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

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The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,413,813 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,376,239 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 5.01 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of -0.008% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has increased from 5.37M people to 5.38M (0.06% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Slovakia vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Syria
2100 3,388,353 44,500,028
2099 3,410,527 44,570,009
2098 3,432,738 44,629,837
2097 3,454,958 44,692,566
2096 3,477,150 44,747,012
2095 3,499,531 44,774,686
2094 3,522,068 44,824,294
2093 3,544,820 44,853,295
2092 3,567,858 44,882,700
2091 3,591,243 44,895,349
2090 3,614,972 44,926,869
2089 3,639,184 44,925,891
2088 3,663,803 44,920,667
2087 3,688,979 44,928,298
2086 3,714,826 44,947,658
2085 3,741,361 44,913,669
2084 3,768,554 44,878,845
2083 3,796,482 44,850,592
2082 3,825,124 44,790,014
2081 3,854,574 44,723,244
2080 3,884,854 44,624,321
2079 3,915,890 44,567,127
2078 3,947,687 44,529,618
2077 3,980,420 44,484,155
2076 4,013,906 44,400,339
2075 4,048,115 44,306,882
2074 4,082,918 44,209,517
2073 4,118,344 44,102,028
2072 4,154,378 43,965,642
2071 4,190,678 43,821,617
2070 4,227,297 43,678,154
2069 4,264,100 43,530,683
2068 4,301,007 43,348,487
2067 4,337,728 43,154,741
2066 4,374,132 42,944,885
2065 4,410,344 42,695,249
2064 4,446,244 42,445,036
2063 4,481,639 42,198,056
2062 4,516,504 41,949,014
2061 4,550,644 41,695,586
2060 4,584,186 41,410,547
2059 4,616,990 41,097,942
2058 4,649,013 40,815,606
2057 4,680,116 40,534,091
2056 4,710,464 40,224,053
2055 4,739,960 39,918,930
2054 4,768,542 39,584,624
2053 4,796,670 39,242,144
2052 4,824,228 38,940,206
2051 4,851,216 38,629,604
2050 4,877,755 38,307,069
2049 4,903,974 37,986,965
2048 4,929,712 37,682,780
2047 4,955,205 37,391,752
2046 4,980,481 37,081,479
2045 5,005,547 36,744,441
2044 5,030,570 36,428,225
2043 5,055,426 36,090,851
2042 5,079,926 35,729,021
2041 5,104,270 35,352,033
2040 5,128,291 34,947,817
2039 5,151,796 34,533,772
2038 5,174,897 34,091,760
2037 5,197,430 33,612,993
2036 5,219,344 33,134,445
2035 5,240,519 32,608,669
2034 5,260,607 32,062,309
2033 5,279,808 31,477,500
2032 5,297,883 30,883,996
2031 5,314,815 30,248,264
2030 5,330,403 29,592,787
2029 5,344,463 28,871,638
2028 5,356,733 28,141,821
2027 5,367,421 27,355,002
2026 5,376,239 26,535,554
2025 5,413,813 25,620,427
2024 5,422,069 24,672,760
2023 5,426,740 23,594,623
2022 5,431,752 22,462,173
2021 5,447,247 21,628,839
2020 5,458,827 21,049,429
2019 5,454,147 20,353,534
2018 5,446,771 19,577,845
2017 5,439,232 19,224,668
2016 5,430,798 19,193,834
2015 5,423,801 19,424,618
2014 5,418,649 20,273,659
2013 5,413,393 21,666,917
2012 5,407,579 22,759,763
2011 5,398,384 22,878,098
2010 5,391,428 22,482,421
2009 5,386,406 21,976,969
2008 5,379,233 21,636,564
2007 5,374,622 20,884,125
2006 5,373,054 19,637,022
2005 5,372,807 18,814,091
2004 5,372,280 18,336,875
2003 5,373,374 17,889,296
2002 5,376,912 17,468,332
2001 5,378,867 17,051,338
2000 5,388,720 16,637,888
1999 5,396,020 16,228,061
1998 5,390,516 15,820,413
1997 5,383,291 15,417,542
1996 5,373,361 15,018,104
1995 5,361,999 14,616,801
1994 5,346,331 14,208,583
1993 5,325,305 13,795,686
1992 5,305,016 13,385,571
1991 5,303,294 12,980,821
1990 5,299,187 12,579,208
1989 5,275,942 12,179,060
1988 5,250,596 11,782,264
1987 5,222,840 11,388,923
1986 5,193,838 11,002,844
1985 5,161,768 10,625,672
1984 5,127,097 10,258,398
1983 5,091,971 9,904,809
1982 5,055,099 9,572,511
1981 5,016,105 9,260,189
1980 4,979,815 8,957,663
1979 4,938,973 8,661,909
1978 4,890,125 8,372,759
1977 4,840,501 8,090,501
1976 4,789,507 7,817,320
1975 4,739,105 7,554,364
1974 4,689,623 7,302,160
1973 4,641,445 7,060,321
1972 4,596,622 6,826,024
1971 4,557,449 6,598,094
1970 4,538,223 6,380,609
1969 4,518,607 6,175,166
1968 4,483,915 5,978,742
1967 4,449,367 5,790,198
1966 4,411,666 5,609,047
1965 4,370,983 5,435,267
1964 4,327,341 5,269,087
1963 4,282,017 5,110,467
1962 4,238,188 4,959,340
1961 4,191,667 4,815,466
1960 4,068,095 4,673,500

