🇸🇰 Slovakia Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Slovakia is 5,451,342, ranking #124 in the world (0.07% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.16% per year. The biggest city is Bratislava with 423,737 inhabitants.
Live estimate
5,451,111
Growth rate
-0.16%
Density
111
people / km² (288 / mi²)
Median age
42.8
Fertility rate
1.57
births per woman
Life expectancy
78.8
years
Slovakia population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Slovakia is projected to reach 4,936,488, and 3,427,216 by 2100.
Slovakia population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,451,342 | -0.16% | 111.2 | 42.8 |
| 2025 | 5,474,881 | -0.70% | 111.7 | 42.3 |
| 2024 | 5,506,760 | -0.47% | 112.3 | 41.8 |
| 2023 | 5,518,054 | 0.06% | 112.5 | 41.3 |
| 2022 | 5,473,196 | 1.58% | 111.6 | 40.9 |
| 2021 | 5,442,759 | -0.47% | 111.0 | 40.5 |
| 2020 | 5,455,024 | 0.02% | 111.3 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 5,450,626 | 0.14% | 111.2 | 39.8 |
| 2018 | 5,443,232 | 0.13% | 111.0 | 39.4 |
| 2017 | 5,435,700 | 0.14% | 110.9 | 39.0 |
| 2016 | 5,427,259 | 0.17% | 110.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015 | 5,420,278 | 0.09% | 110.5 | 38.2 |
| 2014 | 5,415,230 | 0.10% | 110.4 | 37.8 |
| 2013 | 5,410,422 | 0.08% | 110.3 | 37.3 |
| 2012 | 5,404,871 | 0.12% | 110.2 | 36.9 |
| 2011 | 5,398,108 | 0.13% | 110.1 | 36.5 |
| 2010 | 5,391,851 | 0.11% | 110.0 | 36.1 |
| 2009 | 5,385,072 | 0.15% | 109.8 | 35.8 |
| 2008 | 5,379,120 | 0.07% | 109.7 | 35.5 |
| 2007 | 5,376,999 | 0.00% | 109.7 | 35.1 |
| 2006 | 5,376,846 | 0.00% | 109.7 | 34.8 |
| 2005 | 5,376,695 | 0.00% | 109.7 | 34.5 |
| 2004 | 5,376,038 | 0.02% | 109.6 | 34.2 |
| 2003 | 5,376,196 | -0.03% | 109.6 | 33.9 |
| 2002 | 5,377,688 | -0.03% | 109.7 | 33.6 |
| 2001 | 5,379,437 | -0.04% | 109.7 | 33.3 |
| 2000 | 5,379,999 | 0.01% | 109.7 | 33.0 |
| 1999 | 5,378,104 | 0.06% | 109.7 | 32.7 |
| 1998 | 5,374,796 | 0.07% | 109.6 | 32.4 |
| 1997 | 5,369,779 | 0.12% | 109.5 | 32.1 |
| 1996 | 5,362,428 | 0.15% | 109.4 | 31.7 |
| 1995 | 5,354,282 | 0.15% | 109.2 | 31.5 |
| 1994 | 5,343,231 | 0.26% | 109.0 | 31.2 |
| 1993 | 5,326,360 | 0.37% | 108.6 | 31.0 |
| 1992 | 5,306,436 | 0.38% | 108.2 | 30.7 |
| 1991 | 5,284,874 | 0.43% | 107.8 | 30.5 |
| 1990 | 5,266,078 | 0.28% | 107.4 | 30.3 |
| 1989 | 5,249,932 | 0.34% | 107.1 | 30.1 |
| 1988 | 5,229,676 | 0.44% | 106.7 | 29.8 |
| 1987 | 5,205,880 | 0.47% | 106.2 | 29.6 |
| 1986 | 5,180,088 | 0.52% | 105.6 | 29.3 |
| 1985 | 5,151,166 | 0.60% | 105.1 | 29.1 |
| 1984 | 5,119,386 | 0.64% | 104.4 | 28.8 |
| 1983 | 5,086,446 | 0.65% | 103.7 | 28.6 |
| 1982 | 5,051,808 | 0.71% | 103.0 | 28.4 |
| 1981 | 5,014,958 | 0.75% | 102.3 | 28.1 |
| 1980 | 4,976,656 | 0.78% | 101.5 | 27.9 |
| 1979 | 4,933,446 | 0.96% | 100.6 | 27.7 |
| 1978 | 4,885,728 | 0.98% | 99.6 | 27.5 |
| 1977 | 4,837,712 | 0.99% | 98.7 | 27.4 |
| 1976 | 4,788,510 | 1.05% | 97.7 | 27.3 |
| 1975 | 4,739,166 | 1.02% | 96.7 | 27.2 |
| 1974 | 4,690,645 | 1.04% | 95.7 | 27.2 |
