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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovakia was 5,422,069 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovakia's population is 5,359,438 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 3.24 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Slovakia is ranked the 125th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.06% for Slovakia vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovakia has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovakia has decreased from 5.37M people to 5.36M (0.25% decline), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Slovakia vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Slovakia
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovakia Zimbabwe
2100 3,377,764 37,483,053
2099 3,399,869 37,412,398
2098 3,422,010 37,328,255
2097 3,444,161 37,235,542
2096 3,466,284 37,142,915
2095 3,488,595 37,032,129
2094 3,511,062 36,912,747
2093 3,533,742 36,810,893
2092 3,556,708 36,688,511
2091 3,580,021 36,567,262
2090 3,603,675 36,425,606
2089 3,627,811 36,280,973
2088 3,652,354 36,141,446
2087 3,677,451 35,977,638
2086 3,703,217 35,808,135
2085 3,729,670 35,637,092
2084 3,756,777 35,456,207
2083 3,784,617 35,268,035
2082 3,813,170 35,078,904
2081 3,842,528 34,873,129
2080 3,872,714 34,658,962
2079 3,903,653 34,439,720
2078 3,935,351 34,217,295
2077 3,967,981 33,982,909
2076 4,001,363 33,739,228
2075 4,035,465 33,495,867
2074 4,070,159 33,244,838
2073 4,105,475 32,978,488
2072 4,141,396 32,706,059
2071 4,177,582 32,445,747
2070 4,214,086 32,181,119
2069 4,250,775 31,906,793
2068 4,287,566 31,631,000
2067 4,324,173 31,345,338
2066 4,360,463 31,062,884
2065 4,396,562 30,766,830
2064 4,432,349 30,479,939
2063 4,467,634 30,176,104
2062 4,502,390 29,867,679
2061 4,536,423 29,557,068
2060 4,569,861 29,252,423
2059 4,602,562 28,945,088
2058 4,634,484 28,631,679
2057 4,665,491 28,307,305
2056 4,695,744 27,990,713
2055 4,725,147 27,658,887
2054 4,753,640 27,331,920
2053 4,781,680 26,986,935
2052 4,809,152 26,643,553
2051 4,836,056 26,287,592
2050 4,862,512 25,934,893
2049 4,888,649 25,585,239
2048 4,914,306 25,228,082
2047 4,939,719 24,874,649
2046 4,964,917 24,513,443
2045 4,989,905 24,147,637
2044 5,014,849 23,783,088
2043 5,039,628 23,401,965
2042 5,064,051 23,035,288
2041 5,088,319 22,647,950
2040 5,112,265 22,273,520
2039 5,135,696 21,902,980
2038 5,158,725 21,530,130
2037 5,181,188 21,159,664
2036 5,203,033 20,791,034
2035 5,224,142 20,413,656
2034 5,244,168 20,048,019
2033 5,263,308 19,676,339
2032 5,281,327 19,311,985
2031 5,298,206 18,959,300
2030 5,313,745 18,613,738
2029 5,327,761 18,270,049
2028 5,339,993 17,933,466
2027 5,350,648 17,600,984
2026 5,359,438 17,273,208
2025 5,396,894 16,949,303
2024 5,422,069 16,634,373
2023 5,426,740 16,340,822
2022 5,431,752 16,069,056
2021 5,447,247 15,797,210
2020 5,458,827 15,526,888
2019 5,454,147 15,271,368
2018 5,446,771 15,034,452
2017 5,439,232 14,812,482
2016 5,430,798 14,600,294
2015 5,423,801 14,399,013
2014 5,418,649 14,207,359
2013 5,413,393 14,013,808
2012 5,407,579 13,817,887
2011 5,398,384 13,595,424
2010 5,391,428 13,356,548
2009 5,386,406 13,142,790
2008 5,379,233 12,959,149
2007 5,374,622 12,804,058
2006 5,373,054 12,636,445
2005 5,372,807 12,483,432
2004 5,372,280 12,365,896
2003 5,373,374 12,232,323
2002 5,376,912 12,087,653
2001 5,378,867 11,971,901
2000 5,388,720 11,892,055
1999 5,396,020 11,783,458
1998 5,390,516 11,594,297
1997 5,383,291 11,369,827
1996 5,373,361 11,158,360
1995 5,361,999 10,974,599
1994 5,346,331 10,873,148
1993 5,325,305 10,860,288
1992 5,305,016 10,702,700
