Population of Slovak Republic
Current Population
5,422,069
10yr Growth Rate
+0.06%
Rank
#117 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Slovak Republic Population Analysis
Slovakia's population of 5.42 million ranks 117th globally, but growth remains stagnant at 0.06% over the past decade—indicating demographic stagnation rather than expansion. The nation's peak growth occurred in the 1960s, suggesting that natural increase and immigration have dramatically declined since that era, likely reflecting emigration, low fertility rates, and aging demographics. With 64 years of tracking data (1960–2024), Slovakia demonstrates a trajectory from robust mid-century expansion to contemporary near-zero growth, characteristic of developed European nations facing workforce replacement challenges.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,422,069 | -0.09% |
| 2023 | 5,426,740 | -0.09% |
| 2022 | 5,431,752 | -0.28% |
| 2021 | 5,447,247 | -0.21% |
| 2020 | 5,458,827 | +0.09% |
| 2019 | 5,454,147 | +0.14% |
| 2018 | 5,446,771 | +0.14% |
| 2017 | 5,439,232 | +0.16% |
| 2016 | 5,430,798 | +0.13% |
| 2015 | 5,423,801 | +0.10% |
| 2014 | 5,418,649 | +0.10% |
| 2013 | 5,413,393 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 5,407,579 | +0.17% |
| 2011 | 5,398,384 | +0.13% |
| 2010 | 5,391,428 | +0.09% |
| 2009 | 5,386,406 | +0.13% |
| 2008 | 5,379,233 | +0.09% |
| 2007 | 5,374,622 | +0.03% |
| 2006 | 5,373,054 | +0.00% |
| 2005 | 5,372,807 | +0.01% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5,372,280 | -0.02% |
| 2003 | 5,373,374 | -0.07% |
| 2002 | 5,376,912 | -0.04% |
| 2001 | 5,378,867 | -0.18% |
| 2000 | 5,388,720 | -0.14% |
| 1999 | 5,396,020 | +0.10% |
| 1998 | 5,390,516 | +0.13% |
| 1997 | 5,383,291 | +0.18% |
| 1996 | 5,373,361 | +0.21% |
| 1995 | 5,361,999 | +0.29% |
| 1994 | 5,346,331 | +0.39% |
| 1993 | 5,325,305 | +0.38% |
| 1992 | 5,305,016 | +0.03% |
| 1991 | 5,303,294 | +0.08% |
| 1990 | 5,299,187 | +0.44% |
| 1989 | 5,275,942 | +0.48% |
| 1988 | 5,250,596 | +0.53% |
| 1987 | 5,222,840 | +0.56% |
| 1986 | 5,193,838 | +0.62% |
| 1985 | 5,161,768 | +0.68% |
| 1984 | 5,127,097 | +0.69% |
| 1983 | 5,091,971 | +0.73% |
| 1982 | 5,055,099 | +0.78% |
| 1981 | 5,016,105 | +0.73% |
| 1980 | 4,979,815 | +0.83% |
| 1979 | 4,938,973 | +1.00% |
| 1978 | 4,890,125 | +1.03% |
| 1977 | 4,840,501 | +1.06% |
| 1976 | 4,789,507 | +1.06% |
| 1975 | 4,739,105 | +1.06% |
| 1974 | 4,689,623 | +1.04% |
| 1973 | 4,641,445 | +0.98% |
| 1972 | 4,596,622 | +0.86% |
| 1971 | 4,557,449 | +0.42% |
| 1970 | 4,538,223 | +0.43% |
| 1969 | 4,518,607 | +0.77% |
| 1968 | 4,483,915 | +0.78% |
| 1967 | 4,449,367 | +0.85% |
| 1966 | 4,411,666 | +0.93% |
| 1965 | 4,370,983 | +1.01% |
| 1964 | 4,327,341 | +1.06% |
| 1963 | 4,282,017 | +1.03% |
| 1962 | 4,238,188 | +1.11% |
| 1961 | 4,191,667 | +3.04% |
| 1960 | 4,068,095 | — |