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

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The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,413,813 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,376,239 people compared to 7,800,189 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 -0.008% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has increased from 5.37M people to 5.38M (0.06% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Slovakia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Turkmenistan
2100 3,388,353 10,041,228
2099 3,410,527 10,070,007
2098 3,432,738 10,097,571
2097 3,454,958 10,123,813
2096 3,477,150 10,148,560
2095 3,499,531 10,172,371
2094 3,522,068 10,194,567
2093 3,544,820 10,215,533
2092 3,567,858 10,235,132
2091 3,591,243 10,253,189
2090 3,614,972 10,270,414
2089 3,639,184 10,285,963
2088 3,663,803 10,300,439
2087 3,688,979 10,313,629
2086 3,714,826 10,325,212
2085 3,741,361 10,335,299
2084 3,768,554 10,343,821
2083 3,796,482 10,350,710
2082 3,825,124 10,356,526
2081 3,854,574 10,360,689
2080 3,884,854 10,363,394
2079 3,915,890 10,364,229
2078 3,947,687 10,363,113
2077 3,980,420 10,360,467
2076 4,013,906 10,356,079
2075 4,048,115 10,349,863
2074 4,082,918 10,342,496
2073 4,118,344 10,333,532
2072 4,154,378 10,322,776
2071 4,190,678 10,310,748
2070 4,227,297 10,297,702
2069 4,264,100 10,283,723
2068 4,301,007 10,268,779
2067 4,337,728 10,252,681
2066 4,374,132 10,235,535
2065 4,410,344 10,217,603
2064 4,446,244 10,198,228
2063 4,481,639 10,177,447
2062 4,516,504 10,155,121
2061 4,550,644 10,131,160
2060 4,584,186 10,105,616
2059 4,616,990 10,077,893
2058 4,649,013 10,047,185
2057 4,680,116 10,013,846
2056 4,710,464 9,977,699
2055 4,739,960 9,938,273
2054 4,768,542 9,895,840
2053 4,796,670 9,849,324
2052 4,824,228 9,799,331
2051 4,851,216 9,745,673
2050 4,877,755 9,688,197
2049 4,903,974 9,627,119
2048 4,929,712 9,562,502
2047 4,955,205 9,494,734
2046 4,980,481 9,423,990
2045 5,005,547 9,350,870
2044 5,030,570 9,275,707
2043 5,055,426 9,199,229
2042 5,079,926 9,121,705
2041 5,104,270 9,043,208
2040 5,128,291 8,964,374
2039 5,151,796 8,885,167
2038 5,174,897 8,805,836
2037 5,197,430 8,726,399
2036 5,219,344 8,646,796
2035 5,240,519 8,567,354
2034 5,260,607 8,487,651
2033 5,279,808 8,407,327
2032 5,297,883 8,326,172
2031 5,314,815 8,243,436
2030 5,330,403 8,158,380
2029 5,344,463 8,065,431
2028 5,356,733 7,964,546
2027 5,367,421 7,856,302
2026 5,376,239 7,740,924
2025 5,413,813 7,618,847
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 (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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 54,559 people (a 1% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% 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 4,877,755 people with a rank change from 125th to 129th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 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 3.39M 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 -0.15% 1.66%
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 (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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Turkmenistan
Current population
5376239
7800189
Population rank 125/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.09%
One net population change
1.06 hours
4.24 minutes
One birth every
11.4 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
9.79 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -23 +341
Annual growth/decline -8,256 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 63/197
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 -7,591 -21,027 112,942 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 2026-07-08).

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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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 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 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
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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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