Slovenia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Slovenia vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Slovenia	World
1960	29	22.5
1961	29.3	22.5
1962	29.5	22.4
1963	29.7	22.2
1964	29.9	22
1965	30.1	21.8
1966	30.2	21.7
1967	30.4	21.6
1968	30.5	21.5
1969	30.6	21.5
1970	30.8	21.4
1971	30.9	21.4
1972	31.1	21.5
1973	31.2	21.5
1974	31.2	21.6
1975	31.1	21.7
1976	31.1	21.9
1977	31.2	22
1978	31.3	22.2
1979	31.4	22.3
1980	31.5	22.5
1981	31.7	22.6
1982	31.9	22.7
1983	32.2	22.9
1984	32.4	23
1985	32.6	23.2
1986	32.9	23.3
1987	33.3	23.4
1988	33.5	23.6
1989	33.8	23.8
1990	34.2	23.9
1991	34.6	24.1
1992	35	24.3
1993	35.4	24.5
1994	35.8	24.7
1995	36	25
1996	36.3	25.2
1997	36.7	25.4
1998	37.1	25.7
1999	37.6	25.9
2000	38	26.1
2001	38.4	26.3
2002	38.8	26.5
2003	39.2	26.7
2004	39.6	27
2005	40	27.2
2006	40.4	27.4
2007	40.7	27.6
2008	41	27.8
2009	41.2	28
2010	41.4	28.2
2011	41.7	28.4
2012	42	28.6
2013	42.4	28.9
2014	42.7	29.1
2015	43	29.3
2016	43.3	29.5
2017	43.6	29.8
2018	43.8	30
2019	44	30.3
2020	44	30.6
2021	44.1	30.8
2022	44.5	31
2023	44.9	31.3
2024	45.3	31.6
2025	45.6	31.9
2026	46	32.1
2027	46.4	32.3
2028	46.8	32.6
2029	47.1	32.8
2030	47.4	33
2031	47.8	33.2
2032	48.1	33.4
2033	48.4	33.6
2034	48.6	33.8
2035	48.9	34
2036	49.1	34.2
2037	49.3	34.4
2038	49.5	34.6
2039	49.7	34.8
2040	49.8	35
2041	49.8	35.2
2042	49.9	35.4
2043	49.8	35.6
2044	49.8	35.8
2045	49.7	36
2046	49.6	36.2
2047	49.5	36.4
2048	49.3	36.6
2049	49.1	36.8
2050	48.9	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Slovenia was 29 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 45.3 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 26th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Slovenia ranks 14th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Slovenia is expected to increase to around 48.9 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Slovenia demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Slovenia
	Male	Female
0-4	2.28%	2.15%
5-9	2.54%	2.4%
10-14	2.74%	2.61%
15-19	2.55%	2.45%
20-24	2.42%	2.26%
25-29	2.82%	2.43%
30-34	3.08%	2.67%
35-39	3.58%	3.16%
40-44	3.94%	3.49%
45-49	4.02%	3.59%
50-54	3.66%	3.37%
55-59	3.63%	3.53%
60-64	3.42%	3.44%
65-69	3.16%	3.32%
70-74	2.74%	3.06%
75-79	1.7%	2.17%
80+	1.97%	3.65%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Slovenia has low demographic potential with 35.4% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 184/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Slovenia			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	53.3%	41.7%	11.7%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	53.6%	41.8%	11.8%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	53.7%	41.6%	12%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	53.5%	41.3%	12.3%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	53.3%	40.8%	12.5%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	53.1%	40.2%	12.9%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	52.8%	39.5%	13.3%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	52.6%	38.8%	13.7%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	52.1%	38.1%	14%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	51.6%	37.4%	14.2%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	51.3%	36.8%	14.5%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	51.1%	36.3%	14.8%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	51.2%	36.1%	15.1%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	51.5%	36%	15.5%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	51.8%	35.9%	15.9%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	52.1%	35.8%	16.3%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	52.2%	35.7%	16.6%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	52.3%	35.5%	16.8%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	52.4%	35.4%	17%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	52.4%	35.2%	17.2%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	52.1%	35%	17.1%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	51.3%	34.6%	16.7%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	