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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,359,438 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.45 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.36M (0.25% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Slovakia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Turkmenistan
2100 3,377,764 10,046,945
2099 3,399,869 10,075,740
2098 3,422,010 10,103,319
2097 3,444,161 10,129,577
2096 3,466,284 10,154,338
2095 3,488,595 10,178,163
2094 3,511,062 10,200,371
2093 3,533,742 10,221,349
2092 3,556,708 10,240,959
2091 3,580,021 10,259,026
2090 3,603,675 10,276,261
2089 3,627,811 10,291,819
2088 3,652,354 10,306,303
2087 3,677,451 10,319,501
2086 3,703,217 10,331,090
2085 3,729,670 10,341,183
2084 3,756,777 10,349,710
2083 3,784,617 10,356,602
2082 3,813,170 10,362,422
2081 3,842,528 10,366,587
2080 3,872,714 10,369,293
2079 3,903,653 10,370,130
2078 3,935,351 10,369,013
2077 3,967,981 10,366,366
2076 4,001,363 10,361,975
2075 4,035,465 10,355,755
2074 4,070,159 10,348,384
2073 4,105,475 10,339,415
2072 4,141,396 10,328,653
2071 4,177,582 10,316,618
2070 4,214,086 10,303,565
2069 4,250,775 10,289,578
2068 4,287,566 10,274,625
2067 4,324,173 10,258,518
2066 4,360,463 10,241,362
2065 4,396,562 10,223,420
2064 4,432,349 10,204,034
2063 4,467,634 10,183,241
2062 4,502,390 10,160,903
2061 4,536,423 10,136,928
2060 4,569,861 10,111,369
2059 4,602,562 10,083,631
2058 4,634,484 10,052,905
2057 4,665,491 10,019,547
2056 4,695,744 9,983,379
2055 4,725,147 9,943,931
2054 4,753,640 9,901,473
2053 4,781,680 9,854,931
2052 4,809,152 9,804,909
2051 4,836,056 9,751,221
2050 4,862,512 9,693,713
2049 4,888,649 9,632,600
2048 4,914,306 9,567,946
2047 4,939,719 9,500,139
2046 4,964,917 9,429,355
2045 4,989,905 9,356,194
2044 5,014,849 9,280,988
2043 5,039,628 9,204,466
2042 5,064,051 9,126,898
2041 5,088,319 9,048,356
2040 5,112,265 8,969,478
2039 5,135,696 8,890,225
2038 5,158,725 8,810,850
2037 5,181,188 8,731,367
2036 5,203,033 8,651,719
2035 5,224,142 8,572,231
2034 5,244,168 8,492,483
2033 5,263,308 8,412,113
2032 5,281,327 8,330,912
2031 5,298,206 8,248,129
2030 5,313,745 8,163,024
2029 5,327,761 8,070,023
2028 5,339,993 7,969,080
2027 5,350,648 7,860,774
2026 5,359,438 7,745,331
2025 5,396,894 7,623,184
2024 5,422,069 7,494,498
2023 5,426,740 7,364,438
2022 5,431,752 7,230,193
2021 5,447,247 7,092,043
2020 5,458,827 6,949,912
2019 5,454,147 6,803,944
2018 5,446,771 6,655,524
2017 5,439,232 6,507,061
2016 5,430,798 6,360,041
2015 5,423,801 6,215,770
2014 5,418,649 6,075,283
2013 5,413,393 5,939,341
2012 5,407,579 5,808,546
2011 5,398,384 5,683,417
2010 5,391,428 5,564,356
2009 5,386,406 5,451,592
2008 5,379,233 5,345,029
2007 5,374,622 5,244,046
2006 5,373,054 5,147,105
2005 5,372,807 5,052,257
2004 5,372,280 4,958,093
2003 5,373,374 4,863,865
2002 5,376,912 4,769,465
2001 5,378,867 4,675,409
2000 5,388,720 4,582,677
1999 5,396,020 4,492,170
1998 5,390,516 4,410,507
1997 5,383,291 4,336,730
1996 5,373,361 4,263,819
1995 5,361,999 4,191,203
1994 5,346,331 4,116,662
1993 5,325,305 4,032,407
