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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,359,438 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 13.6 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.36M (0.25% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Slovakia vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Tanzania
2100 3,377,764 265,496,854
2099 3,399,869 263,162,785
2098 3,422,010 260,809,535
2097 3,444,161 258,412,520
2096 3,466,284 255,996,677
2095 3,488,595 253,567,416
2094 3,511,062 251,119,386
2093 3,533,742 248,628,881
2092 3,556,708 246,107,108
2091 3,580,021 243,557,182
2090 3,603,675 241,002,065
2089 3,627,811 238,416,591
2088 3,652,354 235,797,530
2087 3,677,451 233,167,455
2086 3,703,217 230,496,041
2085 3,729,670 227,800,292
2084 3,756,777 225,111,530
2083 3,784,617 222,421,279
2082 3,813,170 219,718,263
2081 3,842,528 216,995,478
2080 3,872,714 214,255,926
2079 3,903,653 211,486,253
2078 3,935,351 208,708,063
2077 3,967,981 205,918,120
2076 4,001,363 203,106,125
2075 4,035,465 200,297,474
2074 4,070,159 197,468,017
2073 4,105,475 194,642,633
2072 4,141,396 191,824,103
2071 4,177,582 188,992,017
2070 4,214,086 186,152,377
2069 4,250,775 183,311,218
2068 4,287,566 180,475,586
2067 4,324,173 177,639,469
2066 4,360,463 174,803,090
2065 4,396,562 171,913,445
2064 4,432,349 169,064,549
2063 4,467,634 166,217,933
2062 4,502,390 163,370,044
2061 4,536,423 160,537,159
2060 4,569,861 157,722,273
2059 4,602,562 154,920,005
2058 4,634,484 152,120,539
2057 4,665,491 149,325,489
2056 4,695,744 146,519,472
2055 4,725,147 143,736,540
2054 4,753,640 140,983,905
2053 4,781,680 138,262,668
2052 4,809,152 135,553,723
2051 4,836,056 132,851,383
2050 4,862,512 130,157,751
2049 4,888,649 127,495,278
2048 4,914,306 124,821,109
2047 4,939,719 122,158,290
2046 4,964,917 119,522,516
2045 4,989,905 116,914,785
2044 5,014,849 114,329,740
2043 5,039,628 111,776,234
2042 5,064,051 109,241,835
2041 5,088,319 106,748,632
2040 5,112,265 104,272,418
2039 5,135,696 101,814,304
2038 5,158,725 99,380,232
2037 5,181,188 96,983,729
2036 5,203,033 94,601,865
2035 5,224,142 92,257,269
2034 5,244,168 89,929,444
2033 5,263,308 87,654,982
2032 5,281,327 85,409,993
2031 5,298,206 83,180,507
2030 5,313,745 80,997,163
2029 5,327,761 78,838,461
2028 5,339,993 76,730,649
2027 5,350,648 74,647,063
2026 5,359,438 72,589,279
2025 5,396,894 70,552,589
2024 5,422,069 68,560,157
2023 5,426,740 66,617,606
2022 5,431,752 64,711,821
2021 5,447,247 62,830,412
2020 5,458,827 60,972,798
2019 5,454,147 59,174,891
2018 5,446,771 57,437,145
2017 5,439,232 55,652,890
2016 5,430,798 53,824,013
2015 5,423,801 52,020,962
2014 5,418,649 50,351,512
2013 5,413,393 48,824,128
2012 5,407,579 47,374,260
2011 5,398,384 46,029,367
2010 5,391,428 44,758,488
2009 5,386,406 43,633,982
2008 5,379,233 42,570,728
2007 5,374,622 41,435,512
2006 5,373,054 40,294,902
2005 5,372,807 39,182,076
2004 5,372,280 38,109,668
2003 5,373,374 37,089,555
2002 5,376,912 36,121,304
2001 5,378,867 35,198,299
2000 5,388,720 34,260,139
1999 5,396,020 33,300,330
1998 5,390,516 32,420,458
1997 5,383,291 31,578,089
1996 5,373,361 30,945,762
1995 5,361,999 30,383,497
1994 5,346,331 29,442,356
1993 5,325,305 28,332,692
1992 5,305,016 27,457,588
1991 5,303,294 26,780,436
1990 5,299,187 26,110,207
1989 5,275,942 25,438,759
1988 5,250,596 24,769,686
1987 5,222,840 24,030,378
