Population estimates and projections in Slovakia

Slovakia had an estimated population of 5,518,054 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Slovakia, 2023 (latest estimate) 5,518,054 People
Change from 2022 +0.8% 2022: 5,473,196 people
Projection for 2030 5,401,392 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 4,936,488 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 3,427,216 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 118th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Slovakia over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Slovakia
2100 3,427,216 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 3,539,974 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 3,656,440 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 3,783,276 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 3,926,992 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 4,090,676 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 4,271,288 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 4,457,251 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 4,635,020 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 4,795,153 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 4,936,488 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 5,066,920 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 5,192,010 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 5,307,343 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 5,401,392 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 5,474,881 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 5,518,054 people
2022 5,473,196 people
2021 5,442,759 people
2020 5,455,024 people
2019 5,450,626 people
2018 5,443,232 people
2017 5,435,700 people
2016 5,427,259 people
2015 5,420,278 people
2014 5,415,230 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.8% from 5,473,196 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 5,410,422 people, the figure has changed by +2.0%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Slovakia has the 118th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Slovakia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024