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Population in Slovenia compared to Somalia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,127,400 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,124,138 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 9.65 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.12M (5.84% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Slovenia vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia Somalia
2100 1,640,541 68,384,185
2099 1,644,752 68,040,371
2098 1,648,834 67,702,230
2097 1,653,196 67,362,336
2096 1,657,434 66,972,933
2095 1,661,656 66,585,659
2094 1,665,825 66,179,819
2093 1,670,076 65,760,590
2092 1,674,280 65,324,261
2091 1,678,462 64,852,843
2090 1,682,998 64,362,727
2089 1,687,376 63,922,797
2088 1,691,788 63,464,036
2087 1,696,409 62,987,028
2086 1,701,325 62,447,029
2085 1,706,189 61,873,597
2084 1,711,157 61,318,916
2083 1,716,396 60,761,800
2082 1,721,709 60,187,980
2081 1,727,302 59,676,722
2080 1,733,405 59,100,915
2079 1,739,518 58,477,428
2078 1,746,152 57,852,528
2077 1,752,783 57,211,821
2076 1,759,639 56,602,463
2075 1,766,867 56,005,600
2074 1,774,528 55,330,165
2073 1,782,697 54,651,918
2072 1,790,658 53,978,548
2071 1,798,960 53,284,016
2070 1,807,483 52,573,210
2069 1,816,607 51,878,214
2068 1,825,849 51,197,653
2067 1,834,865 50,493,028
2066 1,844,034 49,779,172
2065 1,853,651 49,024,665
2064 1,863,550 48,265,876
2063 1,873,173 47,522,361
2062 1,882,832 46,785,920
2061 1,892,739 46,037,526
2060 1,902,939 45,220,507
2059 1,912,861 44,397,936
2058 1,922,175 43,659,021
2057 1,932,119 42,897,422
2056 1,941,469 42,121,542
2055 1,950,861 41,318,179
2054 1,959,953 40,513,141
2053 1,968,641 39,744,995
2052 1,977,227 38,992,177
2051 1,985,279 38,228,872
2050 1,993,115 37,471,735
2049 2,000,477 36,739,905
2048 2,007,283 35,984,999
2047 2,014,140 35,218,863
2046 2,020,756 34,462,403
2045 2,027,366 33,717,596
2044 2,033,871 32,977,674
2043 2,040,173 32,247,710
2042 2,046,339 31,537,272
2041 2,052,041 30,794,853
2040 2,057,278 30,032,324
2039 2,062,718 29,312,883
2038 2,067,922 28,583,386
2037 2,073,705 27,838,646
2036 2,079,201 27,114,453
2035 2,084,471 26,385,421
2034 2,089,430 25,687,629
2033 2,094,601 25,018,509
2032 2,099,622 24,338,597
2031 2,104,690 23,657,353
2030 2,109,416 22,965,742
2029 2,113,874 22,299,610
2028 2,118,053 21,651,582
2027 2,121,324 20,991,860
2026 2,124,138 20,322,668
2025 2,126,340 19,666,990
2024 2,127,400 19,009,151
2023 2,120,461 18,358,615
2022 2,112,076 17,801,897
2021 2,108,079 17,271,431
2020 2,102,419 16,651,191
2019 2,088,385 16,030,971
2018 2,073,894 15,452,487
2017 2,066,388 14,916,629
2016 2,065,042 14,348,740
2015 2,063,531 13,806,963
2014 2,061,980 13,339,491
2013 2,059,953 12,869,594
2012 2,057,159 12,461,160
2011 2,052,843 12,348,830
2010 2,048,583 12,261,756
2009 2,039,669 11,961,201
2008 2,021,316 11,663,084
2007 2,018,122 11,322,582
2006 2,006,868 10,975,502
2005 2,000,474 10,644,228
2004 1,997,012 10,280,998
2003 1,995,733 9,909,157
2002 1,994,530 9,550,063
2001 1,992,060 9,198,493
2000 1,988,925 8,838,713
1999 1,983,045 8,492,059
1998 1,981,629 8,155,417
1997 1,985,956 7,824,525
1996 1,988,628 7,554,474
1995 1,989,872 7,285,007
1994 1,989,443 7,026,797
1993 1,991,746 6,681,399
1992 1,996,498 6,495,107
1991 1,999,429 6,813,760
1990 1,998,161 7,082,811
1989 1,996,351 7,114,817
1988 1,995,196 7,235,360
1987 1,989,776 7,228,302
1986 1,965,964 6,974,788
1985 1,941,641 6,693,289
1984 1,932,154 6,428,389
