Demographics of Slovenia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date10 Dec 2024

As of 2024, the population of Slovenia is projected at 2.12 million, compared to 2.12 million in 2023. It ranks 149th in the world by population and 32nd in Europe. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at -0.05 percent, the 180th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 1.06 million males and 1.05 million females in Slovenia. The percentage of the male population is 50.25%, compared to 49.75% of the female population. Slovenia has 10k more males than females. The sex ratio in Slovenia in 2024 will be 100.989 males per 100 females. Slovenia is in the 175th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Slovenia population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
1950676,413769,9451,446,3581.1287.852
1955706,437826,1921,532,6301.0785.505
1960745,645859,4281,605,0740.7986.761
1965786,939888,3791,675,3180.8488.581
1970824,911914,9501,739,8610.6390.159
1975866,453951,1451,817,5980.9191.096
1980911,076991,9941,903,0690.8991.843
1985940,6841,000,7881,941,4720.4693.994
1990968,2221,029,7851,998,0070.1894.022
1995965,0881,023,0061,988,0950.0094.338
2000970,7151,016,1011,986,8160.1295.533
2005977,6201,019,2931,996,9140.3095.912
20101,012,5591,032,0532,044,6120.1598.111
20151,021,3651,038,5822,059,9470.0898.342
20201,054,8761,047,5442,102,4191.11100.700
20211,060,6371,052,8582,113,494-0.06100.739
20221,061,7981,053,4302,115,2280.22100.794
20231,063,7401,054,6562,118,3960.08100.861
20241,064,5601,054,1372,118,697-0.05100.989
20251,064,7821,052,2902,117,072-0.10101.187
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195061.81526.0192.992
195566.06726.7152.589
196068.53428.0072.186
196568.70129.0742.445
197069.04929.7872.114
197571.08230.2862.172
198071.81730.3772.105
198571.80231.6021.719
199073.46533.1941.462
199574.41935.0271.288
200075.83036.9611.253
200577.50338.9961.263
201079.30140.5151.579
201580.49941.9371.576
202080.36443.0161.594
202180.43443.1401.640
202280.79343.4971.568
202381.60343.8941.576
202481.77744.2811.576
202581.93644.6501.578
  • Total
  • Crude

Slovenia death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195017,43534,05612.05423.546
195515,97933,05310.42621.566
196015,14828,7239.43717.895
196516,12631,6659.62618.901
197017,41728,16010.01116.185
197517,27731,4439.50517.299
198018,31532,1249.62416.880
198520,39625,91410.50513.348
199019,30922,3329.66411.177
199519,17118,8839.6439.498
200018,76718,0959.4469.107
200518,50218,1519.2659.089
201018,80022,3739.19510.942
201519,80520,6959.61410.046
202023,81218,65811.3268.874
202123,08719,39910.9249.178
202222,49518,16410.6358.587
202321,58117,90210.1888.451
202421,93717,56310.3548.290
202522,12217,20910.4498.129
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Slovenia

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950293,4671,179,62619.922
1955363,7181,163,48823.816
1960447,5011,139,13628.204
1965529,5121,099,92232.497
1970617,8041,051,77737.004
1975738,4221,004,20142.374
1980882,036953,80148.045
1985964,485980,65049.584
19901,011,056995,42350.390
19951,008,125983,34750.622
20001,009,242979,25750.754
20051,028,742967,53951.533
20101,076,953968,21552.658
20151,115,846958,94253.781
20201,147,583934,47255.118
20211,153,866927,89955.427
20221,160,194920,84855.751
20231,166,548913,32256.088
20241,172,906905,31556.438
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Slovenia population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 48,317 45,466 93,783 4.43 106.271
05-09 53,763 50,934 104,697 4.94 105.554
10-14 58,031 55,254 113,284 5.35 105.026
15-19 53,989 51,840 105,829 5.00 104.145
20-24 51,211 47,919 99,129 4.68 106.870
25-29 59,727 51,408 111,135 5.25 116.182
30-34 65,352 56,553 121,905 5.75 115.559
35-39 75,882 66,972 142,855 6.74 113.304
40-44 83,510 73,980 157,489 7.43 112.882
45-49 85,120 76,123 161,243 7.61 111.819
50-54 77,444 71,414 148,858 7.03 108.444
55-59 76,900 74,822 151,721 7.16 102.777
60-64 72,499 72,978 145,477 6.87 99.344
65-69 66,981 70,368 137,349 6.48 95.187
70-74 58,111 64,778 122,889 5.80 89.708
75-79 36,069 46,050 82,120 3.88 78.326
80-84 24,035 36,990 61,026 2.88 64.977
85-89 12,270 24,048 36,318 1.71 51.023
90-94 4,398 12,255 16,654 0.79 35.887
95-99 869 3,493 4,362 0.21 24.878
100+ 84 490 574 0.03 17.143
Total 1,064,562 1,054,135 2,118,697 100.989