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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,359,438 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 64.2 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.22% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.36M (0.25% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Slovakia vs United States: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia United States
2100 3,377,764 415,429,771
2099 3,399,869 414,829,167
2098 3,422,010 414,231,720
2097 3,444,161 413,576,381
2096 3,466,284 412,927,393
2095 3,488,595 412,225,379
2094 3,511,062 411,498,749
2093 3,533,742 410,785,729
2092 3,556,708 410,051,921
2091 3,580,021 409,320,183
2090 3,603,675 408,613,732
2089 3,627,811 407,885,645
2088 3,652,354 407,129,733
2087 3,677,451 406,421,298
2086 3,703,217 405,715,343
2085 3,729,670 405,059,379
2084 3,756,777 404,343,130
2083 3,784,617 403,612,785
2082 3,813,170 402,871,293
2081 3,842,528 402,054,554
2080 3,872,714 401,319,194
2079 3,903,653 400,554,914
2078 3,935,351 399,737,968
2077 3,967,981 398,906,565
2076 4,001,363 398,035,750
2075 4,035,465 397,109,170
2074 4,070,159 396,226,412
2073 4,105,475 395,307,725
2072 4,141,396 394,393,561
2071 4,177,582 393,415,363
2070 4,214,086 392,469,727
2069 4,250,775 391,479,981
2068 4,287,566 390,517,695
2067 4,324,173 389,543,856
2066 4,360,463 388,597,719
2065 4,396,562 387,685,327
2064 4,432,349 386,805,026
2063 4,467,634 385,911,917
2062 4,502,390 385,032,627
2061 4,536,423 384,170,837
2060 4,569,861 383,361,269
2059 4,602,562 382,542,030
2058 4,634,484 381,704,804
2057 4,665,491 380,907,023
2056 4,695,744 380,159,777
2055 4,725,147 379,430,756
2054 4,753,640 378,682,851
2053 4,781,680 377,878,421
2052 4,809,152 377,073,303
2051 4,836,056 376,229,840
2050 4,862,512 375,373,155
2049 4,888,649 374,493,150
2048 4,914,306 373,590,762
2047 4,939,719 372,626,259
2046 4,964,917 371,644,809
2045 4,989,905 370,602,914
2044 5,014,849 369,518,897
2043 5,039,628 368,375,680
2042 5,064,051 367,158,772
2041 5,088,319 365,937,822
2040 5,112,265 364,671,837
2039 5,135,696 363,367,337
2038 5,158,725 361,997,023
2037 5,181,188 360,606,236
2036 5,203,033 359,193,245
2035 5,224,142 357,750,686
2034 5,244,168 356,266,726
2033 5,263,308 354,775,032
2032 5,281,327 353,259,037
2031 5,298,206 351,721,511
2030 5,313,745 350,155,042
2029 5,327,761 348,564,667
2028 5,339,993 346,906,294
2027 5,350,648 345,257,605
2026 5,359,438 343,565,426
2025 5,396,894 341,784,857
2024 5,422,069 340,110,988
2023 5,426,740 334,914,895
2022 5,431,752 333,271,411
2021 5,447,247 331,893,745
2020 5,458,827 331,526,933
2019 5,454,147 328,329,953
2018 5,446,771 326,838,199
2017 5,439,232 325,122,128
2016 5,430,798 323,071,755
2015 5,423,801 320,738,994
2014 5,418,649 318,386,329
2013 5,413,393 316,059,947
2012 5,407,579 313,877,662
2011 5,398,384 311,583,481
2010 5,391,428 309,327,143
2009 5,386,406 306,771,529
2008 5,379,233 304,093,966
2007 5,374,622 301,231,207
2006 5,373,054 298,379,912
2005 5,372,807 295,516,599
2004 5,372,280 292,805,298
2003 5,373,374 290,107,933
2002 5,376,912 287,625,193
2001 5,378,867 284,968,955
2000 5,388,720 282,162,411
1999 5,396,020 279,294,713
1998 5,390,516 276,115,288
1997 5,383,291 272,911,760
1996 5,373,361 269,667,391
1995 5,361,999 266,557,091
1994 5,346,331 263,435,673
1993 5,325,305 260,255,352
1992 5,305,016 256,894,189
1991 5,303,294 253,492,503
1990 5,299,187 250,131,894
1989 5,275,942 246,819,222
1988 5,250,596 244,499,004
1987 5,222,840 242,288,936
1986 5,193,838 240,132,831
1985 5,161,768 237,923,734
1984 5,127,097 235,824,908
1983 5,091,971 233,792,014
1982 5,055,099 231,664,432