1991 5,303,294 10,404,816
1990 5,299,187 10,137,281
1989 5,275,942 9,864,798
1988 5,250,596 9,583,094
1987 5,222,840 9,284,644
1986 5,193,838 8,982,578
1985 5,161,768 8,686,813
1984 5,127,097 8,391,488
1983 5,091,971 8,098,404
1982 5,055,099 7,796,496
1981 5,016,105 7,498,635
1980 4,979,815 7,041,303
1979 4,938,973 6,647,556
1978 4,890,125 6,543,575
1977 4,840,501 6,449,512
1976 4,789,507 6,287,105
1975 4,739,105 6,098,658
1974 4,689,623 5,908,328
1973 4,641,445 5,720,404
1972 4,596,622 5,542,445
1971 4,557,449 5,374,712
1970 4,538,223 5,215,918
1969 4,518,607 5,058,181
1968 4,483,915 4,900,440
1967 4,449,367 4,748,307
1966 4,411,666 4,601,217
1965 4,370,983 4,458,462
1964 4,327,341 4,320,006
1963 4,282,017 4,185,877
1962 4,238,188 4,055,959
1961 4,191,667 3,930,401
1960 4,068,095 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovakia increased by 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovakia lost 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Slovakia was ranked 110th most populous country in 2006 and is 125th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Zimbabwe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.5M 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
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovakia Zimbabwe
2100 -0.65% 0.19%
2099 -0.65% 0.23%
2098 -0.64% 0.25%
2097 -0.64% 0.25%
2096 -0.64% 0.3%
2095 -0.64% 0.32%
2094 -0.64% 0.28%
2093 -0.65% 0.33%
2092 -0.65% 0.33%
2091 -0.66% 0.39%
2090 -0.67% 0.4%
2089 -0.67% 0.39%
2088 -0.68% 0.46%
2087 -0.7% 0.47%
2086 -0.71% 0.48%
2085 -0.72% 0.51%
2084 -0.74% 0.53%
2083 -0.75% 0.54%
2082 -0.76% 0.59%
2081 -0.78% 0.62%
2080 -0.79% 0.64%
2079 -0.81% 0.65%
2078 -0.82% 0.69%
2077 -0.83% 0.72%
2076 -0.85% 0.73%
2075 -0.85% 0.76%
2074 -0.86% 0.81%
2073 -0.87% 0.83%
2072 -0.87% 0.8%
2071 -0.87% 0.82%
2070 -0.86% 0.86%
2069 -0.86% 0.87%
2068 -0.85% 0.91%
2067 -0.83% 0.91%
2066 -0.82% 0.96%
2065 -0.81% 0.94%
2064 -0.79% 1.01%
2063 -0.77% 1.03%
2062 -0.75% 1.05%
2061 -0.73% 1.04%
2060 -0.71% 1.06%
2059 -0.69% 1.09%
2058 -0.66% 1.15%
2057 -0.64% 1.13%
2056 -0.62% 1.2%
2055 -0.6% 1.2%
2054 -0.59% 1.28%
2053 -0.57% 1.29%
2052 -0.56% 1.35%
2051 -0.54% 1.36%
2050 -0.53% 1.37%
2049 -0.52% 1.42%
2048 -0.51% 1.42%
2047 -0.51% 1.47%
2046 -0.5% 1.51%
2045 -0.5% 1.53%
2044 -0.49% 1.63%
2043 -0.48% 1.59%
2042 -0.48% 1.71%
2041 -0.47% 1.68%
2040 -0.46% 1.69%
2039 -0.45% 1.73%
2038 -0.43% 1.75%
2037 -0.42% 1.77%
2036 -0.4% 1.85%
2035 -0.38% 1.82%
2034 -0.36% 1.89%
2033 -0.34% 1.89%
2032 -0.32% 1.86%
2031 -0.29% 1.86%
2030 -0.26% 1.88%
2029 -0.23% 1.88%
2028 -0.2% 1.89%
2027 -0.16% 1.9%
2026 -0.69% 1.91%
2025 -0.46% 1.89%
2024 -0.09% 1.8%
2023 -0.09% 1.69%
2022 -0.28% 1.72%
2021 -0.21% 1.74%
2020 0.09% 1.67%
2019 0.14% 1.58%
2018 0.14% 1.5%
2017 0.16% 1.45%
2016 0.13% 1.4%
2015 0.1% 1.35%
2014 0.1% 1.38%
2013 0.11% 1.42%
2012 0.17% 1.64%
2011 0.13% 1.79%
2010 0.09% 1.63%
2009 0.13% 1.42%
2008 0.09% 1.21%
2007 0.03% 1.33%
2006 0.005% 1.23%
2005 0.01% 0.95%
2004 -0.02% 1.09%
2003 -0.07% 1.2%
2002 -0.04% 0.97%
2001 -0.18% 0.67%
2000 -0.14% 0.92%
1999 0.1% 1.63%
1998 0.13% 1.97%
1997 0.18% 1.9%
1996 0.21% 1.67%
1995 0.29% 0.93%
1994 0.39% 0.12%
1993 0.38% 1.47%
1992 0.03% 2.86%
1991 0.08% 2.64%
1990 0.44% 2.76%
1989 0.48% 2.94%
1988 0.53% 3.21%
1987 0.56% 3.36%
1986 0.62% 3.4%
1985 0.68% 3.52%
1984 0.69% 3.62%
1983 0.73% 3.87%
1982 0.78% 3.97%
1981 0.73% 6.49%
1980 0.83% 5.92%
1979 1% 1.59%
1978 1.03% 1.46%
1977 1.06% 2.58%
1976 1.06% 3.09%
1975 1.06% 3.22%
1974 1.04% 3.29%
1973 0.98% 3.21%
1972 0.86% 3.12%
1971 0.42% 3.04%
1970 0.43% 3.12%
1969 0.77% 3.22%
1968 0.78% 3.2%
1967 0.85% 3.2%
