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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Singapore's population is 1.14 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Singapore vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Slovakia
2100 4,344,248 3,377,764
2099 4,387,645 3,399,869
2098 4,435,189 3,422,010
2097 4,483,484 3,444,161
2096 4,533,994 3,466,284
2095 4,585,243 3,488,595
2094 4,639,568 3,511,062
2093 4,692,749 3,533,742
2092 4,745,364 3,556,708
2091 4,802,089 3,580,021
2090 4,859,572 3,603,675
2089 4,919,853 3,627,811
2088 4,977,701 3,652,354
2087 5,036,662 3,677,451
2086 5,096,772 3,703,217
2085 5,155,480 3,729,670
2084 5,212,381 3,756,777
2083 5,269,612 3,784,617
2082 5,327,281 3,813,170
2081 5,383,608 3,842,528
2080 5,438,023 3,872,714
2079 5,491,695 3,903,653
2078 5,541,781 3,935,351
2077 5,589,429 3,967,981
2076 5,632,686 4,001,363
2075 5,679,862 4,035,465
2074 5,725,351 4,070,159
2073 5,764,008 4,105,475
2072 5,799,655 4,141,396
2071 5,833,262 4,177,582
2070 5,864,115 4,214,086
2069 5,896,709 4,250,775
2068 5,927,631 4,287,566
2067 5,955,955 4,324,173
2066 5,988,826 4,360,463
2065 6,020,244 4,396,562
2064 6,046,805 4,432,349
2063 6,069,231 4,467,634
2062 6,093,782 4,502,390
2061 6,116,847 4,536,423
2060 6,142,295 4,569,861
2059 6,163,191 4,602,562
2058 6,185,611 4,634,484
2057 6,203,303 4,665,491
2056 6,221,491 4,695,744
2055 6,240,206 4,725,147
2054 6,261,488 4,753,640
2053 6,277,678 4,781,680
2052 6,290,046 4,809,152
2051 6,307,270 4,836,056
2050 6,325,698 4,862,512
2049 6,342,616 4,888,649
2048 6,355,818 4,914,306
2047 6,373,684 4,939,719
2046 6,387,901 4,964,917
2045 6,399,811 4,989,905
2044 6,412,802 5,014,849
2043 6,420,804 5,039,628
2042 6,427,555 5,064,051
2041 6,433,153 5,088,319
2040 6,434,727 5,112,265
2039 6,431,367 5,135,696
2038 6,422,540 5,158,725
2037 6,410,923 5,181,188
2036 6,398,937 5,203,033
2035 6,382,637 5,224,142
2034 6,360,610 5,244,168
2033 6,333,556 5,263,308
2032 6,306,749 5,281,327
2031 6,277,847 5,298,206
2030 6,250,608 5,313,745
2029 6,221,161 5,327,761
2028 6,186,754 5,339,993
2027 6,150,947 5,350,648
2026 6,116,548 5,359,438
2025 6,078,250 5,396,894
2024 6,036,860 5,422,069
2023 5,917,648 5,426,740
2022 5,637,022 5,431,752
2021 5,453,566 5,447,247
2020 5,685,807 5,458,827
2019 5,703,569 5,454,147
2018 5,638,676 5,446,771
2017 5,612,253 5,439,232
2016 5,607,283 5,430,798
2015 5,535,002 5,423,801
2014 5,469,724 5,418,649
2013 5,399,162 5,413,393
2012 5,312,437 5,407,579
2011 5,183,688 5,398,384
2010 5,076,732 5,391,428
2009 4,987,573 5,386,406
2008 4,839,396 5,379,233
2007 4,588,599 5,374,622
2006 4,401,365 5,373,054
2005 4,265,762 5,372,807
2004 4,166,664 5,372,280
2003 4,114,826 5,373,374
2002 4,175,950 5,376,912
2001 4,138,012 5,378,867
2000 4,027,887 5,388,720
1999 3,958,723 5,396,020
1998 3,927,213 5,390,516
1997 3,796,038 5,383,291
1996 3,670,704 5,373,361
1995 3,524,506 5,361,999
1994 3,419,048 5,346,331
1993 3,313,471 5,325,305
1992 3,230,698 5,305,016
1991 3,135,083 5,303,294
1990 3,047,132 5,299,187
1989 2,930,901 5,275,942
1988 2,846,108 5,250,596
1987 2,774,789 5,222,840
1986 2,733,373 5,193,838
1985 2,735,957 5,161,768
1984 2,732,221 5,127,097
1983 2,681,061 5,091,971
1982 2,646,466 5,055,099
1981 2,532,835 5,016,105
1980 2,413,945 4,979,815
1979 2,383,500 4,938,973
1978 2,353,600 4,890,125
1977 2,325,300 4,840,501
1976 2,293,300 4,789,507
1975 2,262,600 4,739,105
1974 2,229,800 4,689,623
1973 2,193,000 4,641,445
1972 2,152,400 4,596,622
1971 2,112,900 4,557,449
1970 2,074,507 4,538,223
1969 2,042,500 4,518,607
1968 2,012,000 4,483,915
1967 1,977,600 4,449,367
1966 1,934,400 4,411,666
1965 1,886,900 4,370,983
1964 1,841,600 4,327,341
1963 1,795,000 4,282,017
1962 1,750,200 4,238,188
1961 1,702,400 4,191,667
1960 1,646,400 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/singapore/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th 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) Singapore's population will grow by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people with a rank change from 113th to 118th. The population of Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M 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

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Slovakia
2100 -0.99% -0.65%
2099 -1.07% -0.65%
2098 -1.08% -0.64%
2097 -1.11% -0.64%
2096 -1.12% -0.64%
2095 -1.17% -0.64%
2094 -1.13% -0.64%
2093 -1.11% -0.65%
2092 -1.18% -0.65%
2091 -1.18% -0.66%
2090 -1.23% -0.67%
2089 -1.16% -0.67%
2088 -1.17% -0.68%
2087 -1.18% -0.7%
2086 -1.14% -0.71%
2085 -1.09% -0.72%
2084 -1.09% -0.74%
2083 -1.08% -0.75%
2082 -1.05% -0.76%
2081 -1% -0.78%
2080 -0.98% -0.79%
2079 -0.9% -0.81%
2078 -0.85% -0.82%
2077 -0.77% -0.83%
2076 -0.83% -0.85%
2075 -0.79% -0.85%
2074 -0.67% -0.86%
2073 -0.61% -0.87%
2072 -0.58% -0.87%
2071 -0.53% -0.87%
2070 -0.55% -0.86%
2069 -0.52% -0.86%
2068 -0.48% -0.85%
2067 -0.55% -0.83%
2066 -0.52% -0.82%
2065 -0.44% -0.81%
2064 -0.37% -0.79%
2063 -0.4% -0.77%
2062 -0.38% -0.75%
2061 -0.41% -0.73%
2060 -0.34% -0.71%
2059 -0.36% -0.69%
2058 -0.29% -0.66%
2057 -0.29% -0.64%
2056 -0.3% -0.62%
2055 -0.34% -0.6%
2054 -0.26% -0.59%
2053 -0.2% -0.57%
2052 -0.27% -0.56%
2051 -0.29% -0.54%
2050 -0.27% -0.53%
2049 -0.21% -0.52%
2048 -0.28% -0.51%
2047 -0.22% -0.51%
2046 -0.19% -0.5%
2045 -0.2% -0.5%
2044 -0.12% -0.49%
2043 -0.11% -0.48%
2042 -0.09% -0.48%
2041 -0.02% -0.47%
2040 0.05% -0.46%
2039 0.14% -0.45%
2038 0.18% -0.43%
2037 0.19% -0.42%
2036 0.26% -0.4%
2035 0.35% -0.38%
2034 0.43% -0.36%
2033 0.43% -0.34%
2032 0.46% -0.32%
2031 0.44% -0.29%
2030 0.47% -0.26%
2029 0.56% -0.23%
2028 0.58% -0.2%
2027 0.56% -0.16%
2026 0.63% -0.69%
2025 0.69% -0.46%
2024 2.01% -0.09%
2023 4.98% -0.09%
2022 3.36% -0.28%
2021 -4.08% -0.21%
2020 -0.31% 0.09%
2019 1.15% 0.14%
2018 0.47% 0.14%
2017 0.09% 0.16%
2016 1.31% 0.13%
2015 1.19% 0.1%
2014 1.31% 0.1%
2013 1.63% 0.11%
2012 2.48% 0.17%
2011 2.11% 0.13%
2010 1.79% 0.09%
2009 3.06% 0.13%
2008 5.47% 0.09%
2007 4.25% 0.03%
2006 3.18% 0.005%
2005 2.38% 0.01%
2004 1.26% -0.02%
2003 -1.46% -0.07%
2002 0.92% -0.04%
2001 2.73% -0.18%
2000 1.75% -0.14%
1999 0.8% 0.1%
1998 3.46% 0.13%
1997 3.41% 0.18%
1996 4.15% 0.21%
1995 3.08% 0.29%
1994 3.19% 0.39%
1993 2.56% 0.38%
1992 3.05% 0.03%
1991 2.89% 0.08%
1990 3.97% 0.44%
1989 2.98% 0.48%
1988 2.57% 0.53%
1987 1.52% 0.56%
1986 -0.09% 0.62%
1985 0.14% 0.68%
1984 1.91% 0.69%
1983 1.31% 0.73%
1982 4.49% 0.78%
1981 4.93% 0.73%
1980 1.28% 0.83%
