The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,367,504 people compared to 65,460,626 in South Africa.
Population statistics:
- South Africa's population is 12.2 times bigger than Slovakia's.
- Slovakia is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
- The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.79% for South Africa.
- For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
- Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.37M (0.1% decline), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.5M (30.9% growth).
- South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.3M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.
Slovakia vs South Africa: live population counter
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| Current population |
5367504
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65460626
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| Population rank | 124/197 | 24/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.79% |
| One net population change |
1.88 hours
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39.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
10.8 minutes
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26.6 seconds
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| One death every |
9.69 minutes
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54 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
25 minutes
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3.15 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -21,027 | +166,972 |
| Daily growth/decline | -13 | +2,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | -4,671 | +794,803 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.09% | +1.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 86/197 |
Slovakia and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,068,095 | 16,440,172 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,191,667 | 16,908,035 | 3.04% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 4,238,188 | 17,418,522 | 1.11% | 3.02% |
| 1963 | 4,282,017 | 17,954,564 | 1.03% | 3.08% |
| 1964 | 4,327,341 | 18,511,361 | 1.06% | 3.1% |
| 1965 | 4,370,983 | 19,089,380 | 1.01% | 3.12% |
| 1966 | 4,411,666 | 19,690,087 | 0.93% | 3.15% |
| 1967 | 4,449,367 | 20,314,066 | 0.85% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 4,483,915 | 20,957,287 | 0.78% | 3.17% |
| 1969 | 4,518,607 | 21,614,676 | 0.77% | 3.14% |
| 1970 | 4,538,223 | 22,279,984 | 0.43% | 3.08% |
| 1971 | 4,557,449 | 22,942,143 | 0.42% | 2.97% |
| 1972 | 4,596,622 | 23,609,456 | 0.86% | 2.91% |
| 1973 | 4,641,445 | 24,294,263 | 0.98% | 2.9% |
| 1974 | 4,689,623 | 24,989,108 | 1.04% | 2.86% |
| 1975 | 4,739,105 | 25,690,940 | 1.06% | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 4,789,507 | 26,395,450 | 1.06% | 2.74% |
| 1977 | 4,840,501 | 27,118,952 | 1.06% | 2.74% |
| 1978 | 4,890,125 | 27,869,507 | 1.03% | 2.77% |
| 1979 | 4,938,973 | 28,634,162 | 1% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 4,979,815 | 29,518,857 | 0.83% | 3.09% |
| 1981 | 5,016,105 | 30,541,044 | 0.73% | 3.46% |
| 1982 | 5,055,099 | 31,615,339 | 0.78% | 3.52% |
| 1983 | 5,091,971 | 32,739,304 | 0.73% | 3.56% |
| 1984 | 5,127,097 | 33,892,788 | 0.69% | 3.52% |
| 1985 | 5,161,768 | 35,042,093 | 0.68% | 3.39% |
| 1986 | 5,193,838 | 36,180,515 | 0.62% | 3.25% |
| 1987 | 5,222,840 | 37,326,190 | 0.56% | 3.17% |
| 1988 | 5,250,596 | 38,480,649 | 0.53% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 5,275,942 | 39,628,575 | 0.48% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 5,299,187 | 40,746,268 | 0.44% | 2.82% |
| 1991 | 5,303,294 | 41,687,898 | 0.08% | 2.31% |
| 1992 | 5,305,016 | 42,443,509 | 0.03% | 1.81% |
| 1993 | 5,325,305 | 43,297,156 | 0.38% | 2.01% |
| 1994 | 5,346,331 | 44,004,139 | 0.39% | 1.63% |
| 1995 | 5,361,999 | 44,541,554 | 0.29% | 1.22% |
| 1996 | 5,373,361 | 45,123,018 | 0.21% | 1.31% |
| 1997 | 5,383,291 | 45,666,838 | 0.18% | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 5,390,516 | 46,223,880 | 0.13% | 1.22% |
