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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,359,438 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 7.49 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 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.36M (0.25% decline), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Slovakia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Ukraine
2100 3,377,764 15,493,960
2099 3,399,869 15,751,557
2098 3,422,010 16,012,938
2097 3,444,161 16,278,602
2096 3,466,284 16,547,938
2095 3,488,595 16,820,897
2094 3,511,062 17,098,910
2093 3,533,742 17,381,822
2092 3,556,708 17,669,049
2091 3,580,021 17,960,681
2090 3,603,675 18,257,867
2089 3,627,811 18,559,027
2088 3,652,354 18,865,031
2087 3,677,451 19,176,483
2086 3,703,217 19,492,606
2085 3,729,670 19,812,584
2084 3,756,777 20,138,855
2083 3,784,617 20,468,747
2082 3,813,170 20,803,241
2081 3,842,528 21,140,953
2080 3,872,714 21,482,498
2079 3,903,653 21,827,152
2078 3,935,351 22,175,099
2077 3,967,981 22,525,846
2076 4,001,363 22,879,896
2075 4,035,465 23,236,521
2074 4,070,159 23,596,095
2073 4,105,475 23,957,807
2072 4,141,396 24,319,928
2071 4,177,582 24,685,370
2070 4,214,086 25,053,352
2069 4,250,775 25,423,272
2068 4,287,566 25,794,560
2067 4,324,173 26,168,072
2066 4,360,463 26,543,206
2065 4,396,562 26,920,121
2064 4,432,349 27,298,592
2063 4,467,634 27,677,528
2062 4,502,390 28,056,960
2061 4,536,423 28,437,884
2060 4,569,861 28,818,343
2059 4,602,562 29,198,891
2058 4,634,484 29,580,044
2057 4,665,491 29,958,884
2056 4,695,744 30,335,136
2055 4,725,147 30,710,041
2054 4,753,640 31,080,334
2053 4,781,680 31,447,868
2052 4,809,152 31,811,171
2051 4,836,056 32,170,929
2050 4,862,512 32,525,262
2049 4,888,649 32,875,483
2048 4,914,306 33,217,836
2047 4,939,719 33,556,749
2046 4,964,917 33,892,646
2045 4,989,905 34,221,999
2044 5,014,849 34,547,153
2043 5,039,628 34,869,270
2042 5,064,051 35,189,550
2041 5,088,319 35,507,946
2040 5,112,265 35,823,225
2039 5,135,696 36,141,658
2038 5,158,725 36,457,134
2037 5,181,188 36,772,578
2036 5,203,033 37,084,252
2035 5,224,142 37,396,243
2034 5,244,168 37,706,533
2033 5,263,308 38,015,585
2032 5,281,327 38,322,554
2031 5,298,206 38,630,259
2030 5,313,745 38,935,791
2029 5,327,761 39,238,099
2028 5,339,993 39,537,815
2027 5,350,648 39,830,895
2026 5,359,438 40,125,599
2025 5,396,894 38,707,520
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 (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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% 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 4,862,512 people with a rank change from 125th to 129th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 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 -0.46% 2.24%
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 (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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Ukraine
Current population
5359438
40125599
Population rank 125/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.48%
One net population change
1.88 hours
4.13 minutes
One birth every
10.8 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
9.69 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -13 +349
Annual growth/decline -4,671 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate -0.09% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 147/197
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 - -21,027 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 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 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
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 (1960–2024, 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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