1992 5,305,016 3,944,689
1991 5,303,294 3,855,894
1990 5,299,187 3,760,562
1989 5,275,942 3,662,459
1988 5,250,596 3,559,363
1987 5,222,840 3,452,731
1986 5,193,838 3,347,809
1985 5,161,768 3,247,534
1984 5,127,097 3,154,079
1983 5,091,971 3,067,534
1982 5,055,099 2,985,557
1981 5,016,105 2,907,187
1980 4,979,815 2,832,203
1979 4,938,973 2,760,358
1978 4,890,125 2,691,088
1977 4,840,501 2,623,948
1976 4,789,507 2,558,521
1975 4,739,105 2,494,570
1974 4,689,623 2,432,028
1973 4,641,445 2,370,919
1972 4,596,622 2,311,430
1971 4,557,449 2,253,119
1970 4,538,223 2,195,616
1969 4,518,607 2,139,024
1968 4,483,915 2,083,069
1967 4,449,367 2,027,403
1966 4,411,666 1,971,737
1965 4,370,983 1,915,916
1964 4,327,341 1,859,997
1963 4,282,017 1,804,272
1962 4,238,188 1,749,214
1961 4,191,667 1,695,400
1960 4,068,095 1,643,457

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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia Turkmenistan
2100 -0.65% -0.29%
2099 -0.65% -0.27%
2098 -0.64% -0.26%
2097 -0.64% -0.24%
2096 -0.64% -0.23%
2095 -0.64% -0.22%
2094 -0.64% -0.21%
2093 -0.65% -0.19%
2092 -0.65% -0.18%
2091 -0.66% -0.17%
2090 -0.67% -0.15%
2089 -0.67% -0.14%
2088 -0.68% -0.13%
2087 -0.7% -0.11%
2086 -0.71% -0.1%
2085 -0.72% -0.08%
2084 -0.74% -0.07%
2083 -0.75% -0.06%
2082 -0.76% -0.04%
2081 -0.78% -0.03%
2080 -0.79% -0.008%
2079 -0.81% 0.01%
2078 -0.82% 0.03%
2077 -0.83% 0.04%
2076 -0.85% 0.06%
2075 -0.85% 0.07%
2074 -0.86% 0.09%
2073 -0.87% 0.1%
2072 -0.87% 0.12%
2071 -0.87% 0.13%
2070 -0.86% 0.14%
2069 -0.86% 0.15%
2068 -0.85% 0.16%
2067 -0.83% 0.17%
2066 -0.82% 0.18%
2065 -0.81% 0.19%
2064 -0.79% 0.2%
2063 -0.77% 0.22%
2062 -0.75% 0.24%
2061 -0.73% 0.25%
2060 -0.71% 0.28%
2059 -0.69% 0.31%
2058 -0.66% 0.33%
2057 -0.64% 0.36%
2056 -0.62% 0.4%
2055 -0.6% 0.43%
2054 -0.59% 0.47%
2053 -0.57% 0.51%
2052 -0.56% 0.55%
2051 -0.54% 0.59%
2050 -0.53% 0.63%
2049 -0.52% 0.68%
2048 -0.51% 0.71%
2047 -0.51% 0.75%
2046 -0.5% 0.78%
2045 -0.5% 0.81%
2044 -0.49% 0.83%
2043 -0.48% 0.85%
2042 -0.48% 0.87%
2041 -0.47% 0.88%
2040 -0.46% 0.89%
2039 -0.45% 0.9%
2038 -0.43% 0.91%
2037 -0.42% 0.92%
2036 -0.4% 0.93%
2035 -0.38% 0.94%
2034 -0.36% 0.96%
2033 -0.34% 0.97%
2032 -0.32% 1%
2031 -0.29% 1.04%
2030 -0.26% 1.15%
2029 -0.23% 1.27%
2028 -0.2% 1.38%
2027 -0.16% 1.49%
2026 -0.69% 1.6%
2025 -0.46% 1.72%
2024 -0.09% 1.77%
2023 -0.09% 1.86%
2022 -0.28% 1.95%
2021 -0.21% 2.05%
2020 0.09% 2.15%
2019 0.14% 2.23%
2018 0.14% 2.28%
2017 0.16% 2.31%
2016 0.13% 2.32%
2015 0.1% 2.31%
2014 0.1% 2.29%
2013 0.11% 2.25%
2012 0.17% 2.2%
2011 0.13% 2.14%
2010 0.09% 2.07%
2009 0.13% 1.99%
2008 0.09% 1.93%
2007 0.03% 1.88%
2006 0.005% 1.88%
2005 0.01% 1.9%
2004 -0.02% 1.94%
2003 -0.07% 1.98%
2002 -0.04% 2.01%
2001 -0.18% 2.02%
2000 -0.14% 2.01%
1999 0.1% 1.85%
1998 0.13% 1.7%
1997 0.18% 1.71%
1996 0.21% 1.73%
1995 0.29% 1.81%
1994 0.39% 2.09%
1993 0.38% 2.22%
1992 0.03% 2.3%
1991 0.08% 2.54%
1990 0.44% 2.68%
1989 0.48% 2.9%
1988 0.53% 3.09%
1987 0.56% 3.13%
1986 0.62% 3.09%
1985 0.68% 2.96%
1984 0.69% 2.82%
1983 0.73% 2.75%
1982 0.78% 2.7%
1981 0.73% 2.65%
1980 0.83% 2.6%
