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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,359,438 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 9.11 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.36M (0.25% decline), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Slovakia vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Spain
2100 3,377,764 33,862,981
2099 3,399,869 34,039,965
2098 3,422,010 34,215,187
2097 3,444,161 34,387,116
2096 3,466,284 34,552,002
2095 3,488,595 34,719,411
2094 3,511,062 34,882,039
2093 3,533,742 35,044,043
2092 3,556,708 35,204,657
2091 3,580,021 35,366,895
2090 3,603,675 35,535,838
2089 3,627,811 35,707,942
2088 3,652,354 35,877,681
2087 3,677,451 36,043,209
2086 3,703,217 36,210,710
2085 3,729,670 36,386,207
2084 3,756,777 36,564,622
2083 3,784,617 36,749,680
2082 3,813,170 36,936,644
2081 3,842,528 37,133,976
2080 3,872,714 37,337,517
2079 3,903,653 37,551,557
2078 3,935,351 37,771,135
2077 3,967,981 38,002,963
2076 4,001,363 38,249,247
2075 4,035,465 38,506,040
2074 4,070,159 38,777,715
2073 4,105,475 39,056,249
2072 4,141,396 39,348,447
2071 4,177,582 39,642,346
2070 4,214,086 39,949,413
2069 4,250,775 40,256,590
2068 4,287,566 40,575,543
2067 4,324,173 40,893,798
2066 4,360,463 41,218,263
2065 4,396,562 41,543,254
2064 4,432,349 41,878,338
2063 4,467,634 42,208,320
2062 4,502,390 42,542,893
2061 4,536,423 42,874,096
2060 4,569,861 43,191,452
2059 4,602,562 43,506,737
2058 4,634,484 43,809,907
2057 4,665,491 44,112,668
2056 4,695,744 44,415,689
2055 4,725,147 44,691,749
2054 4,753,640 44,958,971
2053 4,781,680 45,223,225
2052 4,809,152 45,470,541
2051 4,836,056 45,695,307
2050 4,862,512 45,911,520
2049 4,888,649 46,127,777
2048 4,914,306 46,322,244
2047 4,939,719 46,510,152
2046 4,964,917 46,687,914
2045 4,989,905 46,858,778
2044 5,014,849 47,016,278
2043 5,039,628 47,158,325
2042 5,064,051 47,301,091
2041 5,088,319 47,434,593
2040 5,112,265 47,563,236
2039 5,135,696 47,685,343
2038 5,158,725 47,798,797
2037 5,181,188 47,910,899
2036 5,203,033 48,020,350
2035 5,224,142 48,124,430
2034 5,244,168 48,220,051
2033 5,263,308 48,311,842
2032 5,281,327 48,402,470
2031 5,298,206 48,495,278
2030 5,313,745 48,579,920
2029 5,327,761 48,648,699
2028 5,339,993 48,707,969
2027 5,350,648 48,758,200
2026 5,359,438 48,806,901
2025 5,396,894 48,838,057
2024 5,422,069 48,848,840
2023 5,426,740 48,352,528
2022 5,431,752 47,786,102
2021 5,447,247 47,443,821
2020 5,458,827 47,359,424
2019 5,454,147 47,118,501
2018 5,446,771 46,782,011
2017 5,439,232 46,571,232
2016 5,430,798 46,458,139
2015 5,423,801 46,422,303
2014 5,418,649 46,460,733
2013 5,413,393 46,604,197
2012 5,407,579 46,773,055
2011 5,398,384 46,742,697
2010 5,391,428 46,576,897
2009 5,386,406 46,362,946
2008 5,379,233 45,954,106
2007 5,374,622 45,226,803
2006 5,373,054 44,397,319
2005 5,372,807 43,653,155
2004 5,372,280 42,921,895
2003 5,373,374 42,187,645
2002 5,376,912 41,431,558
2001 5,378,867 40,850,412
2000 5,388,720 40,567,864
1999 5,396,020 40,386,875
1998 5,390,516 40,223,509
1997 5,383,291 40,057,389
1996 5,373,361 39,889,852
1995 5,361,999 39,724,050
1994 5,346,331 39,549,108
1993 5,325,305 39,361,262
1992 5,305,016 39,157,685
1991 5,303,294 38,966,376
1990 5,299,187 38,867,322
1989 5,275,942 38,827,764
1988 5,250,596 38,766,939
1987 5,222,840 38,684,815
1986 5,193,838 38,584,624
1985 5,161,768 38,469,512
1984 5,127,097 38,330,364
1983 5,091,971 38,171,525
1982 5,055,099 37,986,012
1981 5,016,105 37,758,631
1980 4,979,815 37,491,165
1979 4,938,973 37,191,330
1978 4,890,125 36,864,898
1977 4,840,501 36,511,638
1976 4,789,507 36,137,812
1975 4,739,105 35,757,900
1974 4,689,623 35,373,335
1973 4,641,445 34,988,947
1972 4,596,622 34,604,469
1971 4,557,449 34,224,490
1970 4,538,223 33,814,531
1969 4,518,607 33,441,054
1968 4,483,915 33,113,134
1967 4,449,367 32,682,947
1966 4,411,666 32,283,194
1965 4,370,983 31,954,292
1964 4,327,341 31,609,195
1963 4,282,017 31,296,651
1962 4,238,188 31,023,366
1961 4,191,667 30,739,250
1960 4,068,095 30,455,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovakia increased by 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Slovakia's population will shrink by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people with a rank change from 125th to 129th. The population of Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 25.3% of the population in Slovakia and 21.6% in Spain.