1981 5,016,105 229,465,744
1980 4,979,815 226,542,250
1979 4,938,973 225,055,487
1978 4,890,125 222,584,545
1977 4,840,501 220,239,425
1976 4,789,507 218,035,164
1975 4,739,105 215,973,199
1974 4,689,623 213,853,928
1973 4,641,445 211,908,788
1972 4,596,622 209,896,021
1971 4,557,449 207,660,677
1970 4,538,223 205,052,174
1969 4,518,607 202,676,946
1968 4,483,915 200,706,052
1967 4,449,367 198,712,056
1966 4,411,666 196,560,338
1965 4,370,983 194,302,963
1964 4,327,341 191,888,791
1963 4,282,017 189,241,798
1962 4,238,188 186,537,737
1961 4,191,667 183,691,481
1960 4,068,095 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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 States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia United States
2100 -0.65% 0.14%
2099 -0.65% 0.14%
2098 -0.64% 0.16%
2097 -0.64% 0.16%
2096 -0.64% 0.17%
2095 -0.64% 0.18%
2094 -0.64% 0.17%
2093 -0.65% 0.18%
2092 -0.65% 0.18%
2091 -0.66% 0.17%
2090 -0.67% 0.18%
2089 -0.67% 0.19%
2088 -0.68% 0.17%
2087 -0.7% 0.17%
2086 -0.71% 0.16%
2085 -0.72% 0.18%
2084 -0.74% 0.18%
2083 -0.75% 0.18%
2082 -0.76% 0.2%
2081 -0.78% 0.18%
2080 -0.79% 0.19%
2079 -0.81% 0.2%
2078 -0.82% 0.21%
2077 -0.83% 0.22%
2076 -0.85% 0.23%
2075 -0.85% 0.22%
2074 -0.86% 0.23%
2073 -0.87% 0.23%
2072 -0.87% 0.25%
2071 -0.87% 0.24%
2070 -0.86% 0.25%
2069 -0.86% 0.25%
2068 -0.85% 0.25%
2067 -0.83% 0.24%
2066 -0.82% 0.24%
2065 -0.81% 0.23%
2064 -0.79% 0.23%
2063 -0.77% 0.23%
2062 -0.75% 0.22%
2061 -0.73% 0.21%
2060 -0.71% 0.21%
2059 -0.69% 0.22%
2058 -0.66% 0.21%
2057 -0.64% 0.2%
2056 -0.62% 0.19%
2055 -0.6% 0.2%
2054 -0.59% 0.21%
2053 -0.57% 0.21%
2052 -0.56% 0.22%
2051 -0.54% 0.23%
2050 -0.53% 0.23%
2049 -0.52% 0.24%
2048 -0.51% 0.26%
2047 -0.51% 0.26%
2046 -0.5% 0.28%
2045 -0.5% 0.29%
2044 -0.49% 0.31%
2043 -0.48% 0.33%
2042 -0.48% 0.33%
2041 -0.47% 0.35%
2040 -0.46% 0.36%
2039 -0.45% 0.38%
2038 -0.43% 0.39%
2037 -0.42% 0.39%
2036 -0.4% 0.4%
2035 -0.38% 0.42%
2034 -0.36% 0.42%
2033 -0.34% 0.43%
2032 -0.32% 0.44%
2031 -0.29% 0.45%
2030 -0.26% 0.46%
2029 -0.23% 0.48%
2028 -0.2% 0.48%
2027 -0.16% 0.49%
2026 -0.69% 0.52%
2025 -0.46% 0.49%
2024 -0.09% 1.55%
2023 -0.09% 0.49%
2022 -0.28% 0.42%
2021 -0.21% 0.11%
2020 0.09% 0.97%
2019 0.14% 0.46%
2018 0.14% 0.53%
2017 0.16% 0.63%
2016 0.13% 0.73%
2015 0.1% 0.74%
2014 0.1% 0.74%
2013 0.11% 0.7%
2012 0.17% 0.74%
2011 0.13% 0.73%
2010 0.09% 0.83%
2009 0.13% 0.88%
2008 0.09% 0.95%
2007 0.03% 0.96%
2006 0.005% 0.97%
2005 0.01% 0.93%
2004 -0.02% 0.93%
2003 -0.07% 0.86%
2002 -0.04% 0.93%
2001 -0.18% 0.99%
2000 -0.14% 1.03%
1999 0.1% 1.15%
1998 0.13% 1.17%
1997 0.18% 1.2%
1996 0.21% 1.17%
1995 0.29% 1.18%
1994 0.39% 1.22%
1993 0.38% 1.31%
1992 0.03% 1.34%
1991 0.08% 1.34%
1990 0.44% 1.34%
1989 0.48% 0.95%
1988 0.53% 0.91%
1987 0.56% 0.9%
1986 0.62% 0.93%
1985 0.68% 0.89%
1984 0.69% 0.87%
1983 0.73% 0.92%
1982 0.78% 0.96%
1981 0.73% 1.29%
1980 0.83% 0.66%
1979 1% 1.11%
1978 1.03% 1.06%
1977 1.06% 1.01%
1976 1.06% 0.95%
1975 1.06% 0.99%
1974 1.04% 0.92%
1973 0.98% 0.96%
1972 0.86% 1.08%
1971 0.42% 1.27%
1970 0.43% 1.17%
1969 0.77% 0.98%
1968 0.78% 1%
1967 0.85% 1.09%
1966 0.93% 1.16%
1965 1.01% 1.26%
1964 1.06% 1.4%
1963 1.03% 1.45%
1962 1.11% 1.55%
1961 3.04% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Slovakia declined by 0.09%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Slovakia United States
Current population
5359438
344023146
Population rank 125/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 4.15%
One net population change
1.88 hours
18.9 seconds
One birth every
10.8 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
