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

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The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,130,986 in 2025 vs 64,747,319 people in South Africa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,128,778 people compared to 65,829,368 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 +0.3% per year vs +1.4% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.13M (6.07% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.8M (31.7% growth).

Slovenia vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia South Africa
2100 1,644,125 94,734,082
2099 1,648,345 94,523,360
2098 1,652,436 94,316,049
2097 1,656,808 94,125,043
2096 1,661,055 93,927,246
2095 1,665,286 93,719,451
2094 1,669,464 93,494,697
2093 1,673,724 93,267,274
2092 1,677,938 93,041,793
2091 1,682,129 92,793,249
2090 1,686,674 92,561,159
2089 1,691,063 92,322,396
2088 1,695,484 92,080,212
2087 1,700,115 91,833,409
2086 1,705,042 91,581,639
2085 1,709,916 91,352,906
2084 1,714,895 91,106,961
2083 1,720,145 90,845,161
2082 1,725,470 90,583,188
2081 1,731,075 90,313,417
2080 1,737,192 90,039,857
2079 1,743,318 89,770,116
2078 1,749,967 89,494,440
2077 1,756,612 89,217,520
2076 1,763,483 88,954,522
2075 1,770,727 88,681,719
2074 1,778,405 88,397,221
2073 1,786,591 88,118,589
2072 1,794,570 87,835,051
2071 1,802,890 87,509,098
2070 1,811,432 87,178,463
2069 1,820,576 86,870,660
2068 1,829,837 86,558,000
2067 1,838,874 86,237,764
2066 1,848,063 85,904,801
2065 1,857,701 85,573,984
2064 1,867,621 85,214,686
2063 1,877,265 84,845,370
2062 1,886,945 84,473,236
2061 1,896,873 84,103,016
2060 1,907,096 83,719,266
2059 1,917,040 83,325,330
2058 1,926,374 82,918,226
2057 1,936,340 82,508,742
2056 1,945,710 82,098,320
2055 1,955,123 81,669,191
2054 1,964,235 81,227,019
2053 1,972,942 80,789,939
2052 1,981,547 80,338,877
2051 1,989,616 79,858,310
2050 1,997,469 79,383,784
2049 2,004,847 78,897,472
2048 2,011,668 78,409,829
2047 2,018,540 77,894,547
2046 2,025,170 77,369,819
2045 2,031,795 76,852,544
2044 2,038,314 76,330,046
2043 2,044,630 75,800,788
2042 2,050,809 75,264,885
2041 2,056,524 74,721,871
2040 2,061,772 74,179,185
2039 2,067,224 73,636,894
2038 2,072,439 73,079,976
2037 2,078,235 72,506,991
2036 2,083,743 71,930,701
2035 2,089,024 71,337,219
2034 2,093,994 70,737,692
2033 2,099,177 70,128,299
2032 2,104,208 69,502,726
2031 2,109,288 68,865,544
2030 2,114,024 68,221,143
2029 2,118,491 67,549,189
2028 2,122,680 66,860,631
2027 2,125,958 66,166,759
2026 2,128,778 65,473,024
2025 2,130,986 64,747,319
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 63,736 people (a 3.09% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,569,817 people (a 15% 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 1,997,469 people and will still be ranked 147th. The population of South Africa will increase by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.7M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2025 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 0.17% 1.16%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.17%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Slovenia South Africa
Current population
2128778
65829368
Population rank 147/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.79%
One net population change
2.45 hours
42.7 seconds
One birth every
31.3 minutes
26.7 seconds
One death every
24.5 minutes
53.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +10 +2,028
Annual growth/decline +3,586 +740,132
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 153/197 91/197
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 -4,680 3,319 591,618 166,972
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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 22.8% of the population change in Slovenia is from natural causes (a loss of 24,521 people) and 77.2% is from migration (a gain of 82,921 people). In South Africa 73.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,106,891 people) and 26.6% is from migration (a gain of 2,211,070 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
Pretoria 742K
Pietermaritzburg 619K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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