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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 10.9 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Italy vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Slovakia
2100 35,208,261 3,377,764
2099 35,444,989 3,399,869
2098 35,676,340 3,422,010
2097 35,914,345 3,444,161
2096 36,150,501 3,466,284
2095 36,386,787 3,488,595
2094 36,619,396 3,511,062
2093 36,850,181 3,533,742
2092 37,089,746 3,556,708
2091 37,323,400 3,580,021
2090 37,560,976 3,603,675
2089 37,802,157 3,627,811
2088 38,040,056 3,652,354
2087 38,280,439 3,677,451
2086 38,517,279 3,703,217
2085 38,761,126 3,729,670
2084 39,008,873 3,756,777
2083 39,255,273 3,784,617
2082 39,509,964 3,813,170
2081 39,767,732 3,842,528
2080 40,030,977 3,872,714
2079 40,302,924 3,903,653
2078 40,579,648 3,935,351
2077 40,860,952 3,967,981
2076 41,151,772 4,001,363
2075 41,455,646 4,035,465
2074 41,779,503 4,070,159
2073 42,111,664 4,105,475
2072 42,459,257 4,141,396
2071 42,814,908 4,177,582
2070 43,187,953 4,214,086
2069 43,571,469 4,250,775
2068 43,964,515 4,287,566
2067 44,361,273 4,324,173
2066 44,771,926 4,360,463
2065 45,197,177 4,396,562
2064 45,628,630 4,432,349
2063 46,066,216 4,467,634
2062 46,517,561 4,502,390
2061 46,971,598 4,536,423
2060 47,424,830 4,569,861
2059 47,879,711 4,602,562
2058 48,332,818 4,634,484
2057 48,778,066 4,665,491
2056 49,222,515 4,695,744
2055 49,653,326 4,725,147
2054 50,073,600 4,753,640
2053 50,488,203 4,781,680
2052 50,886,354 4,809,152
2051 51,276,616 4,836,056
2050 51,663,176 4,862,512
2049 52,034,983 4,888,649
2048 52,392,012 4,914,306
2047 52,745,310 4,939,719
2046 53,080,828 4,964,917
2045 53,408,660 4,989,905
2044 53,723,325 5,014,849
2043 54,042,322 5,039,628
2042 54,342,628 5,064,051
2041 54,629,496 5,088,319
2040 54,916,374 5,112,265
2039 55,205,078 5,135,696
2038 55,481,637 5,158,725
2037 55,757,394 5,181,188
2036 56,025,224 5,203,033
2035 56,295,613 5,224,142
2034 56,562,648 5,244,168
2033 56,822,364 5,263,308
2032 57,078,534 5,281,327
2031 57,345,322 5,298,206
2030 57,606,120 5,313,745
2029 57,851,091 5,327,761
2028 58,091,760 5,339,993
2027 58,333,039 5,350,648
2026 58,562,681 5,359,438
2025 58,769,653 5,396,894
2024 58,952,704 5,422,069
2023 58,984,216 5,426,740
2022 59,013,667 5,431,752
2021 59,133,173 5,447,247
2020 59,438,851 5,458,827
2019 59,729,081 5,454,147
2018 60,148,658 5,446,771
2017 60,002,252 5,439,232
2016 60,115,223 5,430,798
2015 60,229,605 5,423,801
2014 60,320,707 5,418,649
2013 60,311,613 5,413,393
2012 60,191,247 5,407,579
2011 60,026,841 5,398,384
2010 59,819,407 5,391,428
2009 59,555,454 5,386,406
2008 59,211,181 5,379,233
2007 58,756,247 5,374,622
2006 58,399,861 5,373,054
2005 58,166,682 5,372,807
2004 57,828,179 5,372,280
2003 57,399,184 5,373,374
2002 57,089,824 5,376,912
2001 56,976,981 5,378,867
2000 56,942,108 5,388,720
1999 56,916,317 5,396,020
1998 56,906,744 5,390,516
1997 56,890,372 5,383,291
1996 56,860,281 5,373,361
1995 56,844,303 5,361,999
1994 56,843,400 5,346,331
1993 56,831,821 5,325,305
1992 56,797,087 5,305,016
1991 56,758,521 5,303,294
1990 56,719,240 5,299,187
1989 56,671,781 5,275,942
1988 56,629,288 5,250,596
1987 56,601,931 5,222,840
1986 56,596,155 5,193,838
1985 56,593,071 5,161,768