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovakia increased by 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 54,559 people (a 1% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 44.9M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia Syria
2100 -0.65% -0.16%
2099 -0.65% -0.13%
2098 -0.64% -0.14%
2097 -0.64% -0.12%
2096 -0.64% -0.06%
2095 -0.64% -0.11%
2094 -0.64% -0.06%
2093 -0.65% -0.07%
2092 -0.65% -0.03%
2091 -0.66% -0.07%
2090 -0.67% 0.002%
2089 -0.67% 0.01%
2088 -0.68% -0.02%
2087 -0.7% -0.04%
2086 -0.71% 0.08%
2085 -0.72% 0.08%
2084 -0.74% 0.06%
2083 -0.75% 0.14%
2082 -0.76% 0.15%
2081 -0.78% 0.22%
2080 -0.79% 0.13%
2079 -0.81% 0.08%
2078 -0.82% 0.1%
2077 -0.83% 0.19%
2076 -0.85% 0.21%
2075 -0.85% 0.22%
2074 -0.86% 0.24%
2073 -0.87% 0.31%
2072 -0.87% 0.33%
2071 -0.87% 0.33%
2070 -0.86% 0.34%
2069 -0.86% 0.42%
2068 -0.85% 0.45%
2067 -0.83% 0.49%
2066 -0.82% 0.58%
2065 -0.81% 0.59%
2064 -0.79% 0.59%
2063 -0.77% 0.59%
2062 -0.75% 0.61%
2061 -0.73% 0.69%
2060 -0.71% 0.76%
2059 -0.69% 0.69%
2058 -0.66% 0.69%
2057 -0.64% 0.77%
2056 -0.62% 0.76%
2055 -0.6% 0.84%
2054 -0.59% 0.87%
2053 -0.57% 0.78%
2052 -0.56% 0.8%
2051 -0.54% 0.84%
2050 -0.53% 0.84%
2049 -0.52% 0.81%
2048 -0.51% 0.78%
2047 -0.51% 0.84%
2046 -0.5% 0.92%
2045 -0.5% 0.87%
2044 -0.49% 0.93%
2043 -0.48% 1.01%
2042 -0.48% 1.07%
2041 -0.47% 1.16%
2040 -0.46% 1.2%
2039 -0.45% 1.3%
2038 -0.43% 1.42%
2037 -0.42% 1.44%
2036 -0.4% 1.61%
2035 -0.38% 1.7%
2034 -0.36% 1.86%
2033 -0.34% 1.92%
2032 -0.32% 2.1%
2031 -0.29% 2.21%
2030 -0.26% 2.5%
2029 -0.23% 2.59%
2028 -0.2% 2.88%
2027 -0.16% 3.09%
2026 -0.69% 3.57%
2025 -0.15% 3.84%
2024 -0.09% 4.57%
2023 -0.09% 5.04%
2022 -0.28% 3.85%
2021 -0.21% 2.75%
2020 0.09% 3.42%
2019 0.14% 3.96%
2018 0.14% 1.84%
2017 0.16% 0.16%
2016 0.13% -1.19%
2015 0.1% -4.19%
2014 0.1% -6.43%
2013 0.11% -4.8%
2012 0.17% -0.52%
2011 0.13% 1.76%
2010 0.09% 2.3%
2009 0.13% 1.57%
2008 0.09% 3.6%
2007 0.03% 6.35%
2006 0.005% 4.37%
2005 0.01% 2.6%
2004 -0.02% 2.5%
2003 -0.07% 2.41%
2002 -0.04% 2.45%
2001 -0.18% 2.48%
2000 -0.14% 2.53%
1999 0.1% 2.58%
1998 0.13% 2.61%
1997 0.18% 2.66%
1996 0.21% 2.75%
1995 0.29% 2.87%
1994 0.39% 2.99%
1993 0.38% 3.06%
1992 0.03% 3.12%
1991 0.08% 3.19%
1990 0.44% 3.29%
1989 0.48% 3.37%
1988 0.53% 3.45%
1987 0.56% 3.51%
1986 0.62% 3.55%
1985 0.68% 3.58%
1984 0.69% 3.57%
1983 0.73% 3.47%
1982 0.78% 3.37%
1981 0.73% 3.38%
1980 0.83% 3.41%
1979 1% 3.45%
1978 1.03% 3.49%
1977 1.06% 3.49%
1976 1.06% 3.48%
1975 1.06% 3.45%
1974 1.04% 3.43%
1973 0.98% 3.43%
1972 0.86% 3.45%
1971 0.42% 3.41%
1970 0.43% 3.33%
1969 0.77% 3.29%
1968 0.78% 3.26%
1967 0.85% 3.23%
1966 0.93% 3.2%
1965 1.01% 3.15%
1964 1.06% 3.1%
1963 1.03% 3.05%
1962 1.11% 2.99%
1961 3.04% 3.04%

