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Population in Slovakia compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,359,438 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • The United Arab Emirates' population is 2.18 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.36M (0.25% decline), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% growth).

Slovakia vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia UAE
2100 3,377,764 26,368,750
2099 3,399,869 26,130,374
2098 3,422,010 25,894,010
2097 3,444,161 25,660,062
2096 3,466,284 25,427,961
2095 3,488,595 25,197,670
2094 3,511,062 24,968,891
2093 3,533,742 24,741,434
2092 3,556,708 24,515,086
2091 3,580,021 24,289,496
2090 3,603,675 24,064,404
2089 3,627,811 23,839,033
2088 3,652,354 23,613,963
2087 3,677,451 23,388,786
2086 3,703,217 23,163,641
2085 3,729,670 22,938,169
2084 3,756,777 22,711,804
2083 3,784,617 22,484,154
2082 3,813,170 22,255,625
2081 3,842,528 22,026,183
2080 3,872,714 21,796,073
2079 3,903,653 21,565,118
2078 3,935,351 21,333,574
2077 3,967,981 21,101,274
2076 4,001,363 20,868,733
2075 4,035,465 20,636,203
2074 4,070,159 20,404,044
2073 4,105,475 20,171,659
2072 4,141,396 19,940,853
2071 4,177,582 19,710,934
2070 4,214,086 19,483,026
2069 4,250,775 19,256,572
2068 4,287,566 19,032,681
2067 4,324,173 18,811,331
2066 4,360,463 18,593,017
2065 4,396,562 18,377,364
2064 4,432,349 18,164,584
2063 4,467,634 17,955,352
2062 4,502,390 17,749,596
2061 4,536,423 17,547,827
2060 4,569,861 17,349,620
2059 4,602,562 17,153,273
2058 4,634,484 16,959,263
2057 4,665,491 16,767,893
2056 4,695,744 16,579,195
2055 4,725,147 16,392,558
2054 4,753,640 16,207,309
2053 4,781,680 16,024,789
2052 4,809,152 15,844,357
2051 4,836,056 15,665,362
2050 4,862,512 15,487,008
2049 4,888,649 15,309,031
2048 4,914,306 15,132,784
2047 4,939,719 14,958,209
2046 4,964,917 14,788,046
2045 4,989,905 14,620,902
2044 5,014,849 14,454,466
2043 5,039,628 14,289,021
2042 5,064,051 14,124,515
2041 5,088,319 13,961,010
2040 5,112,265 13,798,651
2039 5,135,696 13,637,499
2038 5,158,725 13,477,450
2037 5,181,188 13,319,346
2036 5,203,033 13,163,073
2035 5,224,142 13,009,160
2034 5,244,168 12,857,729
2033 5,263,308 12,709,520
2032 5,281,327 12,564,906
2031 5,298,206 12,424,286
2030 5,313,745 12,288,186
2029 5,327,761 12,148,661
2028 5,339,993 11,999,549
2027 5,350,648 11,831,082
2026 5,359,438 11,632,806
2025 5,396,894 11,367,504
2024 5,422,069 10,986,400
2023 5,426,740 10,483,751
2022 5,431,752 10,074,977
2021 5,447,247 9,575,152
2020 5,458,827 9,401,038
2019 5,454,147 9,445,785
2018 5,446,771 9,346,701
2017 5,439,232 9,223,225
2016 5,430,798 8,935,095
2015 5,423,801 8,505,237
2014 5,418,649 8,059,440
2013 5,413,393 7,693,031
2012 5,407,579 7,391,448
2011 5,398,384 7,104,538
2010 5,391,428 6,869,838
2009 5,386,406 6,707,058
2008 5,379,233 6,302,664
2007 5,374,622 5,624,635
2006 5,373,054 5,009,100
2005 5,372,807 4,664,790
2004 5,372,280 4,428,967
2003 5,373,374 4,192,457
2002 5,376,912 3,956,826
2001 5,378,867 3,723,590
2000 5,388,720 3,493,575
1999 5,396,020 3,266,009
1998 5,390,516 3,040,421
1997 5,383,291 2,817,410
1996 5,373,361 2,597,564
1995 5,361,999 2,434,662
1994 5,346,331 2,328,188
1993 5,325,305 2,222,093
1992 5,305,016 2,114,730
1991 5,303,294 2,006,626
1990 5,299,187 1,898,220
1989 5,275,942 1,789,851
