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

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The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,413,813 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,376,239 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 7.52 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of -0.008% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has increased from 5.37M people to 5.38M (0.06% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Slovakia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Ukraine
2100 3,388,353 15,603,179
2099 3,410,527 15,862,593
2098 3,432,738 16,125,815
2097 3,454,958 16,393,353
2096 3,477,150 16,664,587
2095 3,499,531 16,939,471
2094 3,522,068 17,219,443
2093 3,544,820 17,504,349
2092 3,567,858 17,793,601
2091 3,591,243 18,087,289
2090 3,614,972 18,386,570
2089 3,639,184 18,689,852
2088 3,663,803 18,998,014
2087 3,688,979 19,311,662
2086 3,714,826 19,630,012
2085 3,741,361 19,952,247
2084 3,768,554 20,280,817
2083 3,796,482 20,613,034
2082 3,825,124 20,949,887
2081 3,854,574 21,289,979
2080 3,884,854 21,633,931
2079 3,915,890 21,981,015
2078 3,947,687 22,331,415
2077 3,980,420 22,684,635
2076 4,013,906 23,041,181
2075 4,048,115 23,400,319
2074 4,082,918 23,762,428
2073 4,118,344 24,126,690
2072 4,154,378 24,491,363
2071 4,190,678 24,859,381
2070 4,227,297 25,229,957
2069 4,264,100 25,602,485
2068 4,301,007 25,976,390
2067 4,337,728 26,352,535
2066 4,374,132 26,730,314
2065 4,410,344 27,109,886
2064 4,446,244 27,491,024
2063 4,481,639 27,872,631
2062 4,516,504 28,254,738
2061 4,550,644 28,638,347
2060 4,584,186 29,021,488
2059 4,616,990 29,404,719
2058 4,649,013 29,788,559
2057 4,680,116 30,170,070
2056 4,710,464 30,548,973
2055 4,739,960 30,926,521
2054 4,768,542 31,299,425
2053 4,796,670 31,669,550
2052 4,824,228 32,035,413
2051 4,851,216 32,397,707
2050 4,877,755 32,754,538
2049 4,903,974 33,107,228
2048 4,929,712 33,451,994
2047 4,955,205 33,793,296
2046 4,980,481 34,131,561
2045 5,005,547 34,463,236
2044 5,030,570 34,790,682
2043 5,055,426 35,115,069
2042 5,079,926 35,437,607
2041 5,104,270 35,758,248
2040 5,128,291 36,075,749
2039 5,151,796 36,396,426
2038 5,174,897 36,714,126
2037 5,197,430 37,031,794
2036 5,219,344 37,345,665
2035 5,240,519 37,659,856
2034 5,260,607 37,972,332
2033 5,279,808 38,283,563
2032 5,297,883 38,592,696
2031 5,314,815 38,902,570
2030 5,330,403 39,210,256
2029 5,344,463 39,514,695
2028 5,356,733 39,816,523
2027 5,367,421 40,111,670
2026 5,376,239 40,408,451
2025 5,413,813 38,980,376
2024 5,422,069 37,860,221
2023 5,426,740 37,732,836
2022 5,431,752 41,048,766
2021 5,447,247 44,298,640
2020 5,458,827 44,680,014
2019 5,454,147 44,957,458
2018 5,446,771 45,208,907
2017 5,439,232 45,436,041
2016 5,430,798 45,616,832
2015 5,423,801 45,784,896
2014 5,418,649 45,972,380
2013 5,413,393 46,126,770
2012 5,407,579 46,210,056
2011 5,398,384 46,307,853
2010 5,391,428 46,456,003
2009 5,386,406 46,623,731
2008 5,379,233 46,819,175
2007 5,374,622 47,062,798
2006 5,373,054 47,278,694
2005 5,372,807 47,585,556
2004 5,372,280 47,979,507
2003 5,373,374 48,315,136
2002 5,376,912 48,677,281
2001 5,378,867 49,106,855
2000 5,388,720 49,556,660
1999 5,396,020 49,976,446
1998 5,390,516 50,379,731
1997 5,383,291 50,786,885
1996 5,373,361 51,226,109
1995 5,361,999 51,665,539
1994 5,346,331 52,075,998