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

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In 2025, the population of Slovakia declined by 0.15%, while Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Syria
Current population
5376239
26956472
Population rank 125/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.32%
One net population change
1.06 hours
33.4 seconds
One birth every
11.4 minutes
55.2 seconds
One death every
9.79 minutes
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -23 +2,596
Annual growth/decline -8,256 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 5/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -31,377 +421,693
Net migration rank 166/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - 421,693
2024 -7,591 -21,027 449,784 546,494
2023 -5,427 4,933 402,713 757,309
2022 -7,062 92,314 369,750 735,142
2021 -16,886 -8,172 350,560 211,220
2020 -2,184 4,350 327,992 269,050
2019 3,818 3,128 293,762 500,985
2018 3,268 3,446 242,530 514,102
2017 4,351 3,279 237,214 -287,501
2016 5,431 3,487 236,007 -124,063
2015 2,170 2,549 253,977 -827,496
2014 3,793 -1,158 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 2,707 -1,181 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 3,245 871 475,520 -999,267
2011 9,177 -2,392 543,950 -256,888
2010 7,008 -1,814 558,666 -54,359
2009 8,619 -542 559,314 -52,703
2008 4,303 -495 576,593 -402,393
2007 537 -571 529,162 801,514
2006 537 -549 480,616 682,911
2005 537 -561 468,960 13,382
2004 1,611 -522 461,209 10,881
2003 -537 -646 457,000 -33,920
2002 -538 -580 453,967 -35,096
2001 -1,076 -860 451,503 -36,383
2000 2,155 -831 446,211 -34,425
1999 3,777 -119 439,261 -31,394
1998 4,312 -12 433,447 -26,025
1997 6,999 247 429,887 -31,571
1996 9,135 246 430,765 -30,197
1995 9,115 -30 430,172 -28,122
1994 14,970 -109 426,996 -12,630
1993 20,769 72 420,244 -8,828
1992 21,220 -201 412,878 -4,063
1991 23,865 174 410,830 -10,154
1990 25,436 -9,402 409,177 -6,620
1989 26,380 -7,254 406,111 -8,379
1988 30,979 -6,500 404,285 -8,426
1987 31,859 -6,401 399,159 -8,335
1986 34,279 -6,143 390,821 -9,485
1985 37,680 -6,068 379,231 -6,221
1984 38,966 -6,276 366,768 -5,245
1983 39,717 -6,361 355,375 -9,729
1982 41,958 -6,088 319,664 -721
1981 43,640 -5,821 330,237 -24,536
1980 44,320 -5,522 332,464 -33,114
1979 52,353 -4,712 324,943 -32,793
1978 52,324 -4,689 316,724 -30,567
1977 52,762 -4,621 306,630 -28,275
1976 54,121 -4,432 294,267 -26,268
1975 52,604 -4,652 282,299 -24,389
1974 52,524 -4,190 270,735 -24,242
1973 49,199 -3,854 254,687 -17,502
1972 46,426 -3,516 249,027 -17,610
1971 40,105 -3,495 239,610 -15,167
1970 38,575 -4,919 230,117 -19,594
1969 39,312 -8,998 219,114 -18,749
1968 38,113 -8,881 209,454 -16,968
1967 41,824 -8,876 199,223 -14,618
1966 45,440 -8,817 191,122 -13,434
1965 48,517 -8,707 182,560 -12,704
1964 54,092 -8,608 174,549 -12,044
1963 54,382 -8,548 166,555 -11,817
1962 49,587 -9,019 159,155 -11,641
1961 55,749 4,812 151,485 -11,237
1960 56,546 4,344 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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).

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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