9.69 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -13 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -4,671 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.09% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 134/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -31,377 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 166/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - 1,230,663
2024 - -21,027 - 1,286,132
2023 -5,427 4,933 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -7,062 92,314 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -16,886 -8,172 199,137 674,787
2020 -2,184 4,350 208,862 329,769
2019 3,818 3,128 887,476 1,774,500
2018 3,268 3,446 955,022 1,764,961
2017 4,351 3,279 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 5,431 3,487 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 2,170 2,549 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 3,793 -1,158 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 2,707 -1,181 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 3,245 871 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 9,177 -2,392 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 7,008 -1,814 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 8,619 -542 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 4,303 -495 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 537 -571 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 537 -549 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 537 -561 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 1,611 -522 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 -537 -646 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 -538 -580 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 -1,076 -860 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 2,155 -831 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 3,777 -119 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 4,312 -12 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 6,999 247 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 9,135 246 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 9,115 -30 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 14,970 -109 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 20,769 72 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 21,220 -201 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 23,865 174 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 25,436 -9,402 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 26,380 -7,254 1,875,826 400,998
1988 30,979 -6,500 1,735,943 460,778
1987 31,859 -6,401 1,720,252 480,815
1986 34,279 -6,143 1,656,917 493,082
1985 37,680 -6,068 1,689,258 598,777
1984 38,966 -6,276 1,627,192 622,793
1983 39,717 -6,361 1,636,544 662,840
1982 41,958 -6,088 1,714,317 600,149
1981 43,640 -5,821 1,652,153 583,070
1980 44,320 -5,522 1,608,450 595,916
1979 52,353 -4,712 1,597,894 503,559
1978 52,324 -4,689 1,402,283 556,521
1977 52,762 -4,621 1,431,556 577,060
1976 54,121 -4,432 1,264,604 635,590
1975 52,604 -4,652 1,252,644 655,078
1974 52,524 -4,190 1,218,968 706,978
1973 49,199 -3,854 1,165,499 783,163
1972 46,426 -3,516 1,301,355 833,543
1971 40,105 -3,495 1,640,519 833,549
1970 38,575 -4,919 1,824,965 744,902
1969 39,312 -8,998 1,702,487 523,740
1968 38,113 -8,881 1,565,507 594,514
1967 41,824 -8,876 1,669,181 585,410
1966 45,440 -8,817 1,749,387 637,692
1965 48,517 -8,707 1,943,030 644,902
1964 54,092 -8,608 2,245,099 618,635
1963 54,382 -8,548 2,289,826 639,495
1962 49,587 -9,019 2,406,337 625,617
1961 55,749 4,812 2,571,681 580,333
1960 56,546 4,344 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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