1984 56,576,718 5,127,097
1983 56,564,074 5,091,971
1982 56,543,548 5,055,099
1981 56,501,675 5,016,105
1980 56,433,883 4,979,815
1979 56,317,749 4,938,973
1978 56,155,143 4,890,125
1977 55,955,411 4,840,501
1976 55,718,260 4,789,507
1975 55,441,001 4,739,105
1974 55,110,868 4,689,623
1973 54,751,406 4,641,445
1972 54,381,345 4,596,622
1971 54,073,490 4,557,449
1970 53,821,850 4,538,223
1969 53,537,950 4,518,607
1968 53,235,750 4,483,915
1967 52,900,500 4,449,367
1966 52,519,000 4,411,666
1965 52,112,350 4,370,983
1964 51,675,350 4,327,341
1963 51,252,000 4,282,017
1962 50,879,450 4,238,188
1961 50,536,350 4,191,667
1960 50,199,700 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/italy/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 29.7% of the population in Italy and 25.3% in Slovakia.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Slovakia
2100 -0.67% -0.65%
2099 -0.65% -0.65%
2098 -0.66% -0.64%
2097 -0.65% -0.64%
2096 -0.65% -0.64%
2095 -0.64% -0.64%
2094 -0.63% -0.64%
2093 -0.65% -0.65%
2092 -0.63% -0.65%
2091 -0.63% -0.66%
2090 -0.64% -0.67%
2089 -0.63% -0.67%
2088 -0.63% -0.68%
2087 -0.61% -0.7%
2086 -0.63% -0.71%
2085 -0.64% -0.72%
2084 -0.63% -0.74%
2083 -0.64% -0.75%
2082 -0.65% -0.76%
2081 -0.66% -0.78%
2080 -0.67% -0.79%
2079 -0.68% -0.81%
2078 -0.69% -0.82%
2077 -0.71% -0.83%
2076 -0.73% -0.85%
2075 -0.78% -0.85%
2074 -0.79% -0.86%
2073 -0.82% -0.87%
2072 -0.83% -0.87%
2071 -0.86% -0.87%
2070 -0.88% -0.86%
2069 -0.89% -0.86%
2068 -0.89% -0.85%
2067 -0.92% -0.83%
2066 -0.94% -0.82%
2065 -0.95% -0.81%
2064 -0.95% -0.79%
2063 -0.97% -0.77%
2062 -0.97% -0.75%
2061 -0.96% -0.73%
2060 -0.95% -0.71%
2059 -0.94% -0.69%
2058 -0.91% -0.66%
2057 -0.9% -0.64%
2056 -0.87% -0.62%
2055 -0.84% -0.6%
2054 -0.82% -0.59%
2053 -0.78% -0.57%
2052 -0.76% -0.56%
2051 -0.75% -0.54%
2050 -0.71% -0.53%
2049 -0.68% -0.52%
2048 -0.67% -0.51%
2047 -0.63% -0.51%
2046 -0.61% -0.5%
2045 -0.59% -0.5%
2044 -0.59% -0.49%
2043 -0.55% -0.48%
2042 -0.53% -0.48%
2041 -0.52% -0.47%
2040 -0.52% -0.46%
2039 -0.5% -0.45%
2038 -0.49% -0.43%
2037 -0.48% -0.42%
2036 -0.48% -0.4%
2035 -0.47% -0.38%
2034 -0.46% -0.36%
2033 -0.45% -0.34%
2032 -0.47% -0.32%
2031 -0.45% -0.29%
2030 -0.42% -0.26%
2029 -0.41% -0.23%
2028 -0.41% -0.2%
2027 -0.39% -0.16%
2026 -0.35% -0.69%
2025 -0.31% -0.46%
2024 -0.05% -0.09%
2023 -0.05% -0.09%
2022 -0.2% -0.28%
2021 -0.51% -0.21%
2020 -0.49% 0.09%
2019 -0.7% 0.14%
2018 0.24% 0.14%
2017 -0.19% 0.16%
2016 -0.19% 0.13%
2015 -0.15% 0.1%
2014 0.02% 0.1%
2013 0.2% 0.11%
2012 0.27% 0.17%
2011 0.35% 0.13%
2010 0.44% 0.09%
2009 0.58% 0.13%
2008 0.77% 0.09%
2007 0.61% 0.03%
2006 0.4% 0.005%
2005 0.59% 0.01%
2004 0.75% -0.02%
2003 0.54% -0.07%
2002 0.2% -0.04%
2001 0.06% -0.18%
2000 0.05% -0.14%
1999 0.02% 0.1%
1998 0.03% 0.13%
1997 0.05% 0.18%
1996 0.03% 0.21%
1995 0.002% 0.29%
1994 0.02% 0.39%
1993 0.06% 0.38%
1992 0.07% 0.03%
1991 0.07% 0.08%
1990 0.08% 0.44%
1989 0.08% 0.48%
1988 0.05% 0.53%
1987 0.01% 0.56%
1986 0.005% 0.62%
1985 0.03% 0.68%
1984 0.02% 0.69%
1983 0.04% 0.73%
1982 0.07% 0.78%
1981 0.12% 0.73%
1980 0.21% 0.83%
1979 0.29% 1%
1978 0.36% 1.03%
1977 0.43% 1.06%
1976 0.5% 1.06%
1975 0.6% 1.06%
1974 0.66% 1.04%
1973 0.68% 0.98%
1972 0.57% 0.86%
1971 0.47% 0.42%
1970 0.53% 0.43%