50.4%	34.3%	16.1%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	49.4%	33.8%	15.5%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	48.5%	33.4%	15.1%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	48%	33.1%	15%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	47.2%	32.4%	14.8%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	46.5%	31.7%	14.8%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	46.4%	31.3%	15%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	46.2%	30.9%	15.3%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	45.9%	30.3%	15.6%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	45.4%	29.5%	15.9%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	45%	28.7%	16.3%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	44.6%	28%	16.7%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	44.2%	27.1%	17.1%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	44%	26.4%	17.6%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	43.8%	25.6%	18.1%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	43.4%	24.8%	18.6%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	43.2%	24.1%	19.1%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	42.9%	23.4%	19.5%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	42.6%	22.7%	19.8%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	42.4%	22.2%	20.2%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	42.3%	21.6%	20.6%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	42%	21%	21%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	41.9%	20.6%	21.3%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	42%	20.3%	21.8%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	42.2%	20%	22.2%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	42.5%	19.9%	22.6%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	43%	20%	23.1%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	43.6%	20.1%	23.4%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	43.9%	20.3%	23.6%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	44.5%	20.6%	23.8%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	45.4%	21%	24.4%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	46.4%	21.3%	25.1%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	47.6%	21.7%	25.9%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	48.9%	22.1%	26.8%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	50.2%	22.4%	27.8%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	51.5%	22.8%	28.8%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	52.8%	23%	29.7%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	53.7%	23.2%	30.5%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	54.5%	23.4%	31.1%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	55.3%	23.5%	31.7%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	56.2%	23.6%	32.6%	54%	39%	15%
2023	56.9%	23.4%	33.5%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	57.4%	23.2%	34.3%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Slovenia increased from 41.9% to 57.4% between 2004 and 2024 with a increased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Slovenia working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Slovenia	World
1960	65.2%	57.6%
1961	65.1%	57.5%
1962	65.1%	57.4%
1963	65.1%	57.2%
1964	65.2%	57%
1965	65.3%	56.9%
1966	65.4%	56.8%
1967	65.5%	56.9%
1968	65.7%	56.9%
1969	65.9%	56.9%
1970	66.1%	57%
1971	66.2%	57.1%
1972	66.1%	57.2%
1973	66%	57.3%
1974	65.9%	57.3%
1975	65.8%	57.4%
1976	65.7%	57.5%
1977	65.6%	57.7%
1978	65.6%	58%
1979	65.6%	58.4%
1980	65.8%	58.7%
1981	66.1%	59%
1982	66.5%	59.3%
1983	66.9%	59.6%
1984	67.3%	59.9%
1985	67.6%	60.1%
1986	67.9%	60.4%
1987	68.3%	60.5%
1988	68.3%	60.7%
1989	68.4%	60.8%
1990	68.5%	60.9%
1991	68.8%	61%
1992	69%	61.1%
1993	69.1%	61.2%
1994	69.3%	61.3%
1995	69.5%	61.5%
1996	69.6%	61.7%
1997	69.7%	61.9%
1998	69.8%	62.2%
1999	70%	62.5%
2000	70.1%	62.8%
2001	70.2%	63.1%
2002	70.3%	63.4%
2003	70.4%	63.7%
2004	70.5%	64%
2005	70.4%	64.3%
2006	70.3%	64.5%
2007	70.2%	64.7%
2008	69.9%	64.9%
2009	69.7%	65%
2010	69.5%	65.1%
2011	69.2%	65.2%
2012	68.8%	65.2%
