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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,359,438 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 8.08 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.36M (0.25% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Slovakia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Yemen
2100 3,377,764 111,531,602
2099 3,399,869 111,216,538
2098 3,422,010 110,873,896
2097 3,444,161 110,513,248
2096 3,466,284 110,125,357
2095 3,488,595 109,718,989
2094 3,511,062 109,287,747
2093 3,533,742 108,834,256
2092 3,556,708 108,350,834
2091 3,580,021 107,845,139
2090 3,603,675 107,319,234
2089 3,627,811 106,769,903
2088 3,652,354 106,198,480
2087 3,677,451 105,606,248
2086 3,703,217 104,994,691
2085 3,729,670 104,356,315
2084 3,756,777 103,704,067
2083 3,784,617 103,033,111
2082 3,813,170 102,348,794
2081 3,842,528 101,642,012
2080 3,872,714 100,920,728
2079 3,903,653 100,179,245
2078 3,935,351 99,422,962
2077 3,967,981 98,654,481
2076 4,001,363 97,862,812
2075 4,035,465 97,057,105
2074 4,070,159 96,230,615
2073 4,105,475 95,389,748
2072 4,141,396 94,528,518
2071 4,177,582 93,646,094
2070 4,214,086 92,750,891
2069 4,250,775 91,836,719
2068 4,287,566 90,906,457
2067 4,324,173 89,961,778
2066 4,360,463 88,998,844
2065 4,396,562 88,022,210
2064 4,432,349 87,033,422
2063 4,467,634 86,020,867
2062 4,502,390 84,985,459
2061 4,536,423 83,934,120
2060 4,569,861 82,867,105
2059 4,602,562 81,781,887
2058 4,634,484 80,678,032
2057 4,665,491 79,563,835
2056 4,695,744 78,436,146
2055 4,725,147 77,296,391
2054 4,753,640 76,143,587
2053 4,781,680 74,985,186
2052 4,809,152 73,813,387
2051 4,836,056 72,631,340
2050 4,862,512 71,436,891
2049 4,888,649 70,243,074
2048 4,914,306 69,043,876
2047 4,939,719 67,843,741
2046 4,964,917 66,638,116
2045 4,989,905 65,433,874
2044 5,014,849 64,230,423
2043 5,039,628 63,031,296
2042 5,064,051 61,838,177
2041 5,088,319 60,651,763
2040 5,112,265 59,475,172
2039 5,135,696 58,303,694
2038 5,158,725 57,135,690
2037 5,181,188 55,973,689
2036 5,203,033 54,809,098
2035 5,224,142 53,641,994
2034 5,244,168 52,476,195
2033 5,263,308 51,307,469
2032 5,281,327 50,140,351
2031 5,298,206 48,969,961
2030 5,313,745 47,786,079
2029 5,327,761 46,594,926
2028 5,339,993 45,403,313
2027 5,350,648 44,203,683
2026 5,359,438 43,000,078
2025 5,396,894 41,792,731
2024 5,422,069 40,583,164
2023 5,426,740 39,390,799
2022 5,431,752 38,222,876
2021 5,447,247 37,140,230
2020 5,458,827 36,134,863
2019 5,454,147 35,111,408
2018 5,446,771 34,085,182
2017 5,439,232 33,090,921
2016 5,430,798 32,109,010
2015 5,423,801 31,159,379
2014 5,418,649 30,226,309
2013 5,413,393 29,312,952
2012 5,407,579 28,433,647
2011 5,398,384 27,582,897
2010 5,391,428 26,754,387
2009 5,386,406 25,927,724
2008 5,379,233 25,111,941
2007 5,374,622 24,318,082
2006 5,373,054 23,543,083
2005 5,372,807 22,790,085
2004 5,372,280 22,095,167
2003 5,373,374 21,456,379
2002 5,376,912 20,835,086
2001 5,378,867 20,226,147
2000 5,388,720 19,624,141
1999 5,396,020 19,029,420
1998 5,390,516 18,446,013
1997 5,383,291 17,873,936
1996 5,373,361 17,313,177
1995 5,361,999 16,740,058
1994 5,346,331 16,149,147
1993 5,325,305 15,563,914
1992 5,305,016 14,989,494
1991 5,303,294 14,430,201
1990 5,299,187 13,887,862