1983 1,922,321 6,198,430
1982 1,910,334 6,003,840
1981 1,906,531 5,982,849
1980 1,901,315 5,936,154
1979 1,882,599 5,449,117
1978 1,862,548 4,814,892
1977 1,842,377 4,484,050
1976 1,820,249 4,365,812
1975 1,793,581 4,257,535
1974 1,776,132 4,151,842
1973 1,766,697 4,045,592
1972 1,752,233 3,939,436
1971 1,738,335 3,837,691
1970 1,724,891 3,738,448
1969 1,713,874 3,641,015
1968 1,704,546 3,546,590
1967 1,689,528 3,454,537
1966 1,669,905 3,365,106
1965 1,649,160 3,277,874
1964 1,632,114 3,192,796
1963 1,616,971 3,110,361
1962 1,603,649 3,030,091
1961 1,594,131 2,952,054
1960 1,584,720 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/slovenia/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovenia increased by 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Slovenia's population will shrink by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th. The population of Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovenia Somalia
2100 -0.26% 0.51%
2099 -0.25% 0.5%
2098 -0.26% 0.5%
2097 -0.26% 0.58%
2096 -0.25% 0.58%
2095 -0.25% 0.61%
2094 -0.25% 0.64%
2093 -0.25% 0.67%
2092 -0.25% 0.73%
2091 -0.27% 0.76%
2090 -0.26% 0.69%
2089 -0.26% 0.72%
2088 -0.27% 0.76%
2087 -0.29% 0.86%
2086 -0.29% 0.93%
2085 -0.29% 0.9%
2084 -0.31% 0.92%
2083 -0.31% 0.95%
2082 -0.32% 0.86%
2081 -0.35% 0.97%
2080 -0.35% 1.07%
2079 -0.38% 1.08%
2078 -0.38% 1.12%
2077 -0.39% 1.08%
2076 -0.41% 1.07%
2075 -0.43% 1.22%
2074 -0.46% 1.24%
2073 -0.44% 1.25%
2072 -0.46% 1.3%
2071 -0.47% 1.35%
2070 -0.5% 1.34%
2069 -0.51% 1.33%
2068 -0.49% 1.4%
2067 -0.5% 1.43%
2066 -0.52% 1.54%
2065 -0.53% 1.57%
2064 -0.51% 1.56%
2063 -0.51% 1.57%
2062 -0.52% 1.63%
2061 -0.54% 1.81%
2060 -0.52% 1.85%
2059 -0.48% 1.69%
2058 -0.51% 1.78%
2057 -0.48% 1.84%
2056 -0.48% 1.94%
2055 -0.46% 1.99%
2054 -0.44% 1.93%
2053 -0.43% 1.93%
2052 -0.41% 2%
2051 -0.39% 2.02%
2050 -0.37% 1.99%
2049 -0.34% 2.1%
2048 -0.34% 2.18%
2047 -0.33% 2.2%
2046 -0.33% 2.21%
2045 -0.32% 2.24%
2044 -0.31% 2.26%
2043 -0.3% 2.25%
2042 -0.28% 2.41%
2041 -0.25% 2.54%
2040 -0.26% 2.45%
2039 -0.25% 2.55%
2038 -0.28% 2.68%
2037 -0.26% 2.67%
2036 -0.25% 2.76%
2035 -0.24% 2.72%
2034 -0.25% 2.67%
2033 -0.24% 2.79%
2032 -0.24% 2.88%
2031 -0.22% 3.01%
2030 -0.21% 2.99%
2029 -0.2% 2.99%
2028 -0.15% 3.14%
2027 -0.13% 3.29%
2026 -0.1% 3.33%
2025 -0.05% 3.46%
2024 0.33% 3.54%
2023 0.4% 3.13%
2022 0.19% 3.07%
2021 0.27% 3.72%
2020 0.67% 3.87%
2019 0.7% 3.74%
2018 0.36% 3.59%
2017 0.07% 3.96%
2016 0.07% 3.92%
2015 0.08% 3.5%
2014 0.1% 3.65%
2013 0.14% 3.28%
2012 0.21% 0.91%
2011 0.21% 0.71%
2010 0.44% 2.51%
2009 0.91% 2.56%
2008 0.16% 3.01%
2007 0.56% 3.16%
2006 0.32% 3.11%
2005 0.17% 3.53%
2004 0.06% 3.75%
2003 0.06% 3.76%
2002 0.12% 3.82%
2001 0.16% 4.07%
2000 0.3% 4.08%
1999 0.07% 4.13%
1998 -0.22% 4.23%
1997 -0.13% 3.57%
1996 -0.06% 3.7%
1995 0.02% 3.67%
1994 -0.12% 5.17%
1993 -0.24% 2.87%
1992 -0.15% -4.68%
1991 0.06% -3.8%
1990 0.09% -0.45%
1989 0.06% -1.67%
1988 0.27% 0.1%
1987 1.21% 3.63%
1986 1.25% 4.21%
1985 0.49% 4.12%
1984 0.51% 3.71%
1983 0.63% 3.24%
1982 0.2% 0.35%
1981 0.27% 0.79%
1980 0.99% 8.94%
1979 1.08% 13.2%
1978 1.09% 7.38%
1977 1.22% 2.71%
1976 1.49% 2.54%
1975 0.98% 2.55%
1974 0.53% 2.63%
1973 0.83% 2.69%
1972 0.8% 2.65%
1971 0.78% 2.65%
1970 0.64% 2.68%
1969 0.55% 2.66%
1968 0.89% 2.66%
1967 1.18% 2.66%
1966 1.26% 2.66%
1965 1.04% 2.66%
1964 0.94% 2.65%
1963 0.83% 2.65%
1962 0.6% 2.64%
