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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,359,438 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 13.1 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.36M (0.25% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Slovakia vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia United Kingdom
2100 3,377,764 74,700,585
2099 3,399,869 74,831,175
2098 3,422,010 74,950,267
2097 3,444,161 75,064,397
2096 3,466,284 75,176,691
2095 3,488,595 75,287,063
2094 3,511,062 75,383,856
2093 3,533,742 75,482,205
2092 3,556,708 75,575,769
2091 3,580,021 75,666,091
2090 3,603,675 75,753,129
2089 3,627,811 75,835,723
2088 3,652,354 75,907,614
2087 3,677,451 75,978,712
2086 3,703,217 76,046,742
2085 3,729,670 76,105,680
2084 3,756,777 76,156,223
2083 3,784,617 76,205,894
2082 3,813,170 76,246,844
2081 3,842,528 76,274,040
2080 3,872,714 76,306,205
2079 3,903,653 76,334,949
2078 3,935,351 76,353,484
2077 3,967,981 76,371,123
2076 4,001,363 76,373,520
2075 4,035,465 76,386,071
2074 4,070,159 76,397,426
2073 4,105,475 76,406,554
2072 4,141,396 76,398,941
2071 4,177,582 76,388,223
2070 4,214,086 76,378,505
2069 4,250,775 76,371,827
2068 4,287,566 76,370,973
2067 4,324,173 76,363,548
2066 4,360,463 76,356,638
2065 4,396,562 76,355,841
2064 4,432,349 76,352,770
2063 4,467,634 76,353,175
2062 4,502,390 76,346,535
2061 4,536,423 76,344,206
2060 4,569,861 76,344,725
2059 4,602,562 76,345,215
2058 4,634,484 76,326,961
2057 4,665,491 76,307,006
2056 4,695,744 76,274,247
2055 4,725,147 76,235,304
2054 4,753,640 76,167,710
2053 4,781,680 76,094,051
2052 4,809,152 76,001,979
2051 4,836,056 75,895,690
2050 4,862,512 75,777,445
2049 4,888,649 75,646,044
2048 4,914,306 75,499,380
2047 4,939,719 75,338,951
2046 4,964,917 75,171,300
2045 4,989,905 74,993,186
2044 5,014,849 74,807,530
2043 5,039,628 74,607,485
2042 5,064,051 74,407,783
2041 5,088,319 74,203,292
2040 5,112,265 73,994,525
2039 5,135,696 73,782,112
2038 5,158,725 73,559,085
2037 5,181,188 73,335,723
2036 5,203,033 73,101,646
2035 5,224,142 72,850,722
2034 5,244,168 72,597,177
2033 5,263,308 72,322,802
2032 5,281,327 72,046,316
2031 5,298,206 71,757,868
2030 5,313,745 71,442,811
2029 5,327,761 71,123,782
2028 5,339,993 70,783,199
2027 5,350,648 70,421,923
2026 5,359,438 70,055,911
2025 5,396,894 69,658,188
2024 5,422,069 69,226,000
2023 5,426,740 68,492,000
2022 5,431,752 67,604,000
2021 5,447,247 66,984,000
2020 5,458,827 66,744,000
2019 5,454,147 66,631,000
2018 5,446,771 66,289,000
2017 5,439,232 65,966,000
2016 5,430,798 65,607,000
2015 5,423,801 65,088,000
2014 5,418,649 64,620,000
2013 5,413,393 64,139,000
2012 5,407,579 63,711,000
2011 5,398,384 63,258,810
2010 5,391,428 62,766,365
2009 5,386,406 62,276,270
2008 5,379,233 61,806,995
2007 5,374,622 61,322,463
2006 5,373,054 60,846,820
2005 5,372,807 60,401,206
2004 5,372,280 59,987,905
2003 5,373,374 59,647,577
2002 5,376,912 59,370,479
2001 5,378,867 59,119,673
2000 5,388,720 58,892,514
1999 5,396,020 58,682,466
1998 5,390,516 58,487,141
1997 5,383,291 58,316,954
1996 5,373,361 58,166,950
1995 5,361,999 58,019,030
1994 5,346,331 57,865,745
1993 5,325,305 57,718,614
1992 5,305,016 57,580,402