1989 5,275,942 13,364,174
1988 5,250,596 12,859,708
1987 5,222,840 12,369,912
1986 5,193,838 11,901,040
1985 5,161,768 11,453,825
1984 5,127,097 11,025,597
1983 5,091,971 10,621,499
1982 5,055,099 10,241,006
1981 5,016,105 9,882,362
1980 4,979,815 9,543,358
1979 4,938,973 9,224,194
1978 4,890,125 8,926,586
1977 4,840,501 8,648,222
1976 4,789,507 8,384,113
1975 4,739,105 8,133,598
1974 4,689,623 7,896,783
1973 4,641,445 7,672,796
1972 4,596,622 7,460,068
1971 4,557,449 7,257,462
1970 4,538,223 7,065,279
1969 4,518,607 6,875,859
1968 4,483,915 6,690,524
1967 4,449,367 6,516,444
1966 4,411,666 6,351,494
1965 4,370,983 6,195,593
1964 4,327,341 6,048,006
1963 4,282,017 5,911,135
1962 4,238,188 5,782,221
1961 4,191,667 5,655,232
1960 4,068,095 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovakia increased by 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia Yemen
2100 -0.65% 0.28%
2099 -0.65% 0.31%
2098 -0.64% 0.33%
2097 -0.64% 0.35%
2096 -0.64% 0.37%
2095 -0.64% 0.39%
2094 -0.64% 0.42%
2093 -0.65% 0.45%
2092 -0.65% 0.47%
2091 -0.66% 0.49%
2090 -0.67% 0.51%
2089 -0.67% 0.54%
2088 -0.68% 0.56%
2087 -0.7% 0.58%
2086 -0.71% 0.61%
2085 -0.72% 0.63%
2084 -0.74% 0.65%
2083 -0.75% 0.67%
2082 -0.76% 0.7%
2081 -0.78% 0.71%
2080 -0.79% 0.74%
2079 -0.81% 0.76%
2078 -0.82% 0.78%
2077 -0.83% 0.81%
2076 -0.85% 0.83%
2075 -0.85% 0.86%
2074 -0.86% 0.88%
2073 -0.87% 0.91%
2072 -0.87% 0.94%
2071 -0.87% 0.97%
2070 -0.86% 1%
2069 -0.86% 1.02%
2068 -0.85% 1.05%
2067 -0.83% 1.08%
2066 -0.82% 1.11%
2065 -0.81% 1.14%
2064 -0.79% 1.18%
2063 -0.77% 1.22%
2062 -0.75% 1.25%
2061 -0.73% 1.29%
2060 -0.71% 1.33%
2059 -0.69% 1.37%
2058 -0.66% 1.4%
2057 -0.64% 1.44%
2056 -0.62% 1.47%
2055 -0.6% 1.51%
2054 -0.59% 1.54%
2053 -0.57% 1.59%
2052 -0.56% 1.63%
2051 -0.54% 1.67%
2050 -0.53% 1.7%
2049 -0.52% 1.74%
2048 -0.51% 1.77%
2047 -0.51% 1.81%
2046 -0.5% 1.84%
2045 -0.5% 1.87%
2044 -0.49% 1.9%
2043 -0.48% 1.93%
2042 -0.48% 1.96%
2041 -0.47% 1.98%
2040 -0.46% 2.01%
2039 -0.45% 2.04%
2038 -0.43% 2.08%
2037 -0.42% 2.12%
2036 -0.4% 2.18%
2035 -0.38% 2.22%
2034 -0.36% 2.28%
2033 -0.34% 2.33%
2032 -0.32% 2.39%
2031 -0.29% 2.48%
2030 -0.26% 2.56%
2029 -0.23% 2.62%
2028 -0.2% 2.71%
2027 -0.16% 2.8%
2026 -0.69% 2.89%
2025 -0.46% 2.98%
2024 -0.09% 3.03%
2023 -0.09% 3.06%
2022 -0.28% 2.92%
2021 -0.21% 2.78%
2020 0.09% 2.91%
2019 0.14% 3.01%
2018 0.14% 3%
2017 0.16% 3.06%
2016 0.13% 3.05%
2015 0.1% 3.09%
2014 0.1% 3.12%
2013 0.11% 3.09%
2012 0.17% 3.08%
2011 0.13% 3.1%
2010 0.09% 3.19%
2009 0.13% 3.25%
2008 0.09% 3.26%
2007 0.03% 3.29%
2006 0.005% 3.3%
2005 0.01% 3.15%
2004 -0.02% 2.98%
2003 -0.07% 2.98%
2002 -0.04% 3.01%
2001 -0.18% 3.07%
2000 -0.14% 3.13%
1999 0.1% 3.16%
1998 0.13% 3.2%
1997 0.18% 3.24%
1996 0.21% 3.42%
1995 0.29% 3.66%
1994 0.39% 3.76%
1993 0.38% 3.83%
1992 0.03% 3.88%
1991 0.08% 3.91%
1990 0.44% 3.92%
1989 0.48% 3.92%
1988 0.53% 3.96%
1987 0.56% 3.94%
1986 0.62% 3.9%
1985 0.68% 3.88%
1984 0.69% 3.8%
1983 0.73% 3.72%
1982 0.78% 3.63%
1981 0.73% 3.55%
1980 0.83% 3.46%
1979 1% 3.33%
1978 1.03% 3.22%
1977 1.06% 3.15%
1976 1.06% 3.08%
1975 1.06% 3%
1974 1.04% 2.92%
1973 0.98% 2.85%
1972 0.86% 2.79%
1971 0.42% 2.72%
1970 0.43% 2.75%
1969 0.77% 2.77%
1968 0.78% 2.67%
1967 0.85% 2.6%
1966 0.93% 2.52%
1965 1.01% 2.44%
1964 1.06% 2.32%
1963 1.03% 2.23%