Population growth rate by year

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia Spain
2100 -0.65% -0.52%
2099 -0.65% -0.51%
2098 -0.64% -0.5%
2097 -0.64% -0.48%
2096 -0.64% -0.48%
2095 -0.64% -0.47%
2094 -0.64% -0.46%
2093 -0.65% -0.46%
2092 -0.65% -0.46%
2091 -0.66% -0.48%
2090 -0.67% -0.48%
2089 -0.67% -0.47%
2088 -0.68% -0.46%
2087 -0.7% -0.46%
2086 -0.71% -0.48%
2085 -0.72% -0.49%
2084 -0.74% -0.5%
2083 -0.75% -0.51%
2082 -0.76% -0.53%
2081 -0.78% -0.55%
2080 -0.79% -0.57%
2079 -0.81% -0.58%
2078 -0.82% -0.61%
2077 -0.83% -0.64%
2076 -0.85% -0.67%
2075 -0.85% -0.7%
2074 -0.86% -0.71%
2073 -0.87% -0.74%
2072 -0.87% -0.74%
2071 -0.87% -0.77%
2070 -0.86% -0.76%
2069 -0.86% -0.79%
2068 -0.85% -0.78%
2067 -0.83% -0.79%
2066 -0.82% -0.78%
2065 -0.81% -0.8%
2064 -0.79% -0.78%
2063 -0.77% -0.79%
2062 -0.75% -0.77%
2061 -0.73% -0.73%
2060 -0.71% -0.72%
2059 -0.69% -0.69%
2058 -0.66% -0.69%
2057 -0.64% -0.68%
2056 -0.62% -0.62%
2055 -0.6% -0.59%
2054 -0.59% -0.58%
2053 -0.57% -0.54%
2052 -0.56% -0.49%
2051 -0.54% -0.47%
2050 -0.53% -0.47%
2049 -0.52% -0.42%
2048 -0.51% -0.4%
2047 -0.51% -0.38%
2046 -0.5% -0.36%
2045 -0.5% -0.33%
2044 -0.49% -0.3%
2043 -0.48% -0.3%
2042 -0.48% -0.28%
2041 -0.47% -0.27%
2040 -0.46% -0.26%
2039 -0.45% -0.24%
2038 -0.43% -0.23%
2037 -0.42% -0.23%
2036 -0.4% -0.22%
2035 -0.38% -0.2%
2034 -0.36% -0.19%
2033 -0.34% -0.19%
2032 -0.32% -0.19%
2031 -0.29% -0.17%
2030 -0.26% -0.14%
2029 -0.23% -0.12%
2028 -0.2% -0.1%
2027 -0.16% -0.1%
2026 -0.69% -0.06%
2025 -0.46% -0.02%
2024 -0.09% 1.03%
2023 -0.09% 1.19%
2022 -0.28% 0.72%
2021 -0.21% 0.18%
2020 0.09% 0.51%
2019 0.14% 0.72%
2018 0.14% 0.45%
2017 0.16% 0.24%
2016 0.13% 0.08%
2015 0.1% -0.08%
2014 0.1% -0.31%
2013 0.11% -0.36%
2012 0.17% 0.06%
2011 0.13% 0.36%
2010 0.09% 0.46%
2009 0.13% 0.89%
2008 0.09% 1.61%
2007 0.03% 1.87%
2006 0.005% 1.7%
2005 0.01% 1.7%
2004 -0.02% 1.74%
2003 -0.07% 1.82%
2002 -0.04% 1.42%
2001 -0.18% 0.7%
2000 -0.14% 0.45%
1999 0.1% 0.41%
1998 0.13% 0.41%
1997 0.18% 0.42%
1996 0.21% 0.42%
1995 0.29% 0.44%
1994 0.39% 0.48%
1993 0.38% 0.52%
1992 0.03% 0.49%
1991 0.08% 0.25%
1990 0.44% 0.1%
1989 0.48% 0.16%
1988 0.53% 0.21%
1987 0.56% 0.26%
1986 0.62% 0.3%
1985 0.68% 0.36%
1984 0.69% 0.42%
1983 0.73% 0.49%
1982 0.78% 0.6%
1981 0.73% 0.71%
1980 0.83% 0.81%
1979 1% 0.89%
1978 1.03% 0.97%
1977 1.06% 1.03%
1976 1.06% 1.06%
1975 1.06% 1.09%
1974 1.04% 1.1%
1973 0.98% 1.11%
1972 0.86% 1.11%
1971 0.42% 1.21%
1970 0.43% 1.12%
1969 0.77% 0.99%
1968 0.78% 1.32%
1967 0.85% 1.24%
1966 0.93% 1.03%
1965 1.01% 1.09%
1964 1.06% 1%
1963 1.03% 0.88%
1962 1.11% 0.92%
1961 3.04% 0.93%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Slovakia declined by 0.09%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Spain
Current population
5359438
48806901
Population rank 125/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.59%
One net population change
1.88 hours
1.06 minutes
