The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,127,400 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,123,263 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 5.86 times bigger than Slovenia's.
- Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.12M (5.8% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.4M (55.9% growth).
- South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.8M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.
Slovenia vs South Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
2123263
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12438782
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| Population rank | 147/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
1.26 hours
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
31 minutes
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
24.3 minutes
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.64 hours
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +3,319 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | +19 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +6,939 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.33% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 148/197 | 7/197 |
Slovenia and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,584,720 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,594,131 | 2,976,724 | 0.59% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 1,603,649 | 3,024,308 | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 1,616,971 | 3,072,669 | 0.83% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 1,632,114 | 3,129,918 | 0.94% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 1,649,160 | 3,189,835 | 1.04% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 1,669,905 | 3,236,423 | 1.26% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 1,689,528 | 3,277,648 | 1.18% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 1,704,546 | 3,321,528 | 0.89% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 1,713,874 | 3,365,533 | 0.55% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 1,724,891 | 3,409,614 | 0.64% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 1,738,335 | 3,468,646 | 0.78% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 1,752,233 | 3,542,497 | 0.8% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 1,766,697 | 3,627,383 | 0.83% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 1,776,132 | 3,723,259 | 0.53% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 1,793,581 | 3,821,494 | 0.98% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 1,820,249 | 3,921,910 | 1.49% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 1,842,377 | 4,024,032 | 1.22% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,862,548 | 4,127,657 | 1.09% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 1,882,599 | 4,232,605 | 1.08% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 1,901,315 | 4,339,030 | 0.99% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 1,906,531 | 4,447,272 | 0.27% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 1,910,334 | 4,557,686 | 0.2% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 1,922,321 | 4,661,574 | 0.63% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 1,932,154 | 4,750,627 | 0.51% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 1,941,641 | 4,834,296 | 0.49% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 1,965,964 | 4,921,240 | 1.25% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 1,989,776 | 4,962,395 | 1.21% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 1,995,196 | 4,848,029 | 0.27% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1,996,351 | 4,713,229 | 0.06% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 1,998,161 | 4,737,633 | 0.09% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 1,999,429 | 4,836,677 | 0.06% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 1,996,498 | 4,909,749 | -0.15% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 1,991,746 | 4,956,002 | -0.24% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 1,989,443 | 5,071,184 | -0.12% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 1,989,872 | 5,225,836 | 0.02% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 1,988,628 | 5,356,925 | -0.06% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 1,985,956 | 5,509,136 | -0.13% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 1,981,629 | 5,620,068 | -0.22% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 1,983,045 | 5,771,628 | 0.07% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 1,988,925 | 6,032,267 | 0.3% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 1,992,060 | 6,308,391 | 0.16% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 1,994,530 | 6,596,806 | 0.12% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 1,995,733 | 6,903,127 | 0.06% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 1,997,012 | 7,233,041 | 0.06% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 2,000,474 | 7,590,143 | 0.17% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 2,006,868 | 7,976,526 | 0.32% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 2,018,122 | 8,388,788 | 0.56% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 2,021,316 | 8,817,647 | 0.16% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 2,039,669 | 9,243,556 | 0.91% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 2,048,583 | 9,745,953 | 0.44% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 2,052,843 | 10,288,109 | 0.21% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 2,057,159 | 10,756,240 | 0.21% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 2,059,953 | 11,166,275 | 0.14% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 2,061,980 | 11,235,073 | 0.1% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 2,063,531 | 11,107,561 | 0.08% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 2,065,042 | 10,830,102 | 0.07% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,066,388 | 10,259,154 | 0.07% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 2,073,894 | 10,122,977 | 0.36% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 2,088,385 | 10,423,384 | 0.7% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 2,102,419 | 10,698,467 | 0.67% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 2,108,079 | 10,865,780 | 0.27% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 2,112,076 | 11,021,177 | 0.19% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 2,120,461 | 11,483,374 | 0.4% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 2,127,400 | 11,943,408 | 0.33% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 2,125,771 | 12,188,793 | -0.08% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 2,123,263 | 12,436,036 | -0.12% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 2,120,217 | 12,687,301 | -0.14% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 2,116,494 | 12,941,503 | -0.18% | 2% |
| 2029 | 2,112,173 | 13,198,080 | -0.2% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 2,107,590 | 13,457,446 | -0.22% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 2,102,682 | 13,725,413 | -0.23% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 2,097,639 | 13,996,343 | -0.24% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 2,092,539 | 14,261,762 | -0.24% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 2,087,474 | 14,527,550 | -0.24% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 2,082,359 | 14,798,602 | -0.25% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 2,076,980 | 15,070,098 | -0.26% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 2,071,332 | 15,335,700 | -0.27% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 2,065,836 | 15,595,968 | -0.27% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 2,060,512 | 15,850,696 | -0.26% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 2,055,171 | 16,101,470 | -0.26% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 2,049,707 | 16,350,149 | -0.27% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 2,043,776 | 16,593,361 | -0.29% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 2,037,534 | 16,829,209 | -0.31% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 2,031,130 | 17,060,176 | -0.31% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 2,024,576 | 17,286,412 | -0.32% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 2,017,955 | 17,509,693 | -0.33% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 2,011,220 | 17,728,331 | -0.33% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 2,004,390 | 17,938,437 | -0.34% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 1,997,296 | 18,142,893 | -0.35% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 1,989,697 | 18,341,968 | -0.38% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovenia increased by 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 58,221 (a 2.82% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Slovenia's population will shrink by 6.29% to 1,989,697 people and will still be ranked 147th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Ljubljana | 284K |
| Maribor | 96.2K |
| Kranj | 37.9K |
| Celje | 37.9K |
| Velenje | 25.6K |
| Novo Mesto | 24.2K |
| Nova Gorica | 13K |
| Izola | 11.7K |
| Murska Sobota | 11.2K |
| Piran | 3.79K |
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Population differences between Slovenia and South Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 82.1 years | 58 years |
| Average age | 44 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 45.3 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 273.7 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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