1966 0.93% 3.2%
1965 1.01% 3.2%
1964 1.06% 3.2%
1963 1.03% 3.2%
1962 1.11% 3.19%
1961 3.04% 3.18%

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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Slovakia Zimbabwe
Current population
5359438
17361868
Population rank 125/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.21%
One net population change
1.88 hours
1.79 minutes
One birth every
10.8 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
9.69 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline -13 +804
Annual growth/decline -4,671 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.09% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 60/197
One migration net change every
16.8 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -31,377 -54,555
Net migration rank 166/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 323,991 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 96/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.9% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 88/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovakia
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovakia Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,377 - -54,555
2024 - -21,027 - -60,528
2023 -5,427 4,933 372,505 -97,380
2022 -7,062 92,314 371,243 -102,828
2021 -16,886 -8,172 349,908 -74,623
2020 -2,184 4,350 354,790 -89,440
2019 3,818 3,128 348,798 -103,107
2018 3,268 3,446 345,883 -117,758
2017 4,351 3,279 344,035 -128,241
2016 5,431 3,487 348,772 -140,181
2015 2,170 2,549 356,203 -162,220
2014 3,793 -1,158 366,350 -177,029
2013 2,707 -1,181 374,757 -176,972
2012 3,245 871 371,135 -177,061
2011 9,177 -2,392 359,572 -108,714
2010 7,008 -1,814 335,570 -108,671
2009 8,619 -542 309,316 -108,689
2008 4,303 -495 280,527 -113,858
2007 537 -571 261,805 -118,299
2006 537 -549 248,963 -57,257
2005 537 -561 248,545 -134,212
2004 1,611 -522 248,307 -127,550
2003 -537 -646 243,057 -96,667
2002 -538 -580 244,170 -101,212
2001 -1,076 -860 227,909 -139,361
2000 2,155 -831 236,343 -165,181
1999 3,777 -119 232,393 -86,343
1998 4,312 -12 225,614 6,645
1997 6,999 247 216,288 395
1996 9,135 246 205,269 978
1995 9,115 -30 206,695 -45,428
1994 14,970 -109 216,343 -174,723
1993 20,769 72 228,045 -243,947
1992 21,220 -201 255,291 75,788
1991 23,865 174 260,943 3,749
1990 25,436 -9,402 265,444 4,948
1989 26,380 -7,254 270,838 3,736
1988 30,979 -6,500 277,498 11,327
1987 31,859 -6,401 286,766 21,308
1986 34,279 -6,143 289,894 6,154
1985 37,680 -6,068 290,756 4,718
1984 38,966 -6,276 290,052 5,124
1983 39,717 -6,361 286,545 4,456
1982 41,958 -6,088 279,934 32,899
1981 43,640 -5,821 271,361 11,523
1980 44,320 -5,522 241,179 390,593
1979 52,353 -4,712 223,657 -67,937
1978 52,324 -4,689 222,979 -170,727
1977 52,762 -4,621 225,139 -89,270
1976 54,121 -4,432 221,419 -32,495
1975 52,604 -4,652 216,947 -28,988
1974 52,524 -4,190 208,806 -16,105
1973 49,199 -3,854 201,885 -18,733
1972 46,426 -3,516 193,725 -20,959
1971 40,105 -3,495 185,427 -22,719
1970 38,575 -4,919 178,979 -24,102
1969 39,312 -8,998 172,626 -12,028
1968 38,113 -8,881 166,865 -11,997
1967 41,824 -8,876 161,205 -11,814
1966 45,440 -8,817 156,014 -11,211
1965 48,517 -8,707 151,164 -10,465
1964 54,092 -8,608 145,848 -9,631
1963 54,382 -8,548 140,984 -8,936
1962 49,587 -9,019 136,317 -8,529
1961 55,749 4,812 131,531 -8,204
1960 56,546 4,344 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 323,991 residents or 5.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovakia, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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