1988 5,250,596 1,681,788
1987 5,222,840 1,574,244
1986 5,193,838 1,467,383
1985 5,161,768 1,377,911
1984 5,127,097 1,305,996
1983 5,091,971 1,235,305
1982 5,055,099 1,166,370
1981 5,016,105 1,099,855
1980 4,979,815 1,015,700
1979 4,938,973 912,010
1978 4,890,125 809,274
1977 4,840,501 710,209
1976 4,789,507 615,866
1975 4,739,105 542,856
1974 4,689,623 489,087
1973 4,641,445 436,399
1972 4,596,622 385,014
1971 4,557,449 335,027
1970 4,538,223 286,536
1969 4,518,607 239,660
1968 4,483,915 199,416
1967 4,449,367 179,700
1966 4,411,666 173,976
1965 4,370,983 167,103
1964 4,327,341 159,692
1963 4,282,017 152,211
1962 4,238,188 144,946
1961 4,191,667 137,989
1960 4,068,095 131,334

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/slovakia/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovakia increased by 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

The United Arab Emirates is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 26.4M 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
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia UAE
2100 -0.65% 0.91%
2099 -0.65% 0.91%
2098 -0.64% 0.91%
2097 -0.64% 0.91%
2096 -0.64% 0.91%
2095 -0.64% 0.92%
2094 -0.64% 0.92%
2093 -0.65% 0.92%
2092 -0.65% 0.93%
2091 -0.66% 0.94%
2090 -0.67% 0.95%
2089 -0.67% 0.95%
2088 -0.68% 0.96%
2087 -0.7% 0.97%
2086 -0.71% 0.98%
2085 -0.72% 1%
2084 -0.74% 1.01%
2083 -0.75% 1.03%
2082 -0.76% 1.04%
2081 -0.78% 1.06%
2080 -0.79% 1.07%
2079 -0.81% 1.09%
2078 -0.82% 1.1%
2077 -0.83% 1.11%
2076 -0.85% 1.13%
2075 -0.85% 1.14%
2074 -0.86% 1.15%
2073 -0.87% 1.16%
2072 -0.87% 1.17%
2071 -0.87% 1.17%
2070 -0.86% 1.18%
2069 -0.86% 1.18%
2068 -0.85% 1.18%
2067 -0.83% 1.17%
2066 -0.82% 1.17%
2065 -0.81% 1.17%
2064 -0.79% 1.17%
2063 -0.77% 1.16%
2062 -0.75% 1.15%
2061 -0.73% 1.14%
2060 -0.71% 1.14%
2059 -0.69% 1.14%
2058 -0.66% 1.14%
2057 -0.64% 1.14%
2056 -0.62% 1.14%
2055 -0.6% 1.14%
2054 -0.59% 1.14%
2053 -0.57% 1.14%
2052 -0.56% 1.14%
2051 -0.54% 1.15%
2050 -0.53% 1.16%
2049 -0.52% 1.16%
2048 -0.51% 1.17%
2047 -0.51% 1.15%
2046 -0.5% 1.14%
2045 -0.5% 1.15%
2044 -0.49% 1.16%
2043 -0.48% 1.16%
2042 -0.48% 1.17%
2041 -0.47% 1.18%
2040 -0.46% 1.18%
2039 -0.45% 1.19%
2038 -0.43% 1.19%
2037 -0.42% 1.19%
2036 -0.4% 1.18%
2035 -0.38% 1.18%
2034 -0.36% 1.17%
2033 -0.34% 1.15%
2032 -0.32% 1.13%
2031 -0.29% 1.11%
2030 -0.26% 1.15%
2029 -0.23% 1.24%
2028 -0.2% 1.42%
2027 -0.16% 1.7%
2026 -0.69% 2.33%
2025 -0.46% 3.47%
2024 -0.09% 4.79%
2023 -0.09% 4.06%
2022 -0.28% 5.22%
2021 -0.21% 1.85%
2020 0.09% -0.47%
2019 0.14% 1.06%
2018 0.14% 1.34%
2017 0.16% 3.22%
2016 0.13% 5.05%
2015 0.1% 5.53%
2014 0.1% 4.76%
2013 0.11% 4.08%
2012 0.17% 4.04%
2011 0.13% 3.42%
2010 0.09% 2.43%
2009 0.13% 6.42%
2008 0.09% 12.1%
2007 0.03% 12.3%
2006 0.005% 7.38%
2005 0.01% 5.32%
2004 -0.02% 5.64%
2003 -0.07% 5.96%
2002 -0.04% 6.26%
2001 -0.18% 6.58%
2000 -0.14% 6.97%
1999 0.1% 7.42%
1998 0.13% 7.92%
1997 0.18% 8.46%
1996 0.21% 6.69%
1995 0.29% 4.57%
1994 0.39% 4.77%
1993 0.38% 5.08%
1992 0.03% 5.39%
1991 0.08% 5.71%
1990 0.44% 6.05%
1989 0.48% 6.43%
1988 0.53% 6.83%
1987 0.56% 7.28%
1986 0.62% 6.49%
1985 0.68% 5.51%
1984 0.69% 5.72%
1983 0.73% 5.91%
1982 0.78% 6.05%
1981 0.73% 8.29%
1980 0.83% 11.4%
1979 1% 12.7%
1978 1.03% 13.9%
1977 1.06% 15.3%
1976 1.06% 13.4%
1975 1.06% 11%
1974 1.04% 12.1%
