Population in Slovakia

The population of Slovakia was 5,413,813 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2013.

Measure: Population (UN estimates) Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Slovakia, 2025 5,413,813 People
Change from 2024 −0.2% 2024: 5,422,069 people
European Union, 2025 451,127,411 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 122nd of 217 See the full ranking

Population in Slovakia over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population (UN estimates) (people), 2001 to 2025
Period SlovakiaEuropean Union
2025 5,413,813 people 451,127,411 people
2024 5,422,069 people 450,228,188 people
2023 5,426,740 people 448,897,545 people
2022 5,431,752 people 447,203,596 people
2021 5,447,247 people 446,228,281 people
2020 5,458,827 people 446,870,959 people
2019 5,454,147 people 446,910,453 people
2018 5,446,771 people 446,058,453 people
2017 5,439,232 people 445,321,060 people
2016 5,430,798 people 444,676,652 people
2015 5,423,801 people 443,793,218 people
2014 5,418,649 people 442,920,819 people
2013 5,413,393 people 442,425,741 people
2012 5,407,579 people 442,069,839 people
2011 5,398,384 people 441,414,078 people
2010 5,391,428 people 442,088,310 people
2009 5,386,406 people 441,388,573 people
2008 5,379,233 people 440,270,719 people
2007 5,374,622 people 438,796,003 people
2006 5,373,054 people 437,263,803 people
2005 5,372,807 people 435,789,139 people
2004 5,372,280 people 434,193,248 people
2003 5,373,374 people 432,512,916 people
2002 5,376,912 people 430,924,112 people
2001 5,378,867 people 429,909,307 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2% from 5,422,069 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 5,423,801 people, the figure has changed by −0.2%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Slovakia has the 122nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 451,127,411 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.POP.TOTL · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Slovakia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects