Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,413,813 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,376,239 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 3.84 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of -0.008% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has increased from 5.37M people to 5.38M (0.06% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Slovakia vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Somalia
2100 3,388,353 68,341,587
2099 3,410,527 67,997,987
2098 3,432,738 67,660,056
2097 3,454,958 67,320,374
2096 3,477,150 66,931,214
2095 3,499,531 66,544,181
2094 3,522,068 66,138,594
2093 3,544,820 65,719,626
2092 3,567,858 65,283,569
2091 3,591,243 64,812,444
2090 3,614,972 64,322,633
2089 3,639,184 63,882,977
2088 3,663,803 63,424,502
2087 3,688,979 62,947,792
2086 3,714,826 62,408,129
2085 3,741,361 61,835,054
2084 3,768,554 61,280,718
2083 3,796,482 60,723,949
2082 3,825,124 60,150,487
2081 3,854,574 59,639,547
2080 3,884,854 59,064,099
2079 3,915,890 58,441,001
2078 3,947,687 57,816,490
2077 3,980,420 57,176,183
2076 4,013,906 56,567,204
2075 4,048,115 55,970,712
2074 4,082,918 55,295,699
2073 4,118,344 54,617,874
2072 4,154,378 53,944,923
2071 4,190,678 53,250,824
2070 4,227,297 52,540,460
2069 4,264,100 51,845,897
2068 4,301,007 51,165,760
2067 4,337,728 50,461,574
2066 4,374,132 49,748,163
2065 4,410,344 48,994,126
2064 4,446,244 48,235,809
2063 4,481,639 47,492,758
2062 4,516,504 46,756,776
2061 4,550,644 46,008,848
2060 4,584,186 45,192,338
2059 4,616,990 44,370,279
2058 4,649,013 43,631,825
2057 4,680,116 42,870,700
2056 4,710,464 42,095,303
2055 4,739,960 41,292,441
2054 4,768,542 40,487,904
2053 4,796,670 39,720,236
2052 4,824,228 38,967,888
2051 4,851,216 38,205,058
2050 4,877,755 37,448,393
2049 4,903,974 36,717,019
2048 4,929,712 35,962,583
2047 4,955,205 35,196,924
2046 4,980,481 34,440,935
2045 5,005,547 33,696,593
2044 5,030,570 32,957,131
2043 5,055,426 32,227,622
2042 5,079,926 31,517,627
2041 5,104,270 30,775,671
2040 5,128,291 30,013,616
2039 5,151,796 29,294,623
2038 5,174,897 28,565,580
2037 5,197,430 27,821,304
2036 5,219,344 27,097,563
2035 5,240,519 26,368,985
2034 5,260,607 25,671,628
2033 5,279,808 25,002,924
2032 5,297,883 24,323,435
2031 5,314,815 23,642,617
2030 5,330,403 22,951,436
2029 5,344,463 22,285,719
2028 5,356,733 21,638,095
2027 5,367,421 20,978,784
2026 5,376,239 20,310,008
2025 5,413,813 19,654,739
2024 5,422,069 19,009,151
2023 5,426,740 18,358,615
2022 5,431,752 17,801,897
2021 5,447,247 17,271,431
2020 5,458,827 16,651,191
2019 5,454,147 16,030,971
2018 5,446,771 15,452,487
2017 5,439,232 14,916,629
2016 5,430,798 14,348,740
2015 5,423,801 13,806,963
2014 5,418,649 13,339,491
2013 5,413,393 12,869,594
2012 5,407,579 12,461,160
2011 5,398,384 12,348,830
2010 5,391,428 12,261,756
2009 5,386,406 11,961,201
2008 5,379,233 11,663,084
2007 5,374,622 11,322,582
2006 5,373,054 10,975,502
2005 5,372,807 10,644,228
2004 5,372,280 10,280,998
2003 5,373,374 9,909,157
2002 5,376,912 9,550,063
2001 5,378,867 9,198,493
2000 5,388,720 8,838,713
1999 5,396,020 8,492,059
1998 5,390,516 8,155,417
1997 5,383,291 7,824,525
1996 5,373,361 7,554,474
1995 5,361,999 7,285,007
1994 5,346,331 7,026,797
1993 5,325,305 6,681,399
1992 5,305,016 6,495,107
1991 5,303,294 6,813,760
1990 5,299,187 7,082,811
1989 5,275,942 7,114,817
1988 5,250,596 7,235,360
1987 5,222,840 7,228,302