1993 5,325,305 52,350,126
1992 5,305,016 52,323,671
1991 5,303,294 52,170,961
1990 5,299,187 52,054,092
1989 5,275,942 51,917,817
1988 5,250,596 51,724,853
1987 5,222,840 51,515,732
1986 5,193,838 51,318,745
1985 5,161,768 51,108,770
1984 5,127,097 50,887,599
1983 5,091,971 50,637,029
1982 5,055,099 50,402,724
1981 5,016,105 50,189,281
1980 4,979,815 49,955,152
1979 4,938,973 49,721,381
1978 4,890,125 49,521,243
1977 4,840,501 49,336,481
1976 4,789,507 49,120,842
1975 4,739,105 48,865,229
1974 4,689,623 48,576,570
1973 4,641,445 48,277,121
1972 4,596,622 47,946,893
1971 4,557,449 47,573,287
1970 4,538,223 47,261,306
1969 4,518,607 46,976,256
1968 4,483,915 46,614,325
1967 4,449,367 46,215,988
1966 4,411,666 45,802,519
1965 4,370,983 45,386,892
1964 4,327,341 44,951,156
1963 4,282,017 44,462,372
1962 4,238,188 43,943,674
1961 4,191,667 43,399,766
1960 4,068,095 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 54,559 people (a 1% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 25.3% of the population in Slovakia and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia Ukraine
2100 -0.65% -1.64%
2099 -0.65% -1.63%
2098 -0.64% -1.63%
2097 -0.64% -1.63%
2096 -0.64% -1.62%
2095 -0.64% -1.63%
2094 -0.64% -1.63%
2093 -0.65% -1.63%
2092 -0.65% -1.62%
2091 -0.66% -1.63%
2090 -0.67% -1.62%
2089 -0.67% -1.62%
2088 -0.68% -1.62%
2087 -0.7% -1.62%
2086 -0.71% -1.62%
2085 -0.72% -1.62%
2084 -0.74% -1.61%
2083 -0.75% -1.61%
2082 -0.76% -1.6%
2081 -0.78% -1.59%
2080 -0.79% -1.58%
2079 -0.81% -1.57%
2078 -0.82% -1.56%
2077 -0.83% -1.55%
2076 -0.85% -1.53%
2075 -0.85% -1.52%
2074 -0.86% -1.51%
2073 -0.87% -1.49%
2072 -0.87% -1.48%
2071 -0.87% -1.47%
2070 -0.86% -1.46%
2069 -0.86% -1.44%
2068 -0.85% -1.43%
2067 -0.83% -1.41%
2066 -0.82% -1.4%
2065 -0.81% -1.39%
2064 -0.79% -1.37%
2063 -0.77% -1.35%
2062 -0.75% -1.34%
2061 -0.73% -1.32%
2060 -0.71% -1.3%
2059 -0.69% -1.29%
2058 -0.66% -1.26%
2057 -0.64% -1.24%
2056 -0.62% -1.22%
2055 -0.6% -1.19%
2054 -0.59% -1.17%
2053 -0.57% -1.14%
2052 -0.56% -1.12%
2051 -0.54% -1.09%
2050 -0.53% -1.07%
2049 -0.52% -1.03%
2048 -0.51% -1.01%
2047 -0.51% -0.99%
2046 -0.5% -0.96%
2045 -0.5% -0.94%
2044 -0.49% -0.92%
2043 -0.48% -0.91%
2042 -0.48% -0.9%
2041 -0.47% -0.88%
2040 -0.46% -0.88%
2039 -0.45% -0.87%
2038 -0.43% -0.86%
2037 -0.42% -0.84%
2036 -0.4% -0.83%
2035 -0.38% -0.82%
2034 -0.36% -0.81%
2033 -0.34% -0.8%
2032 -0.32% -0.8%
2031 -0.29% -0.78%
2030 -0.26% -0.77%
2029 -0.23% -0.76%
2028 -0.2% -0.74%
2027 -0.16% -0.73%
2026 -0.69% 3.66%
2025 -0.15% 2.96%
2024 -0.09% 0.34%
2023 -0.09% -8.08%
2022 -0.28% -7.34%
2021 -0.21% -0.85%
2020 0.09% -0.62%
2019 0.14% -0.56%
2018 0.14% -0.5%
2017 0.16% -0.4%
2016 0.13% -0.37%
2015 0.1% -0.41%
2014 0.1% -0.33%
2013 0.11% -0.18%
2012 0.17% -0.21%
2011 0.13% -0.32%
2010 0.09% -0.36%
2009 0.13% -0.42%
2008 0.09% -0.52%
2007 0.03% -0.46%
2006 0.005% -0.64%
2005 0.01% -0.82%
2004 -0.02% -0.69%
2003 -0.07% -0.74%
2002 -0.04% -0.87%
2001 -0.18% -0.91%
2000 -0.14% -0.84%
1999 0.1% -0.8%
1998 0.13% -0.8%
1997 0.18% -0.86%
1996 0.21% -0.85%
1995 0.29% -0.79%
1994 0.39% -0.52%
1993 0.38% 0.05%
1992 0.03% 0.29%
1991 0.08% 0.22%
1990 0.44% 0.26%
1989 0.48% 0.37%
1988 0.53% 0.41%
1987 0.56% 0.38%
1986 0.62% 0.41%
1985 0.68% 0.43%
1984 0.69% 0.49%
1983 0.73% 0.46%
1982 0.78% 0.43%
1981 0.73% 0.47%
1980 0.83% 0.47%