| 1973 | 4,643,676 | 0.97% | 94.7 | 27.3 |
| 1972 | 4,599,800 | 0.92% | 93.8 | 27.3 |
| 1971 | 4,560,418 | 0.80% | 93.0 | 27.2 |
| 1970 | 4,525,871 | 0.72% | 92.3 | 27.3 |
| 1969 | 4,495,038 | 0.64% | 91.7 | 27.2 |
| 1968 | 4,466,440 | 0.64% | 91.1 | 27.1 |
| 1967 | 4,436,104 | 0.73% | 90.5 | 27.0 |
| 1966 | 4,402,202 | 0.81% | 89.8 | 26.9 |
| 1965 | 4,365,048 | 0.89% | 89.0 | 26.9 |
| 1964 | 4,323,292 | 1.03% | 88.2 | 26.9 |
| 1963 | 4,278,462 | 1.05% | 87.3 | 26.9 |
| 1962 | 4,235,790 | 0.95% | 86.4 | 26.8 |
| 1961 | 4,185,342 | 1.45% | 85.4 | 26.8 |
| 1960 | 4,124,442 | 1.49% | 84.1 | 26.7 |
| 1959 | 4,064,674 | 1.43% | 82.9 | 26.6 |
| 1958 | 4,002,695 | 1.64% | 81.6 | 26.5 |
| 1957 | 3,936,832 | 1.68% | 80.3 | 26.4 |
| 1956 | 3,868,270 | 1.84% | 78.9 | 26.4 |
| 1955 | 3,797,353 | 1.86% | 77.4 | 26.4 |
| 1954 | 3,728,032 | 1.82% | 76.0 | 26.3 |
| 1953 | 3,660,079 | 1.86% | 74.6 | 26.3 |
| 1952 | 3,591,860 | 1.91% | 73.3 | 26.3 |
| 1951 | 3,525,376 | 1.83% | 71.9 | 26.2 |
| 1950 | 3,465,747 | 1.58% | 70.7 | 26.0 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 5,441,445 | -0.20% | 111.0 | 43.2 |
| 2028 | 5,429,796 | -0.23% | 110.7 | 43.6 |
| 2029 | 5,416,436 | -0.26% | 110.5 | 44.0 |
| 2030 | 5,401,392 | -0.29% | 110.2 | 44.4 |
| 2031 | 5,384,892 | -0.32% | 109.8 | 44.9 |
| 2032 | 5,367,130 | -0.34% | 109.5 | 45.3 |
| 2033 | 5,348,216 | -0.36% | 109.1 | 45.6 |
| 2034 | 5,328,280 | -0.38% | 108.7 | 46.0 |
| 2035 | 5,307,343 | -0.41% | 108.2 | 46.4 |
| 2036 | 5,285,480 | -0.42% | 107.8 | 46.7 |
| 2037 | 5,262,928 | -0.43% | 107.3 | 47.1 |
| 2038 | 5,239,772 | -0.45% | 106.9 | 47.4 |
| 2039 | 5,216,124 | -0.46% | 106.4 | 47.7 |
| 2040 | 5,192,010 | -0.47% | 105.9 | 48.0 |
| 2041 | 5,167,470 | -0.48% | 105.4 | 48.3 |
| 2042 | 5,142,686 | -0.48% | 104.9 | 48.6 |
| 2043 | 5,117,643 | -0.49% | 104.4 | 48.8 |
| 2044 | 5,092,334 | -0.50% | 103.9 | 49.0 |
| 2045 | 5,066,920 | -0.50% | 103.3 | 49.1 |
| 2046 | 5,041,376 | -0.51% | 102.8 | 49.2 |
| 2047 | 5,015,615 | -0.52% | 102.3 | 49.2 |
| 2048 | 4,989,620 | -0.52% | 101.8 | 49.3 |
| 2049 | 4,963,258 | -0.54% | 101.2 | 49.3 |
| 2050 | 4,936,488 | -0.55% | 100.7 | 49.3 |
| 2051 | 4,909,328 | -0.56% | 100.1 | 49.2 |
| 2052 | 4,881,652 | -0.57% | 99.6 | 49.1 |
| 2053 | 4,853,396 | -0.59% | 99.0 | 49.1 |
| 2054 | 4,824,622 | -0.60% | 98.4 | 49.0 |
| 2055 | 4,795,153 | -0.62% | 97.8 | 49.0 |
| 2056 | 4,764,788 | -0.65% | 97.2 | 49.0 |
| 2057 | 4,733,608 | -0.67% | 96.5 | 49.0 |
| 2058 | 4,701,578 | -0.69% | 95.9 | 49.1 |
| 2059 | 4,668,684 | -0.71% | 95.2 | 49.2 |
| 2060 | 4,635,020 | -0.73% | 94.5 | 49.3 |
| 2061 | 4,600,678 | -0.75% | 93.8 | 49.4 |
| 2062 | 4,565,666 | -0.78% | 93.1 | 49.5 |
| 2063 | 4,530,016 | -0.79% | 92.4 | 49.6 |
| 2064 | 4,493,840 | -0.81% | 91.6 | 49.7 |
| 2065 | 4,457,251 | -0.82% | 90.9 | 49.8 |
| 2066 | 4,420,406 | -0.84% | 90.2 | 49.9 |
| 2067 | 4,383,301 | -0.85% | 89.4 | 50.0 |
| 2068 | 4,345,942 | -0.86% | 88.6 | 50.1 |
| 2069 | 4,308,542 | -0.87% | 87.9 | 50.3 |
