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

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The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,413,813 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,376,239 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 16 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.1% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of -0.008% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has increased from 5.37M people to 5.38M (0.06% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Slovakia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Turkey
2100 3,388,353 64,394,191
2099 3,410,527 65,045,868
2098 3,432,738 65,690,351
2097 3,454,958 66,342,622
2096 3,477,150 66,990,674
2095 3,499,531 67,642,188
2094 3,522,068 68,296,562
2093 3,544,820 68,963,773
2092 3,567,858 69,625,957
2091 3,591,243 70,290,255
2090 3,614,972 70,960,483
2089 3,639,184 71,623,547
2088 3,663,803 72,281,102
2087 3,688,979 72,928,397
2086 3,714,826 73,576,610
2085 3,741,361 74,223,570
2084 3,768,554 74,853,312
2083 3,796,482 75,483,067
2082 3,825,124 76,111,533
2081 3,854,574 76,726,689
2080 3,884,854 77,339,541
2079 3,915,890 77,938,889
2078 3,947,687 78,532,577
2077 3,980,420 79,120,573
2076 4,013,906 79,705,459
2075 4,048,115 80,277,544
2074 4,082,918 80,848,141
2073 4,118,344 81,396,237
2072 4,154,378 81,938,080
2071 4,190,678 82,465,112
2070 4,227,297 82,981,973
2069 4,264,100 83,480,362
2068 4,301,007 83,963,140
2067 4,337,728 84,428,242
2066 4,374,132 84,886,666
2065 4,410,344 85,336,225
2064 4,446,244 85,771,285
2063 4,481,639 86,187,013
2062 4,516,504 86,587,114
2061 4,550,644 86,962,577
2060 4,584,186 87,319,314
2059 4,616,990 87,663,392
2058 4,649,013 87,973,789
2057 4,680,116 88,264,809
2056 4,710,464 88,534,755
2055 4,739,960 88,764,080
2054 4,768,542 88,972,362
2053 4,796,670 89,151,673
2052 4,824,228 89,310,785
2051 4,851,216 89,437,110
2050 4,877,755 89,541,520
2049 4,903,974 89,614,107
2048 4,929,712 89,651,068
2047 4,955,205 89,659,415
2046 4,980,481 89,634,354
2045 5,005,547 89,608,012
2044 5,030,570 89,557,421
2043 5,055,426 89,493,042
2042 5,079,926 89,404,193
2041 5,104,270 89,303,546
2040 5,128,291 89,187,952
2039 5,151,796 89,051,669
2038 5,174,897 88,901,719
2037 5,197,430 88,727,471
2036 5,219,344 88,537,927
2035 5,240,519 88,343,153
2034 5,260,607 88,139,515
2033 5,279,808 87,918,397
2032 5,297,883 87,687,495
2031 5,314,815 87,437,150
2030 5,330,403 87,166,904
2029 5,344,463 86,903,490
2028 5,356,733 86,627,469
2027 5,367,421 86,350,539
2026 5,376,239 86,093,293
2025 5,413,813 85,878,556
2024 5,422,069 85,518,661
2023 5,426,740 85,325,965
2022 5,431,752 84,979,913
2021 5,447,247 84,147,318
2020 5,458,827 83,384,680
2019 5,454,147 82,579,440
2018 5,446,771 81,407,204
2017 5,439,232 80,312,698
2016 5,430,798 79,277,962
2015 5,423,801 78,218,479
2014 5,418,649 77,181,884
2013 5,413,393 76,147,624
2012 5,407,579 75,175,827
2011 5,398,384 74,223,629
2010 5,391,428 73,142,150
2009 5,386,406 72,039,206
2008 5,379,233 71,051,678
2007 5,374,622 70,158,112
2006 5,373,054 70,045,349
2005 5,372,807 69,329,557
2004 5,372,280 68,592,617
2003 5,373,374 67,831,730
2002 5,376,912 67,048,795
2001 5,378,867 66,245,128
2000 5,388,720 65,425,961
1999 5,396,020 64,591,923
1998 5,390,516 63,734,383
1997 5,383,291 62,852,966
1996 5,373,361 61,951,134
1995 5,361,999 61,024,503
1994 5,346,331 60,033,836
1993 5,325,305 58,999,167
1992 5,305,016 57,990,118
1991 5,303,294 57,009,887
1990 5,299,187 56,015,628
1989 5,275,942 54,976,723