1979 1.27% 1%
1978 1.22% 1.03%
1977 1.4% 1.06%
1976 1.36% 1.06%
1975 1.47% 1.06%
1974 1.68% 1.04%
1973 1.89% 0.98%
1972 1.87% 0.86%
1971 1.85% 0.42%
1970 1.57% 0.43%
1969 1.52% 0.77%
1968 1.74% 0.78%
1967 2.23% 0.85%
1966 2.52% 0.93%
1965 2.46% 1.01%
1964 2.6% 1.06%
1963 2.56% 1.03%
1962 2.81% 1.11%
1961 3.4% 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/singapore/slovakia | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Singapore Slovakia
Current population
6125852
5359438
Population rank 113/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.06%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
12 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
14.3 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +327 -13
Annual growth/decline +119,212 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 172/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 -31,377
Net migration rank 36/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - -31,377
2024 - 20,011 - -21,027
2023 7,101 26,996 -5,427 4,933
2022 9,019 214,842 -7,062 92,314
2021 15,270 -44,030 -16,886 -8,172
2020 18,763 -145,556 -2,184 4,350
2019 21,674 870 3,818 3,128
2018 21,427 21,820 3,268 3,446
2017 21,888 -8,880 4,351 3,279
2016 25,794 13,737 5,431 3,487
2015 27,121 41,852 2,170 2,549
2014 27,896 40,154 3,793 -1,158
2013 25,376 52,176 2,707 -1,181
2012 29,750 78,501 3,245 871
2011 25,919 89,856 9,177 -2,392
2010 24,876 72,571 7,008 -1,814
2009 27,930 95,841 8,619 -542
2008 28,068 176,182 4,303 -495
2007 26,614 192,292 537 -571
2006 25,968 135,625 537 -549
2005 24,741 92,023 537 -561
2004 24,583 50,487 1,611 -522
2003 24,689 -30,012 -537 -646
2002 29,231 -40,023 -538 -580
2001 31,035 45,027 -1,076 -860
2000 37,057 55,218 2,155 -831
1999 32,857 19,681 3,777 -119
1998 33,381 51,905 4,312 -12
1997 37,960 95,241 6,999 247
1996 38,542 102,018 9,135 246
1995 38,065 91,947 9,115 -30
1994 39,319 71,170 14,970 -109
1993 40,425 58,820 20,769 72
1992 39,091 54,359 21,220 -201
1991 39,188 57,821 23,865 174
1990 41,136 66,950 25,436 -9,402
1989 36,929 68,031 26,380 -7,254
1988 42,407 40,976 30,979 -6,500
1987 33,020 25,411 31,859 -6,401
1986 27,880 -7,858 34,279 -6,143
1985 32,010 -31,036 37,680 -6,068
1984 31,967 -4,396 38,966 -6,276
1983 30,296 11,699 39,717 -6,361
1982 33,346 41,568 41,958 -6,088
1981 32,167 85,869 43,640 -5,821
1980 30,657 42,433 44,320 -5,522
1979 28,363 -2,384 52,353 -4,712
1978 27,537 436 52,324 -4,689
1977 26,508 2,757 52,762 -4,621
1976 31,189 949 54,121 -4,432
1975 28,509 4,104 52,604 -4,652
1974 31,664 2,748 52,524 -4,190
1973 36,404 -495 49,199 -3,854
1972 38,098 -1,631 46,426 -3,516
1971 35,708 573 40,105 -3,495
1970 35,059 4,024 38,575 -4,919
1969 34,314 6,763 39,312 -8,998
1968 36,216 6,792 38,113 -8,881
1967 40,145 6,006 41,824 -8,876
1966 44,298 3,507 45,440 -8,817
1965 45,474 4,199 48,517 -8,707
1964 47,697 3,043 54,092 -8,608
1963 49,542 2,668 54,382 -8,548
1962 48,830 3,714 49,587 -9,019
1961 49,880 3,490 55,749 4,812
1960 51,533 2,008 56,546 4,344

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 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, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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