1961 0.59% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/slovenia/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.33%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Slovenia Somalia
Current population
2124138
20503678
Population rank 147/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.25%
One net population change
1.26 hours
48.5 seconds
One birth every
31 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
24.3 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +19 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +6,939 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 148/197 8/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +2,711 +12,077
Net migration rank 55/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 315,122 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 97/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 44/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovenia
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovenia Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,711 - 12,077
2024 - 3,319 - 26,859
2023 -4,665 5,339 608,203 46,217
2022 -4,858 9,014 551,450 -92,434
2021 -4,216 2,477 566,399 35,506
2020 -5,256 28,514 561,311 77,259
2019 -1,254 16,352 548,756 53,124
2018 -1,037 14,640 514,244 40,844
2017 -207 1,359 478,556 38,067
2016 826 1,195 495,132 124,017
2015 826 712 481,573 -17,178
2014 2,268 -70 464,481 6,065
2013 1,648 639 448,518 20,723
2012 2,674 1,117 399,468 -51,833
2011 3,285 2,190 203,213 -326,192
2010 3,687 -410 385,571 -88,448
2009 3,060 11,594 405,784 -101,795
2008 3,437 2,971 394,258 -102,035
2007 1,211 14,191 380,303 8,476
2006 602 6,081 372,597 -67,200
2005 -600 6,317 363,117 -5,955
2004 -599 1,759 351,959 17,353
2003 -1,996 3,218 341,192 33,174
2002 -1,197 1,975 331,215 12,603
2001 -996 4,527 319,059 40,274
2000 -398 3,124 306,651 53,580
1999 -1,388 10,291 295,523 37,548
1998 -1,189 -5,280 284,779 55,426
1997 -794 -1,298 271,894 49,692
1996 0 -2,456 264,807 -46,291
1995 0 356 254,509 65,888
1994 199 -153 246,950 -50,921
1993 -199 -4,641 232,960 261,815
1992 598 -5,547 57,495 -179,675
1991 2,199 -3,325 53,052 -568,166
1990 3,797 618 225,162 -248,155
1989 4,592 -2,718 225,255 -266,281
1988 5,986 -3,023 215,599 -415,660
1987 5,771 2,972 231,580 -17,391
1986 6,094 32,700 218,416 74,424
1985 6,213 3,404 207,960 62,183
1984 5,990 3,280 199,017 60,630
1983 6,343 3,613 190,775 9,505
1982 9,170 -8,695 182,793 6,115
1981 10,485 -5,016 185,211 -332,129
1980 11,027 3,128 174,790 65,519
1979 12,614 2,107 151,016 582,746
1978 11,920 2,113 132,689 402,005
1977 12,160 2,584 124,818 2,170
1976 12,196 2,226 113,319 -3,831
1975 11,658 2,421 108,998 -1,934
1974 11,367 3,145 104,813 -495
1973 11,837 2,175 108,038 143
1972 10,513 2,924 104,493 -351
1971 10,951 2,286 101,196 -1,850
1970 10,004 260 98,025 1,104
1969 9,427 685 95,045 690
1968 11,250 438 92,208 906
1967 13,516 -192 89,497 1,498
1966 15,697 -1,262 86,930 941
1965 14,513 -1,421 84,448 2,142
1964 12,567 -349 82,042 1,518
1963 14,068 -180 79,859 1,449
1962 13,150 148 77,737 1,496
1961 14,985 -306 75,513 1,336
1960 12,678 -929 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/slovenia/somalia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 18.1% of the population change in Slovenia is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people). In Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 315,122 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovenia, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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