1969 0.57% 0.77%
1968 0.63% 0.78%
1967 0.73% 0.85%
1966 0.78% 0.93%
1965 0.85% 1.01%
1964 0.83% 1.06%
1963 0.73% 1.03%
1962 0.68% 1.11%
1961 0.67% 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/italy/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Italy Slovakia
Current population
58562681
5359438
Population rank 26/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.06%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
1.39 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
47.7 seconds
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 -13
Annual growth/decline -31,512 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 172/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -31,377
Net migration rank 19/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -31,377
2024 - 95,246 - -21,027
2023 -283,125 150,189 -5,427 4,933
2022 -318,674 231,228 -7,062 92,314
2021 -301,579 157,327 -16,886 -8,172
2020 -338,801 85,281 -2,184 4,350
2019 -215,025 46,634 3,818 3,128
2018 -192,475 83,686 3,268 3,446
2017 -192,007 95,147 4,351 3,279
2016 -138,265 84,568 5,431 3,487
2015 -162,620 39,389 2,170 2,549
2014 -96,513 52,679 3,793 -1,158
2013 -90,468 158,090 2,707 -1,181
2012 -78,248 252,524 3,245 871
2011 -48,021 198,544 9,177 -2,392
2010 -23,928 274,387 7,008 -1,814
2009 -17,866 283,676 8,619 -542
2008 -11,842 422,534 4,303 -495
2007 -5,876 495,092 537 -571
2006 0 215,995 537 -549
2005 -17,450 258,702 537 -561
2004 11,566 417,970 1,611 -522
2003 -40,179 478,578 -537 -646
2002 -22,836 223,861 -538 -580
2001 -11,396 48,903 -1,076 -860
2000 -17,082 56,065 2,155 -831
1999 -22,766 54,405 3,777 -119
1998 -39,835 67,985 4,312 -12
1997 -22,756 50,539 6,999 247
1996 -22,744 53,450 9,135 246
1995 -34,107 -460,287 9,115 -30
1994 -17,053 502,750 14,970 -109
1993 0 24,321 20,769 72
1992 22,718 51,747 21,220 -201
1991 11,352 19,721 23,865 174
1990 22,688 35,317 25,436 -9,402
1989 28,336 19,540 26,380 -7,254
1988 33,977 18,553 30,979 -6,500
1987 16,980 7,825 31,859 -6,401
1986 11,319 -6,206 34,279 -6,143
1985 28,297 6,911 37,680 -6,068
1984 50,919 203 38,966 -6,276
1983 33,939 -3,733 39,717 -6,361
1982 79,161 -24,223 41,958 -6,088
1981 73,452 7,182 43,640 -5,821
1980 84,650 295,642 44,320 -5,522
1979 129,531 42,637 52,353 -4,712
1978 168,465 43,932 52,324 -4,689
1977 190,248 42,246 52,762 -4,621
1976 228,445 40,885 54,121 -4,432
1975 271,660 43,051 52,604 -4,652
1974 336,176 42,487 52,524 -4,190
1973 328,508 41,631 49,199 -3,854
1972 364,355 43,182 46,426 -3,516
1971 383,922 -58,627 40,105 -3,495
1970 376,753 -62,216 38,575 -4,919
1969 390,827 -45,346 39,312 -8,998
1968 399,268 -50,149 38,113 -8,881
1967 439,074 -37,992 41,824 -8,876
1966 488,427 -35,352 45,440 -8,817
1965 474,222 -36,267 48,517 -8,707
1964 527,089 -27,368 54,092 -8,608
1963 440,767 -28,198 54,382 -8,548
1962 427,387 -25,840 49,587 -9,019
1961 459,880 -129,761 55,749 4,812
1960 426,697 -140,765 56,546 4,344

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.6% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 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, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
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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