1986 5,193,838 23,258,959
1985 5,161,768 22,501,693
1984 5,127,097 21,779,066
1983 5,091,971 21,079,874
1982 5,055,099 20,398,571
1981 5,016,105 19,784,703
1980 4,979,815 19,189,769
1979 4,938,973 18,592,038
1978 4,890,125 17,976,566
1977 4,840,501 17,352,929
1976 4,789,507 16,736,211
1975 4,739,105 16,138,361
1974 4,689,623 15,561,630
1973 4,641,445 15,010,101
1972 4,596,622 14,479,308
1971 4,557,449 13,971,451
1970 4,538,223 13,492,677
1969 4,518,607 13,036,700
1968 4,483,915 12,602,076
1967 4,449,367 12,200,109
1966 4,411,666 11,827,459
1965 4,370,983 11,470,728
1964 4,327,341 11,127,826
1963 4,282,017 10,799,528
1962 4,238,188 10,487,756
1961 4,191,667 10,187,886
1960 4,068,095 9,901,419

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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia Tanzania
2100 -0.65% 0.89%
2099 -0.65% 0.9%
2098 -0.64% 0.93%
2097 -0.64% 0.94%
2096 -0.64% 0.96%
2095 -0.64% 0.97%
2094 -0.64% 1%
2093 -0.65% 1.02%
2092 -0.65% 1.05%
2091 -0.66% 1.06%
2090 -0.67% 1.08%
2089 -0.67% 1.11%
2088 -0.68% 1.13%
2087 -0.7% 1.16%
2086 -0.71% 1.18%
2085 -0.72% 1.19%
2084 -0.74% 1.21%
2083 -0.75% 1.23%
2082 -0.76% 1.25%
2081 -0.78% 1.28%
2080 -0.79% 1.31%
2079 -0.81% 1.33%
2078 -0.82% 1.35%
2077 -0.83% 1.38%
2076 -0.85% 1.4%
2075 -0.85% 1.43%
2074 -0.86% 1.45%
2073 -0.87% 1.47%
2072 -0.87% 1.5%
2071 -0.87% 1.53%
2070 -0.86% 1.55%
2069 -0.86% 1.57%
2068 -0.85% 1.6%
2067 -0.83% 1.62%
2066 -0.82% 1.68%
2065 -0.81% 1.69%
2064 -0.79% 1.71%
2063 -0.77% 1.74%
2062 -0.75% 1.76%
2061 -0.73% 1.78%
2060 -0.71% 1.81%
2059 -0.69% 1.84%
2058 -0.66% 1.87%
2057 -0.64% 1.92%
2056 -0.62% 1.94%
2055 -0.6% 1.95%
2054 -0.59% 1.97%
2053 -0.57% 2%
2052 -0.56% 2.03%
2051 -0.54% 2.07%
2050 -0.53% 2.09%
2049 -0.52% 2.14%
2048 -0.51% 2.18%
2047 -0.51% 2.21%
2046 -0.5% 2.23%
2045 -0.5% 2.26%
2044 -0.49% 2.28%
2043 -0.48% 2.32%
2042 -0.48% 2.34%
2041 -0.47% 2.37%
2040 -0.46% 2.41%
2039 -0.45% 2.45%
2038 -0.43% 2.47%
2037 -0.42% 2.52%
2036 -0.4% 2.54%
2035 -0.38% 2.59%
2034 -0.36% 2.59%
2033 -0.34% 2.63%
2032 -0.32% 2.68%
2031 -0.29% 2.7%
2030 -0.26% 2.74%
2029 -0.23% 2.75%
2028 -0.2% 2.79%
2027 -0.16% 2.83%
2026 -0.69% 2.89%
2025 -0.46% 2.91%
2024 -0.09% 2.92%
2023 -0.09% 2.95%
2022 -0.28% 2.99%
2021 -0.21% 3.05%
2020 0.09% 3.04%
2019 0.14% 3.03%
2018 0.14% 3.21%
2017 0.16% 3.4%
2016 0.13% 3.47%
2015 0.1% 3.32%
2014 0.1% 3.13%
2013 0.11% 3.06%
2012 0.17% 2.92%
2011 0.13% 2.84%
2010 0.09% 2.58%
2009 0.13% 2.5%
2008 0.09% 2.74%
2007 0.03% 2.83%
2006 0.005% 2.84%
2005 0.01% 2.81%
2004 -0.02% 2.75%
2003 -0.07% 2.68%
2002 -0.04% 2.62%
2001 -0.18% 2.74%
2000 -0.14% 2.88%
1999 0.1% 2.71%
1998 0.13% 2.67%
1997 0.18% 2.04%
1996 0.21% 1.85%
1995 0.29% 3.2%
1994 0.39% 3.92%
1993 0.38% 3.19%
1992 0.03% 2.53%
1991 0.08% 2.57%
1990 0.44% 2.64%
1989 0.48% 2.7%
1988 0.53% 3.08%
1987 0.56% 3.32%
1986 0.62% 3.37%
1985 0.68% 3.32%
1984 0.69% 3.32%
1983 0.73% 3.34%
1982 0.78% 3.1%
1981 0.73% 3.1%
1980 0.83% 3.21%
1979 1% 3.42%
1978 1.03% 3.59%
1977 1.06% 3.68%
1976 1.06% 3.7%
1975 1.06% 3.71%
1974 1.04% 3.67%
1973 0.98% 3.67%
1972 0.86% 3.63%
1971 0.42% 3.55%
1970 0.43% 3.5%
1969 0.77% 3.45%
1968 0.78% 3.29%
1967 0.85% 3.15%
1966 0.93% 3.11%
1965 1.01% 3.08%
1964 1.06% 3.04%
1963 1.03% 2.97%
1962 1.11% 2.94%
1961 3.04% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Tanzania
Current population
5359438
73145892
Population rank 125/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.88%