| 1999 | 5,396,020 | 46,730,335 | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 5,388,720 | 47,159,719 | -0.14% | 0.92% |
| 2001 | 5,378,867 | 47,566,800 | -0.18% | 0.86% |
| 2002 | 5,376,912 | 48,019,415 | -0.04% | 0.95% |
| 2003 | 5,373,374 | 48,500,348 | -0.07% | 1% |
| 2004 | 5,372,280 | 48,991,421 | -0.02% | 1.01% |
| 2005 | 5,372,807 | 49,490,033 | 0.01% | 1.02% |
| 2006 | 5,373,054 | 49,998,277 | 0.005% | 1.03% |
| 2007 | 5,374,622 | 50,528,584 | 0.03% | 1.06% |
| 2008 | 5,379,233 | 51,114,599 | 0.09% | 1.16% |
| 2009 | 5,386,406 | 51,728,516 | 0.13% | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 5,391,428 | 52,344,051 | 0.09% | 1.19% |
| 2011 | 5,398,384 | 52,995,205 | 0.13% | 1.24% |
| 2012 | 5,407,579 | 53,782,567 | 0.17% | 1.49% |
| 2013 | 5,413,393 | 54,678,791 | 0.11% | 1.67% |
| 2014 | 5,418,649 | 55,594,838 | 0.1% | 1.68% |
| 2015 | 5,423,801 | 56,723,537 | 0.1% | 2.03% |
| 2016 | 5,430,798 | 57,259,551 | 0.13% | 0.94% |
| 2017 | 5,439,232 | 57,635,162 | 0.16% | 0.66% |
| 2018 | 5,446,771 | 58,613,001 | 0.14% | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 5,454,147 | 59,587,885 | 0.14% | 1.66% |
| 2020 | 5,458,827 | 60,562,381 | 0.09% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 5,447,247 | 61,502,603 | -0.21% | 1.55% |
| 2022 | 5,431,752 | 62,378,410 | -0.28% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 5,426,740 | 63,212,384 | -0.09% | 1.34% |
| 2024 | 5,422,069 | 64,007,187 | -0.09% | 1.26% |
| 2025 | 5,390,674 | 64,747,317 | -0.58% | 1.16% |
| 2026 | 5,367,504 | 65,453,086 | -0.43% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 5,357,756 | 66,143,018 | -0.18% | 1.05% |
| 2028 | 5,346,292 | 66,830,384 | -0.21% | 1.04% |
| 2029 | 5,333,135 | 67,506,850 | -0.25% | 1.01% |
| 2030 | 5,318,323 | 68,161,357 | -0.28% | 0.97% |
| 2031 | 5,302,079 | 68,798,574 | -0.31% | 0.93% |
| 2032 | 5,284,585 | 69,426,441 | -0.33% | 0.91% |
| 2033 | 5,265,970 | 70,040,484 | -0.35% | 0.88% |
| 2034 | 5,246,341 | 70,641,572 | -0.37% | 0.86% |
| 2035 | 5,225,725 | 71,234,749 | -0.39% | 0.84% |
| 2036 | 5,204,191 | 71,816,372 | -0.41% | 0.82% |
| 2037 | 5,181,996 | 72,387,807 | -0.43% | 0.8% |
| 2038 | 5,159,193 | 72,949,611 | -0.44% | 0.78% |
| 2039 | 5,135,906 | 73,496,152 | -0.45% | 0.75% |
| 2040 | 5,112,164 | 74,035,615 | -0.46% | 0.73% |
| 2041 | 5,088,002 | 74,575,444 | -0.47% | 0.73% |
| 2042 | 5,063,600 | 75,111,899 | -0.48% | 0.72% |
| 2043 | 5,038,933 | 75,641,512 | -0.49% | 0.71% |
| 2044 | 5,014,014 | 76,164,461 | -0.49% | 0.69% |
| 2045 | 4,988,989 | 76,681,448 | -0.5% | 0.68% |
| 2046 | 4,963,847 | 77,199,542 | -0.5% | 0.68% |
| 2047 | 4,938,476 | 77,716,650 | -0.51% | 0.67% |
| 2048 | 4,912,885 | 78,215,323 | -0.52% | 0.64% |
| 2049 | 4,886,923 | 78,699,584 | -0.53% | 0.62% |
| 2050 | 4,860,572 | 79,177,329 | -0.54% | 0.61% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovakia increased by 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost -63,294 (a 1.17% decline), while South Africa's population increased by 8,201,075 (a 14.3% growth).
Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Slovakia's population will shrink by 9.44% to 4,860,572 people with a rank change from 124th to 129th. The population of South Africa will increase by 21% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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| City | Population |
| Johannesburg | 4.43M |
| Cape Town | 3.78M |
| Soweto | 1.27M |
| Pietermaritzburg | 839K |
| Pretoria | 742K |
| Durban | 595K |
| Rustenburg | 550K |
| Randburg | 337K |
| Port Elizabeth | 312K |
| East London | 267K |
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Population differences between Slovakia and South Africa
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| Life expectancy | 78.8 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 42 years | 31.1 years |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 29.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 292.1 ppl/mi² | 136.7 ppl/mi² |
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