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Population in Slovenia compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,127,400 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,124,138 people compared to 65,683,993 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • South Africa's population is 30.9 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.12M (5.84% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.7M (31.4% growth).

Slovenia vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia South Africa
2100 1,640,541 94,767,727
2099 1,644,752 94,556,931
2098 1,648,834 94,349,546
2097 1,653,196 94,158,472
2096 1,657,434 93,960,605
2095 1,661,656 93,752,736
2094 1,665,825 93,527,902
2093 1,670,076 93,300,398
2092 1,674,280 93,074,837
2091 1,678,462 92,826,204
2090 1,682,998 92,594,033
2089 1,687,376 92,355,184
2088 1,691,788 92,112,914
2087 1,696,409 91,866,024
2086 1,701,325 91,614,165
2085 1,706,189 91,385,350
2084 1,711,157 91,139,318
2083 1,716,396 90,877,425
2082 1,721,709 90,615,359
2081 1,727,302 90,345,492
2080 1,733,405 90,071,835
2079 1,739,518 89,801,998
2078 1,746,152 89,526,224
2077 1,752,783 89,249,206
2076 1,759,639 88,986,114
2075 1,766,867 88,713,215
2074 1,774,528 88,428,616
2073 1,782,697 88,149,885
2072 1,790,658 87,866,246
2071 1,798,960 87,540,177
2070 1,807,483 87,209,425
2069 1,816,607 86,901,512
2068 1,825,849 86,588,742
2067 1,834,865 86,268,392
2066 1,844,034 85,935,310
2065 1,853,651 85,604,376
2064 1,863,550 85,244,950
2063 1,873,173 84,875,503
2062 1,882,832 84,503,237
2061 1,892,739 84,132,885
2060 1,902,939 83,748,999
2059 1,912,861 83,354,923
2058 1,922,175 82,947,675
2057 1,932,119 82,538,045
2056 1,941,469 82,127,477
2055 1,950,861 81,698,196
2054 1,959,953 81,255,867
2053 1,968,641 80,818,632
2052 1,977,227 80,367,409
2051 1,985,279 79,886,672
2050 1,993,115 79,411,977
2049 2,000,477 78,925,493
2048 2,007,283 78,437,677
2047 2,014,140 77,922,211
2046 2,020,756 77,397,298
2045 2,027,366 76,879,838
2044 2,033,871 76,357,155
2043 2,040,173 75,827,709
2042 2,046,339 75,291,615
2041 2,052,041 74,748,408
2040 2,057,278 74,205,530
2039 2,062,718 73,663,047
2038 2,067,922 73,105,930
2037 2,073,705 72,532,742
2036 2,079,201 71,956,247
2035 2,084,471 71,362,555
2034 2,089,430 70,762,815
2033 2,094,601 70,153,205
2032 2,099,622 69,527,410
2031 2,104,690 68,890,002
2030 2,109,416 68,245,372
2029 2,113,874 67,573,179
2028 2,118,053 66,884,377
2027 2,121,324 66,190,258
2026 2,124,138 65,496,277
2025 2,126,340 64,770,314
2024 2,127,400 64,007,187
2023 2,120,461 63,212,384
2022 2,112,076 62,378,410
2021 2,108,079 61,502,603
2020 2,102,419 60,562,381
2019 2,088,385 59,587,885
2018 2,073,894 58,613,001
2017 2,066,388 57,635,162
2016 2,065,042 57,259,551
2015 2,063,531 56,723,537
2014 2,061,980 55,594,838
2013 2,059,953 54,678,791
2012 2,057,159 53,782,567
2011 2,052,843 52,995,205
2010 2,048,583 52,344,051
2009 2,039,669 51,728,516
2008 2,021,316 51,114,599
2007 2,018,122 50,528,584
2006 2,006,868 49,998,277
2005 2,000,474 49,490,033
2004 1,997,012 48,991,421
2003 1,995,733 48,500,348
2002 1,994,530 48,019,415
2001 1,992,060 47,566,800
2000 1,988,925 47,159,719
1999 1,983,045 46,730,335
1998 1,981,629 46,223,880
1997 1,985,956 45,666,838
1996 1,988,628 45,123,018
1995 1,989,872 44,541,554
1994 1,989,443 44,004,139
1993 1,991,746 43,297,156
1992 1,996,498 42,443,509
1991 1,999,429 41,687,898
1990 1,998,161 40,746,268
1989 1,996,351 39,628,575
1988 1,995,196 38,480,649
1987 1,989,776 37,326,190
1986 1,965,964 36,180,515
1985 1,941,641 35,042,093
1984 1,932,154 33,892,788
1983 1,922,321 32,739,304
1982 1,910,334 31,615,339
1981 1,906,531 30,541,044
1980 1,901,315 29,518,857
1979 1,882,599 28,634,162
1978 1,862,548 27,869,507
1977 1,842,377 27,118,952
1976 1,820,249 26,395,450
1975 1,793,581 25,690,940
1974 1,776,132 24,989,108
1973 1,766,697 24,294,263
1972 1,752,233 23,609,456
1971 1,738,335 22,942,143
1970 1,724,891 22,279,984
1969 1,713,874 21,614,676
1968 1,704,546 20,957,287
1967 1,689,528 20,314,066
1966 1,669,905 19,690,087
1965 1,649,160 19,089,380
1964 1,632,114 18,511,361
1963 1,616,971 17,954,564
1962 1,603,649 17,418,522
1961 1,594,131 16,908,035
1960 1,584,720 16,440,172

