Hungary vs Slovakia
Hungary has 1.8× the population of Slovakia: 9,514,251 vs 5,413,813, a gap of 4.1 million. Slovakia is shrinking more slowly (−0.15% vs −0.50% a year), adding about -8,250 people a year against −47,694. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Slovakia would overtake Hungary in about 162 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2187) — a projection, not a forecast. Hungary is the older society: 21.2% aged 65+ against 19.0% in Slovakia, while Slovakia has more children (15.6% under 15 vs 14.4%). People in Slovakia live 1.6 years longer on average (78.4 vs 76.7).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Hungary) and 2025 (Slovakia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Hungary vs Slovakia — side by side
 Hungary |  Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,514,2512025 | 5,413,8132025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.50%2025 | −0.15%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 8.22024 | 8.52024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 13.42024 | 9.92024 |
| Children per woman | 1.412024 | 1.462024 |
| Life expectancy | 76.7 yrs2024 | 78.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.4%2025 | 15.6%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 21.2%2025 | 19.0%2025 |
| Density | 105.1 /km²2023 | 112.9 /km²2023 |
| Area | 93,030 km²2023 | 49,030 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 70.7%2025 | 53.2%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -16,3312025 | -31,3772025 |
| GDP per capita | $25,9072025 | $28,5442025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #96 | #122 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.12% | 0.07% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Hungary: 1.0× from 1960 to 2025; Slovakia: 1.3× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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