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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,127,400 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,124,138 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Slovenia's population is 3.28 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.12M (5.84% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Slovenia vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia Suriname
2100 1,640,541 713,276
2099 1,644,752 715,694
2098 1,648,834 718,049
2097 1,653,196 720,475
2096 1,657,434 722,775
2095 1,661,656 725,199
2094 1,665,825 727,489
2093 1,670,076 729,920
2092 1,674,280 732,285
2091 1,678,462 734,586
2090 1,682,998 736,650
2089 1,687,376 738,862
2088 1,691,788 741,002
2087 1,696,409 742,833
2086 1,701,325 744,593
2085 1,706,189 746,302
2084 1,711,157 747,746
2083 1,716,396 749,138
2082 1,721,709 750,329
2081 1,727,302 751,501
2080 1,733,405 752,545
2079 1,739,518 753,284
2078 1,746,152 753,948
2077 1,752,783 754,556
2076 1,759,639 754,989
2075 1,766,867 755,527
2074 1,774,528 755,714
2073 1,782,697 756,015
2072 1,790,658 756,099
2071 1,798,960 756,098
2070 1,807,483 755,959
2069 1,816,607 755,874
2068 1,825,849 755,599
2067 1,834,865 755,148
2066 1,844,034 754,804
2065 1,853,651 754,111
2064 1,863,550 753,285
2063 1,873,173 752,745
2062 1,882,832 751,966
2061 1,892,739 751,282
2060 1,902,939 750,299
2059 1,912,861 749,394
2058 1,922,175 748,586
2057 1,932,119 747,157
2056 1,941,469 745,941
2055 1,950,861 744,408
2054 1,959,953 742,811
2053 1,968,641 741,338
2052 1,977,227 739,662
2051 1,985,279 737,998
2050 1,993,115 736,053
2049 2,000,477 734,230
2048 2,007,283 732,060
2047 2,014,140 729,598
2046 2,020,756 727,216
2045 2,027,366 724,444
2044 2,033,871 721,531
2043 2,040,173 718,571
2042 2,046,339 715,310
2041 2,052,041 711,980
2040 2,057,278 708,355
2039 2,062,718 704,772
2038 2,067,922 701,004
2037 2,073,705 697,340
2036 2,079,201 693,244
2035 2,084,471 688,991
2034 2,089,430 684,651
2033 2,094,601 680,266
2032 2,099,622 675,625
2031 2,104,690 670,920
2030 2,109,416 666,044
2029 2,113,874 661,163
2028 2,118,053 655,979
2027 2,121,324 650,686
2026 2,124,138 645,315
2025 2,126,340 639,827
2024 2,127,400 634,431
2023 2,120,461 628,886
2022 2,112,076 623,164
2021 2,108,079 617,896
2020 2,102,419 612,317
2019 2,088,385 605,768
2018 2,073,894 599,513
2017 2,066,388 593,713
2016 2,065,042 587,757
2015 2,063,531 581,627
2014 2,061,980 575,373
2013 2,059,953 569,020
2012 2,057,159 562,633
2011 2,052,843 556,269
2010 2,048,583 549,923
2009 2,039,669 543,568
2008 2,021,316 537,245
2007 2,018,122 531,016
2006 2,006,868 524,997
2005 2,000,474 519,313
2004 1,997,012 513,923
2003 1,995,733 506,414
2002 1,994,530 496,551
2001 1,992,060 486,560
2000 1,988,925 476,643
1999 1,983,045 466,916
1998 1,981,629 457,406
1997 1,985,956 448,067
1996 1,988,628 438,830
1995 1,989,872 429,606
1994 1,989,443 422,375
