 4,483,915
1967 2,745,000 4,449,367
1966 2,629,000 4,411,666
1965 2,563,000 4,370,983
1964 2,475,000 4,327,341
1963 2,379,000 4,282,017
1962 2,293,000 4,238,188
1961 2,185,000 4,191,667
1960 2,114,020 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/israel/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th 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) Israel's population will grow by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people with a rank change from 95th to 88th. The population of Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M 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

Israel
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Slovakia
2100 0.51% -0.65%
2099 0.49% -0.65%
2098 0.5% -0.64%
2097 0.55% -0.64%
2096 0.55% -0.64%
2095 0.57% -0.64%
2094 0.62% -0.64%
2093 0.63% -0.65%
2092 0.64% -0.65%
2091 0.64% -0.66%
2090 0.61% -0.67%
2089 0.65% -0.67%
2088 0.68% -0.68%
2087 0.72% -0.7%
2086 0.74% -0.71%
2085 0.77% -0.72%
2084 0.76% -0.74%
2083 0.75% -0.75%
2082 0.78% -0.76%
2081 0.84% -0.78%
2080 0.82% -0.79%
2079 0.84% -0.81%
2078 0.86% -0.82%
2077 0.81% -0.83%
2076 0.83% -0.85%
2075 0.82% -0.85%
2074 0.8% -0.86%
2073 0.78% -0.87%
2072 0.86% -0.87%
2071 0.89% -0.87%
2070 0.9% -0.86%
2069 0.89% -0.86%
2068 0.9% -0.85%
2067 0.89% -0.83%
2066 0.92% -0.82%
2065 0.9% -0.81%
2064 0.97% -0.79%
2063 0.94% -0.77%
2062 0.97% -0.75%
2061 1.02% -0.73%
2060 1% -0.71%
2059 1.02% -0.69%
2058 1.05% -0.66%
2057 1.07% -0.64%
2056 1.11% -0.62%
2055 1.15% -0.6%
2054 1.13% -0.59%
2053 1.14% -0.57%
2052 1.15% -0.56%
2051 1.17% -0.54%
2050 1.18% -0.53%
2049 1.16% -0.52%
2048 1.18% -0.51%
2047 1.22% -0.51%
2046 1.22% -0.5%
2045 1.28% -0.5%
2044 1.28% -0.49%
2043 1.3% -0.48%
2042 1.29% -0.48%
2041 1.29% -0.47%
2040 1.32% -0.46%
2039 1.31% -0.45%
2038 1.31% -0.43%
2037 1.26% -0.42%
2036 1.3% -0.4%
2035 1.28% -0.38%
2034 1.28% -0.36%
2033 1.29% -0.34%
2032 1.35% -0.32%
2031 1.34% -0.29%
2030 1.31% -0.26%
2029 1.34% -0.23%
2028 1.35% -0.2%
2027 1.37% -0.16%
2026 1.37% -0.69%
2025 1.4% -0.46%
2024 1.27% -0.09%
2023 3.05% -0.09%
2022 1.99% -0.28%
2021 1.7% -0.21%
2020 1.78% 0.09%
2019 1.93% 0.14%
2018 1.95% 0.14%
2017 1.96% 0.16%
2016 1.98% 0.13%
2015 2% 0.1%
2014 1.94% 0.1%
2013 1.88% 0.11%
2012 1.86% 0.17%
2011 1.87% 0.13%
2010 1.84% 0.09%
2009 2.42% 0.13%
2008 1.79% 0.09%
2007 1.79% 0.03%
2006 1.78% 0.005%
2005 1.78% 0.01%
2004 1.78% -0.02%
2003 1.82% -0.07%
2002 2.03% -0.04%
2001 2.39% -0.18%
2000 2.68% -0.14%
1999 2.58% 0.1%
1998 2.31% 0.13%
1997 2.53% 0.18%
1996 2.65% 0.21%
1995 2.7% 0.29%
1994 2.62% 0.39%
1993 2.69% 0.38%
1992 3.52% 0.03%
1991 6.2% 0.08%
1990 3.14% 0.44%
1989 1.71% 0.48%
1988 1.67% 0.53%
1987 1.63% 0.56%
1986 1.56% 0.62%
1985 1.78% 0.68%
1984 1.32% 0.69%
1983 1.84% 0.73%
1982 1.9% 0.78%
1981 2.01% 0.73%
1980 2.43% 0.83%
1979 2.6% 1%
1978 2.13% 1.03%
1977 2.26% 1.06%
1976 2.26% 1.06%
1975 2.31% 1.06%
1974 3.02% 1.04%
1973 4.13% 0.98%
1972 2.57% 0.86%
1971 3.19% 0.42%
1970 3.37% 0.43%
1969 2.64% 0.77%
1968 2.11% 0.78%
1967 4.41% 0.85%
1966 2.58% 0.93%