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/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovenia increased by 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% growth).

Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 20.9% to 79,411,977 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.8M 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
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovenia South Africa
2100 -0.26% 0.22%
2099 -0.25% 0.22%
2098 -0.26% 0.2%
2097 -0.26% 0.21%
2096 -0.25% 0.22%
2095 -0.25% 0.24%
2094 -0.25% 0.24%
2093 -0.25% 0.24%
2092 -0.25% 0.27%
2091 -0.27% 0.25%
2090 -0.26% 0.26%
2089 -0.26% 0.26%
2088 -0.27% 0.27%
2087 -0.29% 0.27%
2086 -0.29% 0.25%
2085 -0.29% 0.27%
2084 -0.31% 0.29%
2083 -0.31% 0.29%
2082 -0.32% 0.3%
2081 -0.35% 0.3%
2080 -0.35% 0.3%
2079 -0.38% 0.31%
2078 -0.38% 0.31%
2077 -0.39% 0.3%
2076 -0.41% 0.31%
2075 -0.43% 0.32%
2074 -0.46% 0.32%
2073 -0.44% 0.32%
2072 -0.46% 0.37%
2071 -0.47% 0.38%
2070 -0.5% 0.35%
2069 -0.51% 0.36%
2068 -0.49% 0.37%
2067 -0.5% 0.39%
2066 -0.52% 0.39%
2065 -0.53% 0.42%
2064 -0.51% 0.44%
2063 -0.51% 0.44%
2062 -0.52% 0.44%
2061 -0.54% 0.46%
2060 -0.52% 0.47%
2059 -0.48% 0.49%
2058 -0.51% 0.5%
2057 -0.48% 0.5%
2056 -0.48% 0.53%
2055 -0.46% 0.54%
2054 -0.44% 0.54%
2053 -0.43% 0.56%
2052 -0.41% 0.6%
2051 -0.39% 0.6%
2050 -0.37% 0.62%
2049 -0.34% 0.62%
2048 -0.34% 0.66%
2047 -0.33% 0.68%
2046 -0.33% 0.67%
2045 -0.32% 0.68%
2044 -0.31% 0.7%
2043 -0.3% 0.71%
2042 -0.28% 0.73%
2041 -0.25% 0.73%
2040 -0.26% 0.74%
2039 -0.25% 0.76%
2038 -0.28% 0.79%
2037 -0.26% 0.8%
2036 -0.25% 0.83%
2035 -0.24% 0.85%
2034 -0.25% 0.87%
2033 -0.24% 0.9%
2032 -0.24% 0.93%
2031 -0.22% 0.94%
2030 -0.21% 0.99%
2029 -0.2% 1.03%
2028 -0.15% 1.05%
2027 -0.13% 1.06%
2026 -0.1% 1.12%
2025 -0.05% 1.19%
2024 0.33% 1.26%
2023 0.4% 1.34%
2022 0.19% 1.42%
2021 0.27% 1.55%
2020 0.67% 1.64%
2019 0.7% 1.66%
2018 0.36% 1.7%
2017 0.07% 0.66%
2016 0.07% 0.94%
2015 0.08% 2.03%
2014 0.1% 1.68%
2013 0.14% 1.67%
2012 0.21% 1.49%
2011 0.21% 1.24%
2010 0.44% 1.19%
2009 0.91% 1.2%
2008 0.16% 1.16%
2007 0.56% 1.06%
2006 0.32% 1.03%
2005 0.17% 1.02%
2004 0.06% 1.01%
2003 0.06% 1%
2002 0.12% 0.95%
2001 0.16% 0.86%
2000 0.3% 0.92%
1999 0.07% 1.1%
1998 -0.22% 1.22%
1997 -0.13% 1.21%
1996 -0.06% 1.31%
1995 0.02% 1.22%
1994 -0.12% 1.63%
1993 -0.24% 2.01%
1992 -0.15% 1.81%
1991 0.06% 2.31%
1990 0.09% 2.82%
1989 0.06% 2.98%
1988 0.27% 3.09%
1987 1.21% 3.17%
1986 1.25% 3.25%
1985 0.49% 3.39%
1984 0.51% 3.52%
1983 0.63% 3.56%
1982 0.2% 3.52%
1981 0.27% 3.46%
1980 0.99% 3.09%
1979 1.08% 2.74%
1978 1.09% 2.77%
1977 1.22% 2.74%
1976 1.49% 2.74%
1975 0.98% 2.81%
1974 0.53% 2.86%
1973 0.83% 2.9%
1972 0.8% 2.91%
1971 0.78% 2.97%
1970 0.64% 3.08%
1969 0.55% 3.14%
1968 0.89% 3.17%
1967 1.18% 3.17%
1966 1.26% 3.15%
1965 1.04% 3.12%
1964 0.94% 3.1%
1963 0.83% 3.08%
1962 0.6% 3.02%
1961 0.59% 2.85%