1986 5,193,838 6,974,788
1985 5,161,768 6,693,289
1984 5,127,097 6,428,389
1983 5,091,971 6,198,430
1982 5,055,099 6,003,840
1981 5,016,105 5,982,849
1980 4,979,815 5,936,154
1979 4,938,973 5,449,117
1978 4,890,125 4,814,892
1977 4,840,501 4,484,050
1976 4,789,507 4,365,812
1975 4,739,105 4,257,535
1974 4,689,623 4,151,842
1973 4,641,445 4,045,592
1972 4,596,622 3,939,436
1971 4,557,449 3,837,691
1970 4,538,223 3,738,448
1969 4,518,607 3,641,015
1968 4,483,915 3,546,590
1967 4,449,367 3,454,537
1966 4,411,666 3,365,106
1965 4,370,983 3,277,874
1964 4,327,341 3,192,796
1963 4,282,017 3,110,361
1962 4,238,188 3,030,091
1961 4,191,667 2,952,054
1960 4,068,095 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovakia increased by 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 54,559 people (a 1% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Slovakia's population will shrink by 9.27% to 4,877,755 people with a rank change from 125th to 129th. The population of Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.3M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.39M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia Somalia
2100 -0.65% 0.51%
2099 -0.65% 0.5%
2098 -0.64% 0.5%
2097 -0.64% 0.58%
2096 -0.64% 0.58%
2095 -0.64% 0.61%
2094 -0.64% 0.64%
2093 -0.65% 0.67%
2092 -0.65% 0.73%
2091 -0.66% 0.76%
2090 -0.67% 0.69%
2089 -0.67% 0.72%
2088 -0.68% 0.76%
2087 -0.7% 0.86%
2086 -0.71% 0.93%
2085 -0.72% 0.9%
2084 -0.74% 0.92%
2083 -0.75% 0.95%
2082 -0.76% 0.86%
2081 -0.78% 0.97%
2080 -0.79% 1.07%
2079 -0.81% 1.08%
2078 -0.82% 1.12%
2077 -0.83% 1.08%
2076 -0.85% 1.07%
2075 -0.85% 1.22%
2074 -0.86% 1.24%
2073 -0.87% 1.25%
2072 -0.87% 1.3%
2071 -0.87% 1.35%
2070 -0.86% 1.34%
2069 -0.86% 1.33%
2068 -0.85% 1.4%
2067 -0.83% 1.43%
2066 -0.82% 1.54%
2065 -0.81% 1.57%
2064 -0.79% 1.56%
2063 -0.77% 1.57%
2062 -0.75% 1.63%
2061 -0.73% 1.81%
2060 -0.71% 1.85%
2059 -0.69% 1.69%
2058 -0.66% 1.78%
2057 -0.64% 1.84%
2056 -0.62% 1.94%
2055 -0.6% 1.99%
2054 -0.59% 1.93%
2053 -0.57% 1.93%
2052 -0.56% 2%
2051 -0.54% 2.02%
2050 -0.53% 1.99%
2049 -0.52% 2.1%
2048 -0.51% 2.18%
2047 -0.51% 2.2%
2046 -0.5% 2.21%
2045 -0.5% 2.24%
2044 -0.49% 2.26%
2043 -0.48% 2.25%
2042 -0.48% 2.41%
2041 -0.47% 2.54%
2040 -0.46% 2.45%
2039 -0.45% 2.55%
2038 -0.43% 2.68%
2037 -0.42% 2.67%
2036 -0.4% 2.76%
2035 -0.38% 2.72%
2034 -0.36% 2.67%
2033 -0.34% 2.79%
2032 -0.32% 2.88%
2031 -0.29% 3.01%
2030 -0.26% 2.99%
2029 -0.23% 2.99%
2028 -0.2% 3.14%
2027 -0.16% 3.29%
2026 -0.69% 3.33%
2025 -0.15% 3.4%
2024 -0.09% 3.54%
2023 -0.09% 3.13%
2022 -0.28% 3.07%
2021 -0.21% 3.72%
2020 0.09% 3.87%
2019 0.14% 3.74%
2018 0.14% 3.59%
2017 0.16% 3.96%
2016 0.13% 3.92%
2015 0.1% 3.5%
2014 0.1% 3.65%
2013 0.11% 3.28%
2012 0.17% 0.91%
2011 0.13% 0.71%
2010 0.09% 2.51%
2009 0.13% 2.56%
2008 0.09% 3.01%
2007 0.03% 3.16%
2006 0.005% 3.11%
2005 0.01% 3.53%
2004 -0.02% 3.75%
2003 -0.07% 3.76%
2002 -0.04% 3.82%
2001 -0.18% 4.07%
2000 -0.14% 4.08%
1999 0.1% 4.13%
1998 0.13% 4.23%
1997 0.18% 3.57%
1996 0.21% 3.7%
1995 0.29% 3.67%
1994 0.39% 5.17%
1993 0.38% 2.87%
1992 0.03% -4.68%
1991 0.08% -3.8%
1990 0.44% -0.45%
1989 0.48% -1.67%
1988 0.53% 0.1%
1987 0.56% 3.63%
1986 0.62% 4.21%
1985 0.68% 4.12%
1984 0.69% 3.71%
1983 0.73% 3.24%
1982 0.78% 0.35%
1981 0.73% 0.79%
1980 0.83% 8.94%
1979 1% 13.2%
1978 1.03% 7.38%
1977 1.06% 2.71%
1976 1.06% 2.54%
1975 1.06% 2.55%
1974 1.04% 2.63%
1973 0.98% 2.69%
1972 0.86% 2.65%