1965 3.56% 1.01%
1964 4.04% 1.06%
1963 3.75% 1.03%
1962 4.94% 1.11%
1961 3.36% 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/israel/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Israel Slovakia
Current population
10290887
5359438
Population rank 95/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.06%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
2.87 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 -13
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 172/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -31,377
Net migration rank 42/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -31,377
2024 - 10,612 - -21,027
2023 131,977 9,999 -5,427 4,933
2022 129,982 50,004 -7,062 92,314
2021 134,011 16,859 -16,886 -8,172
2020 128,089 16,573 -2,184 4,350
2019 135,810 16,134 3,818 3,128
2018 140,348 15,615 3,268 3,446
2017 138,541 14,518 4,351 3,279
2016 136,736 24,308 5,431 3,487
2015 134,082 29,735 2,170 2,549
2014 133,916 25,303 3,793 -1,158
2013 129,758 17,075 2,707 -1,181
2012 128,941 16,549 3,245 871
2011 125,030 10,470 9,177 -2,392
2010 126,552 12,906 7,008 -1,814
2009 122,015 7,269 8,619 -542
2008 117,672 7,974 4,303 -495
2007 111,292 9,654 537 -571
2006 109,332 11,446 537 -549
2005 105,338 10,975 537 -561
2004 106,901 8,494 1,611 -522
2003 106,366 6,684 -537 -646
2002 101,178 17,420 -538 -580
2001 99,160 38,643 -1,076 -860
2000 98,737 63,409 2,155 -831
1999 94,325 78,422 3,777 -119
1998 93,744 52,713 4,312 -12
1997 88,707 60,297 6,999 247
1996 86,518 66,811 9,135 246
1995 82,066 61,800 9,115 -30
1994 79,365 57,273 14,970 -109
1993 77,337 49,345 20,769 72
1992 77,357 57,522 21,220 -201
1991 73,740 153,141 23,865 174
1990 71,764 178,732 25,436 -9,402
1989 68,674 14,192 26,380 -7,254
1988 71,072 1,675 30,979 -6,500
1987 69,904 7,511 31,859 -6,401
1986 70,073 -3,598 34,279 -6,143
1985 71,538 -3,686 37,680 -6,068
1984 70,703 10,933 38,966 -6,276
1983 70,196 689 39,717 -6,361
1982 68,931 16,563 41,958 -6,088
1981 67,647 16,021 43,640 -5,821
1980 68,253 16,284 44,320 -5,522
1979 68,148 15,591 52,353 -4,712
1978 67,158 15,556 52,324 -4,689
1977 70,092 12,747 52,762 -4,621
1976 74,899 10,459 54,121 -4,432
1975 70,828 11,726 52,604 -4,652
1974 68,891 11,929 52,524 -4,190
1973 65,560 14,310 49,199 -3,854
1972 62,960 27,415 46,426 -3,516
1971 64,449 52,632 40,105 -3,495
1970 56,506 56,173 38,575 -4,919
1969 53,800 59,928 39,312 -8,998
1968 51,014 60,804 38,113 -8,881
1967 47,488 59,483 41,824 -8,876
1966 50,477 57,347 45,440 -8,817
1965 49,979 54,694 48,517 -8,707
1964 48,015 54,050 54,092 -8,608
1963 44,964 53,877 54,382 -8,548
1962 43,337 52,313 49,587 -9,019
1961 42,170 34,482 55,749 4,812
1960 44,818 10,990 56,546 4,344

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 86% of the population change in Israel is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 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, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K
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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