One net population change
1.88 hours
16.2 seconds
One birth every
10.8 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
9.69 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline -13 +5,322
Annual growth/decline -4,671 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.09% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 18/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -31,377 -12,730
Net migration rank 166/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - -12,730
2024 - -21,027 - -29,865
2023 -5,427 4,933 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -7,062 92,314 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -16,886 -8,172 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -2,184 4,350 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 3,818 3,128 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 3,268 3,446 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 4,351 3,279 1,726,909 119,142
2016 5,431 3,487 1,659,502 152,194
2015 2,170 2,549 1,592,882 201,495
2014 3,793 -1,158 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 2,707 -1,181 1,509,008 1,241
2012 3,245 871 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 9,177 -2,392 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 7,008 -1,814 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 8,619 -542 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 4,303 -495 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 537 -571 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 537 -549 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 537 -561 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 1,611 -522 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 -537 -646 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 -538 -580 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 -1,076 -860 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 2,155 -831 985,185 -9,701
1999 3,777 -119 948,659 -4,489
1998 4,312 -12 920,806 -105,184
1997 6,999 247 882,544 -13,400
1996 9,135 246 868,524 -473,007
1995 9,115 -30 838,980 -109,971
1994 14,970 -109 803,953 349,348
1993 20,769 72 778,044 288,004
1992 21,220 -201 767,961 -83,825
1991 23,865 174 762,011 -91,851
1990 25,436 -9,402 750,825 -80,529
1989 26,380 -7,254 743,854 -71,268
1988 30,979 -6,500 736,551 -71,012
1987 31,859 -6,401 718,580 94,498
1986 34,279 -6,143 705,677 24,101
1985 37,680 -6,068 697,867 86,864
1984 38,966 -6,276 687,435 -26,938
1983 39,717 -6,361 679,720 58,161
1982 41,958 -6,088 662,627 -37,883
1981 43,640 -5,821 645,496 -42,485
1980 44,320 -5,522 629,444 -42,588
1979 52,353 -4,712 613,388 -4,792
1978 52,324 -4,689 595,024 27,307
1977 52,762 -4,621 574,938 49,997
1976 54,121 -4,432 553,617 54,875
1975 52,604 -4,652 533,906 53,290
1974 52,524 -4,190 515,152 51,127
1973 49,199 -3,854 488,429 48,363
1972 46,426 -3,516 467,305 57,489
1971 40,105 -3,495 449,014 41,900
1970 38,575 -4,919 427,988 38,635
1969 39,312 -8,998 408,322 37,006
1968 38,113 -8,881 389,467 34,455
1967 41,824 -8,876 374,763 5,265
1966 45,440 -8,817 360,229 5,049
1965 48,517 -8,707 343,456 4,742
1964 54,092 -8,608 328,527 9,090
1963 54,382 -8,548 314,644 4,333
1962 49,587 -9,019 300,663 3,916
1961 55,749 4,812 286,839 8,338
1960 56,546 4,344 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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