1962 1.11% 2.25%
1961 3.04% 2.22%

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 Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Yemen
Current population
5359438
43325643
Population rank 125/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.52%
One net population change
1.88 hours
26.4 seconds
One birth every
10.8 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
9.69 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -13 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -4,671 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.09% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 13/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -31,377 -16,291
Net migration rank 166/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - -16,291
2024 - -21,027 - -10,482
2023 -5,427 4,933 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -7,062 92,314 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -16,886 -8,172 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -2,184 4,350 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 3,818 3,128 1,056,432 2,129
2018 3,268 3,446 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 4,351 3,279 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 5,431 3,487 975,697 -6,492
2015 2,170 2,549 939,922 -9,883
2014 3,793 -1,158 920,330 15,764
2013 2,707 -1,181 884,929 5,697
2012 3,245 871 845,645 22,349
2011 9,177 -2,392 806,359 27,184
2010 7,008 -1,814 803,246 20,269
2009 8,619 -542 798,911 30,919
2008 4,303 -495 779,123 22,621
2007 537 -571 764,780 21,210
2006 537 -549 750,082 13,940
2005 537 -561 726,708 15,283
2004 1,611 -522 710,493 -62,641
2003 -537 -646 694,457 -64,737
2002 -538 -580 672,494 -59,648
2001 -1,076 -860 658,704 -53,698
2000 2,155 -831 646,694 -47,713
1999 3,777 -119 633,166 -42,731
1998 4,312 -12 615,488 -39,096
1997 6,999 247 604,443 -36,694
1996 9,135 246 588,786 -35,043
1995 9,115 -30 607,966 -15,485
1994 14,970 -109 602,363 -13,040
1993 20,769 72 595,459 -14,332
1992 21,220 -201 582,072 -14,372
1991 23,865 174 565,837 -14,964
1990 25,436 -9,402 549,654 -15,847
1989 26,380 -7,254 530,464 -16,876
1988 30,979 -6,500 513,296 -17,952
1987 31,859 -6,401 493,337 -9,097
1986 34,279 -6,143 464,665 -11,151
1985 37,680 -6,068 455,576 -14,660
1984 38,966 -6,276 434,674 -19,143
1983 39,717 -6,361 414,823 -22,152
1982 41,958 -6,088 392,302 -23,981
1981 43,640 -5,821 374,482 -25,499
1980 44,320 -5,522 355,767 -26,740
1979 52,353 -4,712 336,378 -27,090
1978 52,324 -4,689 312,439 -26,524
1977 52,762 -4,621 296,115 -25,305
1976 54,121 -4,432 281,078 -23,669
1975 52,604 -4,652 266,815 -23,192
1974 52,524 -4,190 252,737 -22,726
1973 49,199 -3,854 240,235 -22,282
1972 46,426 -3,516 229,322 -21,826
1971 40,105 -3,495 219,095 -21,386
1970 38,575 -4,919 207,613 -20,966
1969 39,312 -8,998 196,305 -4,121
1968 38,113 -8,881 182,518 -4,031
1967 41,824 -8,876 173,637 -3,959
1966 45,440 -8,817 164,091 -3,874
1965 48,517 -8,707 155,398 -3,797
1964 54,092 -8,608 147,299 -3,712
1963 54,382 -8,548 133,781 -3,640
1962 49,587 -9,019 131,262 -3,572
1961 55,749 4,812 129,787 -3,503
1960 56,546 4,344 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/slovakia/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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