The current population of Slovenia is 2,123,263 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 2,127,400 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2006, population has increased from 2.01M people to 2.12M (5.8% growth in 20 years).
- Slovenia accounts for 0.03% of the world's population.
- Slovenia is ranked 147/197 by population and was ranked 141st in 2006.
- For the last 20 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of 0.29% per year.
- The UN estimates that Slovenia's population is going to decline by -6.29% to 1.99M people by 2050.
- Slovenia's population peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and has been in decline since.
Slovenia population clock
Slovenia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2123263
|
8280917972
|
| Population rank | 147/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.26 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
31 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
24.3 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +19 | +213,016 |
| Annual growth/decline | +6,939 | +77,751,015 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.33% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 148/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
2.64 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +3,319 | N/A |
Slovenia population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,584,720 | - |
| 1961 | 1,594,131 | 0.59% |
| 1962 | 1,603,649 | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 1,616,971 | 0.83% |
| 1964 | 1,632,114 | 0.94% |
| 1965 | 1,649,160 | 1.04% |
| 1966 | 1,669,905 | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 1,689,528 | 1.18% |
| 1968 | 1,704,546 | 0.89% |
| 1969 | 1,713,874 | 0.55% |
| 1970 | 1,724,891 | 0.64% |
| 1971 | 1,738,335 | 0.78% |
| 1972 | 1,752,233 | 0.8% |
| 1973 | 1,766,697 | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 1,776,132 | 0.53% |
| 1975 | 1,793,581 | 0.98% |
| 1976 | 1,820,249 | 1.49% |
| 1977 | 1,842,377 | 1.22% |
| 1978 | 1,862,548 | 1.09% |
| 1979 | 1,882,599 | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 1,901,315 | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 1,906,531 | 0.27% |
| 1982 | 1,910,334 | 0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,922,321 | 0.63% |
| 1984 | 1,932,154 | 0.51% |
| 1985 | 1,941,641 | 0.49% |
| 1986 | 1,965,964 | 1.25% |
| 1987 | 1,989,776 | 1.21% |
| 1988 | 1,995,196 | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 1,996,351 | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 1,998,161 | 0.09% |
| 1991 | 1,999,429 | 0.06% |
| 1992 | 1,996,498 | -0.15% |
| 1993 | 1,991,746 | -0.24% |
| 1994 | 1,989,443 | -0.12% |
| 1995 | 1,989,872 | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 1,988,628 | -0.06% |
| 1997 | 1,985,956 | -0.13% |
| 1998 | 1,981,629 | -0.22% |
| 1999 | 1,983,045 | 0.07% |
| 2000 | 1,988,925 | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,992,060 | 0.16% |
| 2002 | 1,994,530 | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 1,995,733 | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 1,997,012 | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 2,000,474 | 0.17% |
| 2006 | 2,006,868 | 0.32% |
| 2007 | 2,018,122 | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 2,021,316 | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 2,039,669 | 0.91% |
| 2010 | 2,048,583 | 0.44% |
| 2011 | 2,052,843 | 0.21% |
| 2012 | 2,057,159 | 0.21% |
| 2013 | 2,059,953 | 0.14% |
| 2014 | 2,061,980 | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,063,531 | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 2,065,042 | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 2,066,388 | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 2,073,894 | 0.36% |
| 2019 | 2,088,385 | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,102,419 | 0.67% |
| 2021 | 2,108,079 | 0.27% |
| 2022 | 2,112,076 | 0.19% |
| 2023 | 2,120,461 | 0.4% |
| 2024 | 2,127,400 | 0.33% |
| 2025 | 2,125,771 | -0.08% |
| 2026 | 2,123,263 | -0.12% |
| 2027 | 2,120,217 | -0.14% |
| 2028 | 2,116,494 | -0.18% |
| 2029 | 2,112,173 | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 2,107,590 | -0.22% |
| 2031 | 2,102,682 | -0.23% |
| 2032 | 2,097,639 | -0.24% |
| 2033 | 2,092,539 | -0.24% |
| 2034 | 2,087,474 | -0.24% |
| 2035 | 2,082,359 | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 2,076,980 | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 2,071,332 | -0.27% |
| 2038 | 2,065,836 | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 2,060,512 | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 2,055,171 | -0.26% |
| 2041 | 2,049,707 | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 2,043,776 | -0.29% |
| 2043 | 2,037,534 | -0.31% |
| 2044 | 2,031,130 | -0.31% |
| 2045 | 2,024,576 | -0.32% |
| 2046 | 2,017,955 | -0.33% |
| 2047 | 2,011,220 | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 2,004,390 | -0.34% |
| 2049 | 1,997,296 | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 1,989,697 | -0.38% |
Slovenia has a population of 2.12M as of 2026, compared to 2.07M in 2016, 2.01M in 2006, and 1.99M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.28% per year. Slovenia is ranked 147th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Slovenia will have 2,017,955 people (-4.96% decline) and still will be ranked 147th.
By the year 2100, Slovenia's population is projected to decline by 22.8% to 1.64M people.
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Slovenia population statistics
|
Slovenia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.1 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 44 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 45.3 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 273.7 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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