One birth every
10.8 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
9.69 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -13 +1,360
Annual growth/decline -4,671 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate -0.09% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 100/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -31,377 +96,630
Net migration rank 166/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - 96,630
2024 - -21,027 - 111,674
2023 -5,427 4,933 -111,211 119,099
2022 -7,062 92,314 -133,801 299,779
2021 -16,886 -8,172 -113,865 144,385
2020 -2,184 4,350 -151,551 236,854
2019 3,818 3,128 -56,542 464,783
2018 3,268 3,446 -56,139 337,467
2017 4,351 3,279 -32,600 201,135
2016 5,431 3,487 0 106,474
2015 2,170 2,549 -4,642 -1,979
2014 3,793 -1,158 32,522 -97,870
2013 2,707 -1,181 37,284 -250,741
2012 3,245 871 51,450 -153,486
2011 9,177 -2,392 84,137 60,761
2010 7,008 -1,814 102,469 69,406
2009 8,619 -542 106,635 129,557
2008 4,303 -495 133,267 434,135
2007 537 -571 108,545 772,317
2006 537 -549 110,994 659,720
2005 537 -561 78,576 629,803
2004 1,611 -522 85,844 661,158
2003 -537 -646 54,844 658,428
2002 -538 -580 53,861 737,880
2001 -1,076 -860 44,936 181,307
2000 2,155 -831 36,512 176,269
1999 3,777 -119 8,077 178,559
1998 4,312 -12 4,022 182,926
1997 6,999 247 20,028 165,345
1996 9,135 246 11,967 162,704
1995 9,115 -30 15,889 162,434
1994 14,970 -109 31,639 160,407
1993 20,769 72 47,234 160,907
1992 21,220 -201 62,652 177,544
1991 23,865 174 58,450 122,841
1990 25,436 -9,402 66,075 -30,684
1989 26,380 -7,254 81,538 -25,892
1988 30,979 -6,500 100,794 -17,663
1987 31,859 -6,401 116,054 -12,681
1986 34,279 -6,143 131,188 -13,540
1985 37,680 -6,068 146,184 -589
1984 38,966 -6,276 172,487 2,754
1983 39,717 -6,361 183,223 1,241
1982 41,958 -6,088 231,714 -7,384
1981 43,640 -5,821 237,879 2,563
1980 44,320 -5,522 281,184 20,166
1979 52,353 -4,712 312,407 -5,929
1978 52,324 -4,689 339,157 -2,504
1977 52,762 -4,621 361,465 -1,332
1976 54,121 -4,432 375,834 2,804
1975 52,604 -4,652 371,882 -218
1974 52,524 -4,190 396,182 105,838
1973 49,199 -3,854 374,381 8,624
1972 46,426 -3,516 391,030 7,935
1971 40,105 -3,495 369,625 7,363
1970 38,575 -4,919 378,723 -60,580
1969 39,312 -8,998 367,851 -49,956
1968 38,113 -8,881 387,423 -46,088
1967 41,824 -8,876 402,001 -42,344
1966 45,440 -8,817 397,084 -41,467
1965 48,517 -8,707 405,819 -42,476
1964 54,092 -8,608 429,885 -41,461
1963 54,382 -8,548 394,338 -44,446
1962 49,587 -9,019 384,690 -45,211
1961 55,749 4,812 396,537 -46,517
1960 56,546 4,344 398,960 -154,869

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

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Over the last 10 years, 7.47% of the population change in Slovakia is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people). In Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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