1979 1% 2.57%
1978 1.03% 2.56%
1977 1.06% 2.56%
1976 1.06% 2.56%
1975 1.06% 2.57%
1974 1.04% 2.58%
1973 0.98% 2.57%
1972 0.86% 2.59%
1971 0.42% 2.62%
1970 0.43% 2.65%
1969 0.77% 2.69%
1968 0.78% 2.75%
1967 0.85% 2.82%
1966 0.93% 2.91%
1965 1.01% 3.01%
1964 1.06% 3.09%
1963 1.03% 3.15%
1962 1.11% 3.17%
1961 3.04% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Turkmenistan
Current population
5359438
7776557
Population rank 125/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.09%
One net population change
1.88 hours
4.04 minutes
One birth every
10.8 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
9.69 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -13 +356
Annual growth/decline -4,671 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.09% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 61/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -31,377 +13,268
Net migration rank 166/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - 13,268
2024 - -21,027 - 14,646
2023 -5,427 4,933 117,529 15,005
2022 -7,062 92,314 121,814 14,141
2021 -16,886 -8,172 122,721 17,617
2020 -2,184 4,350 124,014 19,913
2019 3,818 3,128 128,275 19,735
2018 3,268 3,446 129,537 19,293
2017 4,351 3,279 131,417 16,678
2016 5,431 3,487 132,581 13,365
2015 2,170 2,549 132,663 9,936
2014 3,793 -1,158 129,677 8,696
2013 2,707 -1,181 126,217 7,287
2012 3,245 871 120,957 7,125
2011 9,177 -2,392 115,197 6,992
2010 7,008 -1,814 109,318 6,621
2009 8,619 -542 102,931 6,656
2008 4,303 -495 96,815 6,734
2007 537 -571 92,038 6,388
2006 537 -549 87,840 7,613
2005 537 -561 83,968 10,263
2004 1,611 -522 79,850 14,242
2003 -537 -646 76,737 17,625
2002 -538 -580 75,639 18,803
2001 -1,076 -860 76,682 16,982
2000 2,155 -831 76,875 14,925
1999 3,777 -119 76,362 12,859
1998 4,312 -12 77,342 -3,239
1997 6,999 247 79,045 -5,600
1996 9,135 246 80,996 -8,627
1995 9,115 -30 86,289 -13,423
1994 14,970 -109 89,319 -13,094
1993 20,769 72 92,596 -312
1992 21,220 -201 96,668 -13,517
1991 23,865 174 99,297 -4,864
1990 25,436 -9,402 101,099 -4,864
1989 26,380 -7,254 103,553 -3,576
1988 30,979 -6,500 104,802 1,408
1987 31,859 -6,401 103,885 3,161
1986 34,279 -6,143 100,930 1,878
1985 37,680 -6,068 95,890 1,861
1984 38,966 -6,276 90,591 -1,427
1983 39,717 -6,361 85,183 -1,264
1982 41,958 -6,088 80,989 -961
1981 43,640 -5,821 77,829 -1,102
1980 44,320 -5,522 74,394 -1,152
1979 52,353 -4,712 71,135 -677
1978 52,324 -4,689 68,437 -350
1977 52,762 -4,621 66,318 -132
1976 54,121 -4,432 64,513 160
1975 52,604 -4,652 62,681 550
1974 52,524 -4,190 60,925 924
1973 49,199 -3,854 59,169 1,194
1972 46,426 -3,516 57,326 1,293
1971 40,105 -3,495 56,666 1,348
1970 38,575 -4,919 55,617 1,376
1969 39,312 -8,998 54,791 1,397
1968 38,113 -8,881 54,324 1,401
1967 41,824 -8,876 54,209 1,397
1966 45,440 -8,817 54,353 1,377
1965 48,517 -8,707 54,558 1,366
1964 54,092 -8,608 54,574 1,340
1963 54,382 -8,548 54,203 1,332
1962 49,587 -9,019 53,248 1,337
1961 55,749 4,812 51,659 1,372
1960 56,546 4,344 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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