2013	68.3%	65.2%
2014	67.7%	65.2%
2015	67.2%	65.1%
2016	66.6%	65.1%
2017	66%	65%
2018	65.5%	64.9%
2019	65%	64.9%
2020	64.7%	64.8%
2021	64.4%	64.9%
2022	64%	64.9%
2023	63.7%	65%
2024	63.5%	65.1%
2025	63.3%	65.2%
2026	63.1%	65.3%
2027	62.9%	65.4%
2028	62.6%	65.4%
2029	62.4%	65.4%
2030	62.1%	65.4%
2031	61.8%	65.4%
2032	61.5%	65.4%
2033	61.3%	65.4%
2034	61%	65.3%
2035	60.8%	65.2%
2036	60.6%	65%
2037	60.2%	64.9%
2038	59.9%	64.7%
2039	59.5%	64.6%
2040	59.1%	64.5%
2041	58.6%	64.4%
2042	58.1%	64.3%
2043	57.6%	64.2%
2044	57.1%	64.1%
2045	56.6%	63.9%
2046	56.1%	63.8%
2047	55.7%	63.7%
2048	55.3%	63.6%
2049	55%	63.4%
2050	54.7%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Slovenia changed from 70.5% to 63.5% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Slovenia	World
1960	27.2%	37.4%
1961	27.2%	37.5%
1962	27.1%	37.6%
1963	26.9%	37.8%
1964	26.6%	38%
1965	26.2%	38%
1966	25.8%	38%
1967	25.5%	38%
1968	25.1%	37.9%
1969	24.7%	37.8%
1970	24.3%	37.7%
1971	24%	37.6%
1972	23.9%	37.5%
1973	23.8%	37.3%
1974	23.7%	37.2%
1975	23.6%	37.1%
1976	23.4%	36.9%
1977	23.3%	36.7%
1978	23.2%	36.3%
1979	23.1%	35.9%
1980	23%	35.5%
1981	22.9%	35.2%
1982	22.8%	34.9%
1983	22.7%	34.6%
1984	22.5%	34.3%
1985	22.3%	34%
1986	22%	33.8%
1987	21.6%	33.6%
1988	21.4%	33.4%
1989	21.1%	33.2%
1990	20.8%	33%
1991	20.3%	32.9%
1992	19.8%	32.7%
1993	19.3%	32.5%
1994	18.8%	32.3%
1995	18.3%	32.1%
1996	17.8%	31.8%
1997	17.3%	31.5%
1998	16.8%	31.1%
1999	16.4%	30.8%
2000	15.9%	30.4%
2001	15.6%	30%
2002	15.2%	29.6%
2003	14.8%	29.2%
2004	14.5%	28.8%
2005	14.3%	28.5%
2006	14.1%	28.1%
2007	14%	27.9%
2008	14%	27.6%
2009	14%	27.5%
2010	14.1%	27.3%
2011	14.3%	27.1%
2012	14.4%	27%
2013	14.6%	26.9%
2014	14.7%	26.8%
2015	14.8%	26.6%
2016	14.9%	26.5%
2017	15%	26.4%
2018	15.1%	26.2%
2019	15.1%	26%
2020	15.1%	25.8%
2021	15.2%	25.6%
2022	15.1%	25.3%
2023	14.9%	25%
2024	14.7%	24.7%
2025	14.5%	24.4%
2026	14.2%	24.1%
2027	14%	23.8%
2028	13.8%	23.4%
2029	13.5%	23.1%
2030	13.3%	22.8%
2031	13.1%	22.6%
2032	13%	22.3%
2033	12.8%	22.1%
2034	12.7%	21.9%
2035	12.6%	21.7%
2036	12.5%	21.6%
2037	12.4%	21.5%
2038	12.4%	21.4%
2039	12.5%	21.3%
2040	12.5%	21.2%
2041	12.6%	21.1%
2042	12.7%	21%
2043	12.8%	21%
2044	12.9%	20.9%
2045	13%	20.8%
2046	13.2%	20.7%
2047	13.3%	20.7%
2048	13.4%	20.6%
2049	13.5%	20.5%
2050	13.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Slovenia increased from 14.5% to 14.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Slovenia	World
1960	7.6%	4.97%
1961	7.7%	4.99%
1962	7.83%	5.01%
1963	7.98%	5.02%
1964	8.17%	5.04%
1965	8.43%	5.08%
1966	8.73%	5.12%
1967	9%	5.16%
1968	9.2%	5.2%
1969	9.37%	5.24%
1970	9.56%	5.28%
1971	9.78%	5.32%
1972	10%	5.37%
1973	10.2%	5.42%
1974	10.5%	5.47%
1975	10.7%	5.53%
1976	10.9%	5.59%
1977	11%	5.65%
1978	11.2%	5.71%
1979	11.3%	5.77%
1980	11.2%	5.81%
1981	11%	5.81%
1982	10.7%	5.8%
1983	10.4%	5.79%
1984	10.2%	5.8%
1985	10.1%	5.82%
1986	10.1%	5.86%
1987	10.1%	5.91%
1988	10.3%	5.95%
1989	10.5%	6.01%
1990	10.7%	6.07%
1991	10.9%	6.14%
1992	11.2%	6.21%
1993	11.5%	6.29%
1994	11.9%	6.37%
1995	12.2%	6.45%
1996	12.6%	6.53%
1997	13%	6.61%
1998	13.3%	6.68%
1999	13.6%	6.76%
2000	13.9%	6.84%
2001	14.2%	6.92%
2002	14.5%	7.01%
2003	14.8%	7.1%
2004	15%	7.18%
2005	15.3%	7.26%
2006	15.6%	7.34%
2007	15.9%	7.41%
2008	16.1%	7.47%
2009	16.3%	7.52%
2010	16.4%	7.58%
2011	16.5%	7.66%
2012	16.8%	7.78%
2013	17.1%	7.92%
2014	17.5%	8.08%
2015	18%	8.26%
2016	18.5%	8.45%
2017	19%	8.65%
2018	19.5%	8.88%
2019	19.9%	9.1%
2020	20.1%	9.33%
2021	20.4%	9.53%
2022	20.9%	9.74%
2023	21.3%	9.98%
2024	21.8%	10.2%
2025	22.2%	10.4%
2026	22.7%	10.6%
2027	23.1%	10.8%
2028	23.6%	11.1%
2029	24.1%	11.5%
2030	24.6%	11.7%
2031	25.1%	12%
2032	25.5%	12.3%
2033	25.9%	12.6%
2034	26.3%	12.8%
2035	26.6%	13.1%
2036	27%	13.4%
2037	27.3%	13.7%
2038	27.7%	13.9%
2039	28%	14.1%
2040	28.4%	14.3%
2041	28.8%	14.5%
2042	29.2%	14.7%
2043	29.6%	14.9%
2044	30%	15%
2045	30.4%	15.2%
2046	30.7%	15.4%
2047	31.1%	15.7%
2048	31.3%	15.9%
2049	31.6%	16.1%
2050	31.8%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Slovenia increased from 15% to 21.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.