1979 1% 0.4%
1978 1.03% 0.37%
1977 1.06% 0.44%
1976 1.06% 0.52%
1975 1.06% 0.59%
1974 1.04% 0.62%
1973 0.98% 0.69%
1972 0.86% 0.79%
1971 0.42% 0.66%
1970 0.43% 0.61%
1969 0.77% 0.78%
1968 0.78% 0.86%
1967 0.85% 0.9%
1966 0.93% 0.92%
1965 1.01% 0.97%
1964 1.06% 1.1%
1963 1.03% 1.18%
1962 1.11% 1.25%
1961 3.04% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Ukraine
Current population
5376239
40408451
Population rank 125/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.49%
One net population change
1.06 hours
28.2 seconds
One birth every
11.4 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
9.79 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline -23 +3,069
Annual growth/decline -8,256 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 13/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -31,377 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 166/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - 1,702,358
2024 -7,591 -21,027 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 -5,427 4,933 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -7,062 92,314 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -16,886 -8,172 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -2,184 4,350 -307,533 -4,167
2019 3,818 3,128 -236,296 -6,908
2018 3,268 3,446 -227,491 -32,220
2017 4,351 3,279 -158,390 -36,155
2016 5,431 3,487 -135,710 -31,340
2015 2,170 2,549 -147,107 -21,992
2014 3,793 -1,158 -140,216 -65,678
2013 2,707 -1,181 -129,662 26,781
2012 3,245 871 -130,451 66,768
2011 9,177 -2,392 -158,372 26,457
2010 7,008 -1,814 -180,388 16,030
2009 8,619 -542 -197,918 26,796
2008 4,303 -495 -229,086 9,312
2007 537 -571 -282,659 15,237
2006 537 -549 -300,787 136,442
2005 537 -561 -337,857 -111,493
2004 1,611 -522 -344,157 5,644
2003 -537 -646 -351,299 18,540
2002 -538 -580 -364,544 -26,991
2001 -1,076 -860 -374,734 -92,847
2000 2,155 -831 -364,143 -67,865
1999 3,777 -119 -348,286 -59,247
1998 4,312 -12 -318,299 -80,684
1997 6,999 247 -306,549 -108,735
1996 9,135 246 -305,154 -158,008
1995 9,115 -30 -281,629 -134,053
1994 14,970 -109 -238,820 -166,380
1993 20,769 72 -169,405 26,357
1992 21,220 -201 -95,857 291,788
1991 23,865 174 -16,486 125,962
1990 25,436 -9,402 48,463 75,760
1989 26,380 -7,254 106,431 36,978
1988 30,979 -6,500 162,002 75,637
1987 31,859 -6,401 198,850 -18,275
1986 34,279 -6,143 225,751 -12,369
1985 37,680 -6,068 201,011 5,546
1984 38,966 -6,276 222,430 13,340
1983 39,717 -6,361 241,741 23,608
1982 41,958 -6,088 194,101 9,096
1981 43,640 -5,821 182,839 40,807
1980 44,320 -5,522 197,223 47,406
1979 52,353 -4,712 197,294 25,635
1978 52,324 -4,689 206,554 -29,180
1977 52,762 -4,621 216,932 -24,745
1976 54,121 -4,432 247,323 -8,219
1975 52,604 -4,652 256,787 15,336
1974 52,524 -4,190 273,486 31,725
1973 49,199 -3,854 274,938 18,777
1972 46,426 -3,516 309,785 56,928
1971 40,105 -3,495 305,849 74,604
1970 38,575 -4,919 291,839 -48,335
1969 39,312 -8,998 274,858 51,763
1968 38,113 -8,881 295,162 102,096
1967 41,824 -8,876 313,899 85,527
1966 45,440 -8,817 337,794 89,737
1965 48,517 -8,707 334,365 69,354
1964 54,092 -8,608 391,120 76,650
1963 54,382 -8,548 449,648 60,178
1962 49,587 -9,019 481,887 45,712
1961 55,749 4,812 508,602 51,625
1960 56,546 4,344 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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