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/south-africa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.33%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.26%.

Live population counters

Slovenia South Africa
Current population
2124138
65683993
Population rank 147/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.79%
One net population change
1.26 hours
39.7 seconds
One birth every
31 minutes
26.6 seconds
One death every
24.3 minutes
54 seconds
Daily growth/decline +19 +2,178
Annual growth/decline +6,939 +794,803
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +1.26%
Population growth rate rank 148/197 85/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change +2,711 +146,370
Net migration rank 55/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 315,122 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 97/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 44/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovenia
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovenia South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,711 - 146,370
2024 - 3,319 - 166,972
2023 -4,665 5,339 602,793 228,222
2022 -4,858 9,014 603,636 233,284
2021 -4,216 2,477 456,411 458,246
2020 -5,256 28,514 595,873 369,901
2019 -1,254 16,352 652,130 331,124
2018 -1,037 14,640 648,319 318,260
2017 -207 1,359 645,975 343,146
2016 826 1,195 641,365 -879,235
2015 826 712 668,771 641,150
2014 2,268 -70 674,754 272,697
2013 1,648 639 652,427 232,230
2012 2,674 1,117 643,723 264,091
2011 3,285 2,190 601,708 65,166
2010 3,687 -410 566,834 68,563
2009 3,060 11,594 554,115 41,528
2008 3,437 2,971 595,332 36,869
2007 1,211 14,191 503,567 36,339
2006 602 6,081 487,584 33,159
2005 -600 6,317 464,464 31,286
2004 -599 1,759 442,540 58,924
2003 -1,996 3,218 415,018 65,604
2002 -1,197 1,975 430,926 50,313
2001 -996 4,527 484,801 -60,793
2000 -398 3,124 526,963 -136,794
1999 -1,388 10,291 594,643 -126,011
1998 -1,189 -5,280 627,027 -82,722
1997 -794 -1,298 667,969 -98,181
1996 0 -2,456 710,868 -193,007
1995 0 356 743,488 -98,403
1994 199 -153 698,609 -268,849
1993 -199 -4,641 789,220 194,977
1992 598 -5,547 794,415 -71,342
1991 2,199 -3,325 827,296 -39,131
1990 3,797 618 835,421 259,718
1989 4,592 -2,718 884,629 255,605
1988 5,986 -3,023 909,221 246,382
1987 5,771 2,972 922,330 231,009
1986 6,094 32,700 903,644 234,378
1985 6,213 3,404 893,889 244,940
1984 5,990 3,280 869,011 290,789
1983 6,343 3,613 837,013 310,172
1982 9,170 -8,695 807,550 293,195
1981 10,485 -5,016 767,833 279,985
1980 11,027 3,128 738,415 258,127
1979 12,614 2,107 716,541 56,323
1978 11,920 2,113 694,341 62,121
1977 12,160 2,584 680,929 63,739
1976 12,196 2,226 675,011 27,333
1975 11,658 2,421 667,862 38,809
1974 11,367 3,145 658,438 38,518
1973 11,837 2,175 651,596 41,125
1972 10,513 2,924 638,754 38,163
1971 10,951 2,286 624,761 32,961
1970 10,004 260 605,102 61,514
1969 9,427 685 590,794 73,225
1968 11,250 438 571,841 78,932
1967 13,516 -192 553,741 81,932
1966 15,697 -1,262 534,862 77,417
1965 14,513 -1,421 506,632 82,514
1964 12,567 -349 490,606 76,298
1963 14,068 -180 473,821 72,844
1962 13,150 148 455,634 69,771
1961 14,985 -306 437,851 57,728
1960 12,678 -929 421,263 18,891

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

GeoRank.org/population/slovenia/south-africa | 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 South Africa 72.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,190,027 people) and 27.2% is from migration (a gain of 2,316,795 people).

As of 2024, 315,122 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovenia, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

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
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pietermaritzburg 839K
Pretoria 742K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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