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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,359,438 people compared to 26,829,400 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 +0.01% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.36M (0.25% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Slovakia vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Syria
2100 3,377,764 44,620,090
2099 3,399,869 44,690,260
2098 3,422,010 44,750,249
2097 3,444,161 44,813,148
2096 3,466,284 44,867,740
2095 3,488,595 44,895,489
2094 3,511,062 44,945,231
2093 3,533,742 44,974,311
2092 3,556,708 45,003,795
2091 3,580,021 45,016,478
2090 3,603,675 45,048,083
2089 3,627,811 45,047,102
2088 3,652,354 45,041,864
2087 3,677,451 45,049,516
2086 3,703,217 45,068,928
2085 3,729,670 45,034,847
2084 3,756,777 44,999,929
2083 3,784,617 44,971,600
2082 3,813,170 44,910,859
2081 3,842,528 44,843,908
2080 3,872,714 44,744,718
2079 3,903,653 44,687,371
2078 3,935,351 44,649,760
2077 3,967,981 44,604,175
2076 4,001,363 44,520,132
2075 4,035,465 44,426,423
2074 4,070,159 44,328,795
2073 4,105,475 44,221,016
2072 4,141,396 44,084,262
2071 4,177,582 43,939,848
2070 4,214,086 43,795,999
2069 4,250,775 43,648,130
2068 4,287,566 43,465,442
2067 4,324,173 43,271,173
2066 4,360,463 43,060,752
2065 4,396,562 42,810,442
2064 4,432,349 42,559,554
2063 4,467,634 42,311,907
2062 4,502,390 42,062,193
2061 4,536,423 41,808,082
2060 4,569,861 41,522,274
2059 4,602,562 41,208,825
2058 4,634,484 40,925,728
2057 4,665,491 40,643,453
2056 4,695,744 40,332,578
2055 4,725,147 40,026,632
2054 4,753,640 39,691,425
2053 4,781,680 39,348,020
2052 4,809,152 39,045,268
2051 4,836,056 38,733,827
2050 4,862,512 38,410,423
2049 4,888,649 38,089,455
2048 4,914,306 37,784,449
2047 4,939,719 37,492,636
2046 4,964,917 37,181,526
2045 4,989,905 36,843,579
2044 5,014,849 36,526,509
2043 5,039,628 36,188,225
2042 5,064,051 35,825,419
2041 5,088,319 35,447,414
2040 5,112,265 35,042,107
2039 5,135,696 34,626,945
2038 5,158,725 34,183,740
2037 5,181,188 33,703,682
2036 5,203,033 33,223,843
2035 5,224,142 32,696,648
2034 5,244,168 32,148,814
2033 5,263,308 31,562,427
2032 5,281,327 30,967,322
2031 5,298,206 30,329,874
2030 5,313,745 29,672,629
2029 5,327,761 28,949,535
2028 5,339,993 28,217,748
2027 5,350,648 27,428,807
2026 5,359,438 26,607,148
2025 5,396,894 25,689,551
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 (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 Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% 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 4,862,512 people with a rank change from 125th to 129th. The population of Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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

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 -0.46% 4.12%
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 (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 Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Syria
Current population
5359438
26829400
Population rank 125/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.32%
One net population change
1.88 hours
29.3 seconds
One birth every
10.8 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
9.69 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline -13 +2,954
Annual growth/decline -4,671 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate -0.09% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 6/197
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 - -21,027 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 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 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
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 (1960–2024, 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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