1971 0.42% 2.65%
1970 0.43% 2.68%
1969 0.77% 2.66%
1968 0.78% 2.66%
1967 0.85% 2.66%
1966 0.93% 2.66%
1965 1.01% 2.66%
1964 1.06% 2.65%
1963 1.03% 2.65%
1962 1.11% 2.64%
1961 3.04% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Slovakia declined by 0.15%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Somalia
Current population
5376239
20653532
Population rank 125/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.25%
One net population change
1.06 hours
49 seconds
One birth every
11.4 minutes
39.2 seconds
One death every
9.79 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline -23 +1,769
Annual growth/decline -8,256 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 8/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -31,377 +12,077
Net migration rank 166/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - 12,077
2024 -7,591 -21,027 619,793 26,859
2023 -5,427 4,933 608,203 46,217
2022 -7,062 92,314 551,450 -92,434
2021 -16,886 -8,172 566,399 35,506
2020 -2,184 4,350 561,311 77,259
2019 3,818 3,128 548,756 53,124
2018 3,268 3,446 514,244 40,844
2017 4,351 3,279 478,556 38,067
2016 5,431 3,487 495,132 124,017
2015 2,170 2,549 481,573 -17,178
2014 3,793 -1,158 464,481 6,065
2013 2,707 -1,181 448,518 20,723
2012 3,245 871 399,468 -51,833
2011 9,177 -2,392 203,213 -326,192
2010 7,008 -1,814 385,571 -88,448
2009 8,619 -542 405,784 -101,795
2008 4,303 -495 394,258 -102,035
2007 537 -571 380,303 8,476
2006 537 -549 372,597 -67,200
2005 537 -561 363,117 -5,955
2004 1,611 -522 351,959 17,353
2003 -537 -646 341,192 33,174
2002 -538 -580 331,215 12,603
2001 -1,076 -860 319,059 40,274
2000 2,155 -831 306,651 53,580
1999 3,777 -119 295,523 37,548
1998 4,312 -12 284,779 55,426
1997 6,999 247 271,894 49,692
1996 9,135 246 264,807 -46,291
1995 9,115 -30 254,509 65,888
1994 14,970 -109 246,950 -50,921
1993 20,769 72 232,960 261,815
1992 21,220 -201 57,495 -179,675
1991 23,865 174 53,052 -568,166
1990 25,436 -9,402 225,162 -248,155
1989 26,380 -7,254 225,255 -266,281
1988 30,979 -6,500 215,599 -415,660
1987 31,859 -6,401 231,580 -17,391
1986 34,279 -6,143 218,416 74,424
1985 37,680 -6,068 207,960 62,183
1984 38,966 -6,276 199,017 60,630
1983 39,717 -6,361 190,775 9,505
1982 41,958 -6,088 182,793 6,115
1981 43,640 -5,821 185,211 -332,129
1980 44,320 -5,522 174,790 65,519
1979 52,353 -4,712 151,016 582,746
1978 52,324 -4,689 132,689 402,005
1977 52,762 -4,621 124,818 2,170
1976 54,121 -4,432 113,319 -3,831
1975 52,604 -4,652 108,998 -1,934
1974 52,524 -4,190 104,813 -495
1973 49,199 -3,854 108,038 143
1972 46,426 -3,516 104,493 -351
1971 40,105 -3,495 101,196 -1,850
1970 38,575 -4,919 98,025 1,104
1969 39,312 -8,998 95,045 690
1968 38,113 -8,881 92,208 906
1967 41,824 -8,876 89,497 1,498
1966 45,440 -8,817 86,930 941
1965 48,517 -8,707 84,448 2,142
1964 54,092 -8,608 82,042 1,518
1963 54,382 -8,548 79,859 1,449
1962 49,587 -9,019 77,737 1,496
1961 55,749 4,812 75,513 1,336
1960 56,546 4,344 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 18.6% of the population change in Slovakia is from natural causes (a loss of 20,112 people) and 81.4% is from migration (a gain of 88,287 people). In Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 481K
Kosice 222K
Presov 81.2K
Zilina 79.9K
Nitra 75.3K
Banska Bystrica 73.1K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.2K
Poprad 48K
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.