1988 5,250,596 53,909,626
1987 5,222,840 52,843,670
1986 5,193,838 51,777,772
1985 5,161,768 50,687,115
1984 5,127,097 49,574,069
1983 5,091,971 48,447,410
1982 5,055,099 47,322,096
1981 5,016,105 46,321,190
1980 4,979,815 45,408,815
1979 4,938,973 44,510,429
1978 4,890,125 43,645,306
1977 4,840,501 42,773,298
1976 4,789,507 41,899,984
1975 4,739,105 41,053,126
1974 4,689,623 40,210,234
1973 4,641,445 39,329,533
1972 4,596,622 38,430,221
1971 4,557,449 37,518,611
1970 4,538,223 36,638,465
1969 4,518,607 35,787,774
1968 4,483,915 34,921,684
1967 4,449,367 34,050,421
1966 4,411,666 33,177,672
1965 4,370,983 32,345,220
1964 4,327,341 31,543,072
1963 4,282,017 30,726,841
1962 4,238,188 29,916,147
1961 4,191,667 29,119,238
1960 4,068,095 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 54,559 people (a 1% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia Turkey
2100 -0.65% -1%
2099 -0.65% -0.98%
2098 -0.64% -0.98%
2097 -0.64% -0.97%
2096 -0.64% -0.96%
2095 -0.64% -0.96%
2094 -0.64% -0.97%
2093 -0.65% -0.95%
2092 -0.65% -0.95%
2091 -0.66% -0.94%
2090 -0.67% -0.93%
2089 -0.67% -0.91%
2088 -0.68% -0.89%
2087 -0.7% -0.88%
2086 -0.71% -0.87%
2085 -0.72% -0.84%
2084 -0.74% -0.83%
2083 -0.75% -0.83%
2082 -0.76% -0.8%
2081 -0.78% -0.79%
2080 -0.79% -0.77%
2079 -0.81% -0.76%
2078 -0.82% -0.74%
2077 -0.83% -0.73%
2076 -0.85% -0.71%
2075 -0.85% -0.71%
2074 -0.86% -0.67%
2073 -0.87% -0.66%
2072 -0.87% -0.64%
2071 -0.87% -0.62%
2070 -0.86% -0.6%
2069 -0.86% -0.57%
2068 -0.85% -0.55%
2067 -0.83% -0.54%
2066 -0.82% -0.53%
2065 -0.81% -0.51%
2064 -0.79% -0.48%
2063 -0.77% -0.46%
2062 -0.75% -0.43%
2061 -0.73% -0.41%
2060 -0.71% -0.39%
2059 -0.69% -0.35%
2058 -0.66% -0.33%
2057 -0.64% -0.3%
2056 -0.62% -0.26%
2055 -0.6% -0.23%
2054 -0.59% -0.2%
2053 -0.57% -0.18%
2052 -0.56% -0.14%
2051 -0.54% -0.12%
2050 -0.53% -0.08%
2049 -0.52% -0.04%
2048 -0.51% -0.009%
2047 -0.51% 0.03%
2046 -0.5% 0.03%
2045 -0.5% 0.06%
2044 -0.49% 0.07%
2043 -0.48% 0.1%
2042 -0.48% 0.11%
2041 -0.47% 0.13%
2040 -0.46% 0.15%
2039 -0.45% 0.17%
2038 -0.43% 0.2%
2037 -0.42% 0.21%
2036 -0.4% 0.22%
2035 -0.38% 0.23%
2034 -0.36% 0.25%
2033 -0.34% 0.26%
2032 -0.32% 0.29%
2031 -0.29% 0.31%
2030 -0.26% 0.3%
2029 -0.23% 0.32%
2028 -0.2% 0.32%
2027 -0.16% 0.3%
2026 -0.69% 0.25%
2025 -0.15% 0.42%
2024 -0.09% 0.23%
2023 -0.09% 0.41%
2022 -0.28% 0.99%
2021 -0.21% 0.91%
2020 0.09% 0.98%
2019 0.14% 1.44%
2018 0.14% 1.36%
2017 0.16% 1.31%
2016 0.13% 1.35%
2015 0.1% 1.34%
2014 0.1% 1.36%
2013 0.11% 1.29%
2012 0.17% 1.28%
2011 0.13% 1.48%
2010 0.09% 1.53%
2009 0.13% 1.39%
2008 0.09% 1.27%
2007 0.03% 0.16%
2006 0.005% 1.03%
2005 0.01% 1.07%
2004 -0.02% 1.12%
2003 -0.07% 1.17%
2002 -0.04% 1.21%
2001 -0.18% 1.25%
2000 -0.14% 1.29%
1999 0.1% 1.35%
1998 0.13% 1.4%
1997 0.18% 1.46%
1996 0.21% 1.52%
1995 0.29% 1.65%
1994 0.39% 1.75%
1993 0.38% 1.74%
1992 0.03% 1.72%
1991 0.08% 1.77%
1990 0.44% 1.89%
1989 0.48% 1.98%
1988 0.53% 2.02%
1987 0.56% 2.06%
1986 0.62% 2.15%
1985 0.68% 2.25%
1984 0.69% 2.33%
1983 0.73% 2.38%
1982 0.78% 2.16%
1981 0.73% 2.01%
1980 0.83% 2.02%
1979 1% 1.98%
1978 1.03% 2.04%
1977 1.06% 2.08%
1976 1.06% 2.06%
1975 1.06% 2.1%
1974 1.04% 2.24%
1973 0.98% 2.34%
1972 0.86% 2.43%
1971 0.42% 2.4%
1970 0.43% 2.38%
1969 0.77% 2.48%
1968 0.78% 2.56%
1967 0.85% 2.63%
1966 0.93% 2.57%
1965 1.01% 2.54%
1964 1.06% 2.66%
1963 1.03% 2.71%
1962 1.11% 2.74%
1961 3.04% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Turkey
Current population
5376239
86225430
Population rank 125/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.04%
One net population change