1991 5,303,294 57,424,897
1990 5,299,187 57,247,586
1989 5,275,942 57,076,711
1988 5,250,596 56,928,327
1987 5,222,840 56,802,050
1986 5,193,838 56,681,396
1985 5,161,768 56,550,268
1984 5,127,097 56,422,072
1983 5,091,971 56,332,848
1982 5,055,099 56,313,641
1981 5,016,105 56,333,829
1980 4,979,815 56,314,216
1979 4,938,973 56,246,951
1978 4,890,125 56,196,504
1977 4,840,501 56,193,492
1976 4,789,507 56,211,968
1975 4,739,105 56,225,800
1974 4,689,623 56,229,974
1973 4,641,445 56,194,527
1972 4,596,622 56,086,065
1971 4,557,449 55,896,223
1970 4,538,223 55,663,250
1969 4,518,607 55,441,750
1968 4,483,915 55,211,700
1967 4,449,367 54,943,600
1966 4,411,666 54,648,500
1965 4,370,983 54,348,050
1964 4,327,341 54,000,000
1963 4,282,017 53,650,000
1962 4,238,188 53,250,000
1961 4,191,667 52,800,000
1960 4,068,095 52,400,000

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 the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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 Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia United Kingdom
2100 -0.65% -0.17%
2099 -0.65% -0.16%
2098 -0.64% -0.15%
2097 -0.64% -0.15%
2096 -0.64% -0.15%
2095 -0.64% -0.13%
2094 -0.64% -0.13%
2093 -0.65% -0.12%
2092 -0.65% -0.12%
2091 -0.66% -0.11%
2090 -0.67% -0.11%
2089 -0.67% -0.09%
2088 -0.68% -0.09%
2087 -0.7% -0.09%
2086 -0.71% -0.08%
2085 -0.72% -0.07%
2084 -0.74% -0.07%
2083 -0.75% -0.05%
2082 -0.76% -0.04%
2081 -0.78% -0.04%
2080 -0.79% -0.04%
2079 -0.81% -0.02%
2078 -0.82% -0.02%
2077 -0.83% -0.003%
2076 -0.85% -0.02%
2075 -0.85% -0.01%
2074 -0.86% -0.01%
2073 -0.87% 0.01%
2072 -0.87% 0.01%
2071 -0.87% 0.01%
2070 -0.86% 0.009%
2069 -0.86% 0.001%
2068 -0.85% 0.01%
2067 -0.83% 0.009%
2066 -0.82% 0.001%
2065 -0.81% 0.004%
2064 -0.79% -0%
2063 -0.77% 0.009%
2062 -0.75% 0.003%
2061 -0.73% -0.001%
2060 -0.71% -0.001%
2059 -0.69% 0.02%
2058 -0.66% 0.03%
2057 -0.64% 0.04%
2056 -0.62% 0.05%
2055 -0.6% 0.09%
2054 -0.59% 0.1%
2053 -0.57% 0.12%
2052 -0.56% 0.14%
2051 -0.54% 0.16%
2050 -0.53% 0.17%
2049 -0.52% 0.19%
2048 -0.51% 0.21%
2047 -0.51% 0.22%
2046 -0.5% 0.24%
2045 -0.5% 0.25%
2044 -0.49% 0.27%
2043 -0.48% 0.27%
2042 -0.48% 0.28%
2041 -0.47% 0.28%
2040 -0.46% 0.29%
2039 -0.45% 0.3%
2038 -0.43% 0.3%
2037 -0.42% 0.32%
2036 -0.4% 0.34%
2035 -0.38% 0.35%
2034 -0.36% 0.38%
2033 -0.34% 0.38%
2032 -0.32% 0.4%
2031 -0.29% 0.44%
2030 -0.26% 0.45%
2029 -0.23% 0.48%
2028 -0.2% 0.51%
2027 -0.16% 0.52%
2026 -0.69% 0.57%
2025 -0.46% 0.62%
2024 -0.09% 1.07%
2023 -0.09% 1.31%
2022 -0.28% 0.93%
2021 -0.21% 0.36%
2020 0.09% 0.17%
2019 0.14% 0.52%
2018 0.14% 0.49%
2017 0.16% 0.55%
2016 0.13% 0.8%
2015 0.1% 0.72%
2014 0.1% 0.75%
2013 0.11% 0.67%
2012 0.17% 0.71%
2011 0.13% 0.78%
2010 0.09% 0.79%
2009 0.13% 0.76%
2008 0.09% 0.79%
2007 0.03% 0.78%
2006 0.005% 0.74%
2005 0.01% 0.69%
2004 -0.02% 0.57%
2003 -0.07% 0.47%
2002 -0.04% 0.42%
2001 -0.18% 0.39%
2000 -0.14% 0.36%
1999 0.1% 0.33%
1998 0.13% 0.29%
1997 0.18% 0.26%
1996 0.21% 0.25%
1995 0.29% 0.26%
1994 0.39% 0.25%
1993 0.38% 0.24%
1992 0.03% 0.27%
1991 0.08% 0.31%
1990 0.44% 0.3%
1989 0.48% 0.26%
1988 0.53% 0.22%
1987 0.56% 0.21%
1986 0.62% 0.23%
1985 0.68% 0.23%
1984 0.69% 0.16%
1983 0.73% 0.03%
1982 0.78% -0.04%
1981 0.73% 0.03%
1980 0.83% 0.12%