1973 0.98% 13.3%
1972 0.86% 14.9%
1971 0.42% 16.9%
1970 0.43% 19.6%
1969 0.77% 20.2%
1968 0.78% 11%
1967 0.85% 3.29%
1966 0.93% 4.11%
1965 1.01% 4.64%
1964 1.06% 4.91%
1963 1.03% 5.01%
1962 1.11% 5.04%
1961 3.04% 5.07%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/slovakia/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Slovakia declined by 0.09%, while the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Slovakia UAE
Current population
5359438
11686438
Population rank 125/197 84/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.14%
One net population change
1.88 hours
1.05 minutes
One birth every
10.8 minutes
5.13 minutes
One death every
9.69 minutes
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -13 +1,377
Annual growth/decline -4,671 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate -0.09% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 3/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -31,377 +158,634
Net migration rank 166/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - 158,634
2024 - -21,027 - 278,439
2023 -5,427 4,933 92,698 300,004
2022 -7,062 92,314 81,758 322,773
2021 -16,886 -8,172 76,802 421,663
2020 -2,184 4,350 87,871 92,541
2019 3,818 3,128 86,296 -125,186
2018 3,268 3,446 86,840 14,611
2017 4,351 3,279 89,382 34,155
2016 5,431 3,487 87,028 195,317
2015 2,170 2,549 85,044 342,468
2014 3,793 -1,158 84,277 360,174
2013 2,707 -1,181 82,977 279,269
2012 3,245 871 78,682 225,921
2011 9,177 -2,392 73,496 215,183
2010 7,008 -1,814 69,907 161,842
2009 8,619 -542 66,521 163,643
2008 4,303 -495 55,426 523,207
2007 537 -571 55,048 722,380
2006 537 -549 54,338 399,306
2005 537 -561 60,046 174,926
2004 1,611 -522 60,344 176,319
2003 -537 -646 59,118 177,237
2002 -538 -580 55,922 178,988
2001 -1,076 -860 52,789 178,779
2000 2,155 -831 49,993 178,469
1999 3,777 -119 46,198 180,469
1998 4,312 -12 41,176 183,329
1997 6,999 247 38,207 183,310
1996 9,135 246 37,886 180,296
1995 9,115 -30 38,685 68,938
1994 14,970 -109 42,976 62,352
1993 20,769 72 41,324 65,545
1992 21,220 -201 42,119 65,739
1991 23,865 174 41,409 66,943
1990 25,436 -9,402 41,339 67,118
1989 26,380 -7,254 40,148 68,132
1988 30,979 -6,500 38,861 68,991
1987 31,859 -6,401 37,741 69,493
1986 34,279 -6,143 36,829 69,655
1985 37,680 -6,068 34,855 37,605
1984 38,966 -6,276 33,250 38,124
1983 39,717 -6,361 31,480 38,536
1982 41,958 -6,088 29,585 38,276
1981 43,640 -5,821 27,560 37,600
1980 44,320 -5,522 25,005 78,148
1979 52,353 -4,712 21,987 82,238
1978 52,324 -4,689 18,879 82,359
1977 52,762 -4,621 15,787 81,111
1976 54,121 -4,432 12,876 78,903
1975 52,604 -4,652 11,859 42,380
1974 52,524 -4,190 10,835 42,474
1973 49,199 -3,854 9,822 42,243
1972 46,426 -3,516 8,818 41,888
1971 40,105 -3,495 7,839 41,425
1970 38,575 -4,919 6,922 40,792
1969 39,312 -8,998 6,138 39,902
1968 38,113 -8,881 5,588 28,866
1967 41,824 -8,876 5,264 -283
1966 45,440 -8,817 4,955 1,516
1965 48,517 -8,707 4,675 2,598
1964 54,092 -8,608 4,410 3,126
1963 54,382 -8,548 4,157 3,264
1962 49,587 -9,019 3,901 3,212
1961 55,749 4,812 3,657 3,141
1960 56,546 4,344 3,418 3,102

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/slovakia/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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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