1.06 hours
1.46 minutes
One birth every
11.4 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
9.79 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -23 +986
Annual growth/decline -8,256 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 138/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -31,377 -258,205
Net migration rank 166/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - -258,205
2024 -7,591 -21,027 453,249 -275,952
2023 -5,427 4,933 426,630 -318,070
2022 -7,062 92,314 535,373 -301,544
2021 -16,886 -8,172 521,713 20,283
2020 -2,184 4,350 608,708 37,934
2019 3,818 3,128 751,472 -15,690
2018 3,268 3,446 830,353 187,570
2017 4,351 3,279 875,408 659,846
2016 5,431 3,487 895,841 352,063
2015 2,170 2,549 930,799 1,063,140
2014 3,793 -1,158 957,055 1,033,384
2013 2,707 -1,181 921,386 438,618
2012 3,245 871 917,145 258,623
2011 9,177 -2,392 875,839 68,849
2010 7,008 -1,814 892,334 55,532
2009 8,619 -542 900,491 24,276
2008 4,303 -495 868,749 47,915
2007 537 -571 876,626 -186,402
2006 537 -549 897,351 -190,194
2005 537 -561 898,650 -174,177
2004 1,611 -522 896,025 -146,574
2003 -537 -646 893,683 -121,383
2002 -538 -580 922,927 -129,444
2001 -1,076 -860 980,560 -166,759
2000 2,155 -831 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 3,777 -119 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 4,312 -12 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 6,999 247 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 9,135 246 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 9,115 -30 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 14,970 -109 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 20,769 72 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 21,220 -201 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 23,865 174 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 25,436 -9,402 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 26,380 -7,254 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 30,979 -6,500 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 31,859 -6,401 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 34,279 -6,143 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 37,680 -6,068 1,098,846 8,960
1984 38,966 -6,276 1,096,529 21,787
1983 39,717 -6,361 1,095,106 39,871
1982 41,958 -6,088 1,091,863 23,728
1981 43,640 -5,821 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 44,320 -5,522 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 52,353 -4,712 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 52,324 -4,689 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 52,762 -4,621 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 54,121 -4,432 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 52,604 -4,652 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 52,524 -4,190 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 49,199 -3,854 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 46,426 -3,516 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 40,105 -3,495 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 38,575 -4,919 991,950 -150,924
1969 39,312 -8,998 970,958 -110,578
1968 38,113 -8,881 950,778 -78,973
1967 41,824 -8,876 936,727 -65,993
1966 45,440 -8,817 925,790 -50,999
1965 48,517 -8,707 904,016 -113,911
1964 54,092 -8,608 884,152 -69,978
1963 54,382 -8,548 862,626 -44,317
1962 49,587 -9,019 837,473 -34,353
1961 55,749 4,812 816,911 -26,187
1960 56,546 4,344 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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