| 2070 | 4,271,288 | -0.87% | 87.1 | 50.4 |
| 2071 | 4,234,288 | -0.87% | 86.4 | 50.5 |
| 2072 | 4,197,586 | -0.87% | 85.6 | 50.6 |
| 2073 | 4,161,328 | -0.86% | 84.9 | 50.7 |
| 2074 | 4,125,693 | -0.86% | 84.1 | 50.7 |
| 2075 | 4,090,676 | -0.85% | 83.4 | 50.7 |
| 2076 | 4,056,328 | -0.84% | 82.7 | 50.7 |
| 2077 | 4,022,729 | -0.83% | 82.0 | 50.7 |
| 2078 | 3,989,986 | -0.81% | 81.4 | 50.6 |
| 2079 | 3,958,104 | -0.80% | 80.7 | 50.6 |
| 2080 | 3,926,992 | -0.78% | 80.1 | 50.5 |
| 2081 | 3,896,685 | -0.77% | 79.5 | 50.5 |
| 2082 | 3,867,209 | -0.75% | 78.9 | 50.4 |
| 2083 | 3,838,506 | -0.74% | 78.3 | 50.3 |
| 2084 | 3,810,538 | -0.72% | 77.7 | 50.3 |
| 2085 | 3,783,276 | -0.71% | 77.2 | 50.2 |
| 2086 | 3,756,697 | -0.70% | 76.6 | 50.2 |
| 2087 | 3,730,808 | -0.69% | 76.1 | 50.2 |
| 2088 | 3,705,542 | -0.67% | 75.6 | 50.2 |
| 2089 | 3,680,765 | -0.67% | 75.1 | 50.2 |
| 2090 | 3,656,440 | -0.66% | 74.6 | 50.3 |
| 2091 | 3,632,534 | -0.65% | 74.1 | 50.3 |
| 2092 | 3,608,979 | -0.65% | 73.6 | 50.4 |
| 2093 | 3,585,745 | -0.64% | 73.1 | 50.5 |
| 2094 | 3,562,766 | -0.64% | 72.7 | 50.6 |
| 2095 | 3,539,974 | -0.64% | 72.2 | 50.7 |
| 2096 | 3,517,358 | -0.64% | 71.7 | 50.8 |
| 2097 | 3,494,823 | -0.65% | 71.3 | 51.0 |
| 2098 | 3,472,278 | -0.65% | 70.8 | 51.1 |
| 2099 | 3,449,758 | -0.65% | 70.4 | 51.2 |
| 2100 | 3,427,216 | -0.66% | 69.9 | 51.4 |
States & provinces of Slovakia by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prešov | 808,931 | 14.8% |
| 2 | Košický | 782,216 | 14.3% |
| 3 | Bratislavský | 719,537 | 13.2% |
| 4 | Nitriansky | 713,422 | 13.1% |
| 5 | Žilinský | 687,174 | 12.6% |
| 6 | Banskobystrický | 614,356 | 11.3% |
| 7 | Trenciansky | 569,388 | 10.4% |
| 8 | Trnavský | 566,008 | 10.4% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Slovakia
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bratislava capital | Bratislava Region | 423,737 |
| 2 | Košice | Košice Region | 225,044 |
| 3 | Petržalka | Bratislava Region | 112,380 |
| 4 | Nitra | Nitra Region | 86,329 |
| 5 | Prešov | Prešov Region | 82,927 |
| 6 | Žilina | Žilina Region | 81,219 |
| 7 | Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica Region | 74,590 |
| 8 | Trnava | Trnava Region | 62,806 |
| 9 | Trenčín | Trenčín Region | 58,278 |
| 10 | Martin | Žilina Region | 51,139 |
| 11 | Poprad | Prešov Region | 49,091 |
| 12 | Prievidza | Trenčín Region | 43,645 |
| 13 | Zvolen | Banská Bystrica Region | 39,844 |
| 14 | Považská Bystrica | Trenčín Region | 37,483 |
| 15 | Nové Zámky | Nitra Region | 36,781 |
FAQ
What is the population of Slovakia in 2026?
The population of Slovakia is 5,451,342 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Slovakia?
Bratislava is the biggest city in Slovakia with 423,737 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Slovakia growing or shrinking?
The population of Slovakia is shrinking at -0.16% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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