1979 1% 0.09%
1978 1.03% 0.005%
1977 1.06% -0.03%
1976 1.06% -0.02%
1975 1.06% -0.007%
1974 1.04% 0.06%
1973 0.98% 0.19%
1972 0.86% 0.34%
1971 0.42% 0.42%
1970 0.43% 0.4%
1969 0.77% 0.42%
1968 0.78% 0.49%
1967 0.85% 0.54%
1966 0.93% 0.55%
1965 1.01% 0.64%
1964 1.06% 0.65%
1963 1.03% 0.75%
1962 1.11% 0.85%
1961 3.04% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Slovakia United Kingdom
Current population
5359438
70154914
Population rank 125/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.85%
One net population change
1.88 hours
43 seconds
One birth every
10.8 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
9.69 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -13 +2,011
Annual growth/decline -4,671 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.09% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 97/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -31,377 +389,911
Net migration rank 166/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - 389,911
2024 - -21,027 - 417,114
2023 -5,427 4,933 34,589 445,523
2022 -7,062 92,314 39,751 487,029
2021 -16,886 -8,172 30,612 462,967
2020 -2,184 4,350 -4,272 144,221
2019 3,818 3,128 108,342 232,727
2018 3,268 3,446 119,321 259,744
2017 4,351 3,279 145,125 272,311
2016 5,431 3,487 177,139 324,649
2015 2,170 2,549 175,738 347,839
2014 3,793 -1,158 206,784 306,091
2013 2,707 -1,181 198,830 237,272
2012 3,245 871 248,473 172,088
2011 9,177 -2,392 259,361 228,773
2010 7,008 -1,814 251,066 274,811
2009 8,619 -542 230,422 249,639
2008 4,303 -495 216,325 263,390
2007 537 -571 196,232 309,385
2006 537 -549 176,455 288,923
2005 537 -561 144,963 308,279
2004 1,611 -522 131,974 276,077
2003 -537 -646 89,471 211,846
2002 -538 -580 65,308 203,577
2001 -1,076 -860 65,032 175,133
2000 2,155 -831 70,671 153,917
1999 3,777 -119 64,551 152,653
1998 4,312 -12 87,730 125,541
1997 6,999 247 99,138 59,723
1996 9,135 246 98,884 54,964
1995 9,115 -30 87,028 61,385
1994 14,970 -109 127,304 45,339
1993 20,769 72 103,893 27,403
1992 21,220 -201 149,709 17,846
1991 23,865 174 143,562 27,601
1990 25,436 -9,402 154,569 57,132
1989 26,380 -7,254 119,861 49,586
1988 30,979 -6,500 136,628 13,952
1987 31,859 -6,401 136,325 8,266
1986 34,279 -6,143 90,690 41,836
1985 37,680 -6,068 79,170 83,164
1984 38,966 -6,276 84,633 71,107
1983 39,717 -6,361 61,966 27,063
1982 41,958 -6,088 56,314 -61,152
1981 43,640 -5,821 73,234 -83,876
1980 44,320 -5,522 95,734 -25,187
1979 52,353 -4,712 61,872 11,255
1978 52,324 -4,689 16,859 3,783
1977 52,762 -4,621 0 -21,636
1976 54,121 -4,432 -5,621 -19,135
1975 52,604 -4,652 33,735 -40,241
1974 52,524 -4,190 67,476 -65,710
1973 49,199 -3,854 112,389 -33,840
1972 46,426 -3,516 162,650 -1,406
1971 40,105 -3,495 257,123 1,175
1970 38,575 -4,919 244,918 -15,254
1969 39,312 -8,998 260,577 -60,655
1968 38,113 -8,881 292,622 -38,852
1967 41,824 -8,876 346,145 -39,659
1966 45,440 -8,817 333,356 -27,935
1965 48,517 -8,707 364,132 -24,955
1964 54,092 -8,608 405,000 -23,885
1963 54,382 -8,548 337,995 8,271
1962 49,587 -9,019 340,800 76,443
1961 55,749 4,812 311,519 52,295
1960 56,546 4,344 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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