1993 1,991,746 419,352
1992 1,996,498 417,589
1991 1,999,429 415,013
1990 1,998,161 412,493
1989 1,996,351 408,409
1988 1,995,196 402,227
1987 1,989,776 396,911
1986 1,965,964 392,330
1985 1,941,641 386,972
1984 1,932,154 382,193
1983 1,922,321 378,746
1982 1,910,334 376,555
1981 1,906,531 375,459
1980 1,901,315 375,377
1979 1,882,599 377,602
1978 1,862,548 381,502
1977 1,842,377 385,067
1976 1,820,249 388,289
1975 1,793,581 391,170
1974 1,776,132 393,676
1973 1,766,697 395,772
1972 1,752,233 397,413
1971 1,738,335 391,932
1970 1,724,891 379,442
1969 1,713,874 366,906
1968 1,704,546 354,616
1967 1,689,528 342,679
1966 1,669,905 331,135
1965 1,649,160 320,000
1964 1,632,114 309,041
1963 1,616,971 297,034
1962 1,603,649 283,912
1961 1,594,131 272,791
1960 1,584,720 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovenia increased by 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K 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
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovenia Suriname
2100 -0.26% -0.34%
2099 -0.25% -0.33%
2098 -0.26% -0.34%
2097 -0.26% -0.32%
2096 -0.25% -0.33%
2095 -0.25% -0.31%
2094 -0.25% -0.33%
2093 -0.25% -0.32%
2092 -0.25% -0.31%
2091 -0.27% -0.28%
2090 -0.26% -0.3%
2089 -0.26% -0.29%
2088 -0.27% -0.25%
2087 -0.29% -0.24%
2086 -0.29% -0.23%
2085 -0.29% -0.19%
2084 -0.31% -0.19%
2083 -0.31% -0.16%
2082 -0.32% -0.16%
2081 -0.35% -0.14%
2080 -0.35% -0.1%
2079 -0.38% -0.09%
2078 -0.38% -0.08%
2077 -0.39% -0.06%
2076 -0.41% -0.07%
2075 -0.43% -0.02%
2074 -0.46% -0.04%
2073 -0.44% -0.01%
2072 -0.46% 0%
2071 -0.47% 0.02%
2070 -0.5% 0.01%
2069 -0.51% 0.04%
2068 -0.49% 0.06%
2067 -0.5% 0.05%
2066 -0.52% 0.09%
2065 -0.53% 0.11%
2064 -0.51% 0.07%
2063 -0.51% 0.1%
2062 -0.52% 0.09%
2061 -0.54% 0.13%
2060 -0.52% 0.12%
2059 -0.48% 0.11%
2058 -0.51% 0.19%
2057 -0.48% 0.16%
2056 -0.48% 0.21%
2055 -0.46% 0.22%
2054 -0.44% 0.2%
2053 -0.43% 0.23%
2052 -0.41% 0.23%
2051 -0.39% 0.26%
2050 -0.37% 0.25%
2049 -0.34% 0.3%
2048 -0.34% 0.34%
2047 -0.33% 0.33%
2046 -0.33% 0.38%
2045 -0.32% 0.4%
2044 -0.31% 0.41%
2043 -0.3% 0.46%
2042 -0.28% 0.47%
2041 -0.25% 0.51%
2040 -0.26% 0.51%
2039 -0.25% 0.54%
2038 -0.28% 0.53%
2037 -0.26% 0.59%
2036 -0.25% 0.62%
2035 -0.24% 0.63%
2034 -0.25% 0.64%
2033 -0.24% 0.69%
2032 -0.24% 0.7%
2031 -0.22% 0.73%
2030 -0.21% 0.74%
2029 -0.2% 0.79%
2028 -0.15% 0.81%
2027 -0.13% 0.83%
2026 -0.1% 0.86%
2025 -0.05% 0.85%
2024 0.33% 0.88%
2023 0.4% 0.92%
2022 0.19% 0.85%
2021 0.27% 0.91%
2020 0.67% 1.08%
2019 0.7% 1.04%
2018 0.36% 0.98%
2017 0.07% 1.01%
2016 0.07% 1.05%
2015 0.08% 1.09%
2014 0.1% 1.12%
2013 0.14% 1.14%
2012 0.21% 1.14%
2011 0.21% 1.15%
2010 0.44% 1.17%
2009 0.91% 1.18%
2008 0.16% 1.17%
2007 0.56% 1.15%
2006 0.32% 1.09%
2005 0.17% 1.05%
2004 0.06% 1.48%
2003 0.06% 1.99%
2002 0.12% 2.05%
2001 0.16% 2.08%
2000 0.3% 2.08%
1999 0.07% 2.08%
1998 -0.22% 2.08%
1997 -0.13% 2.1%
1996 -0.06% 2.15%
1995 0.02% 1.71%
1994 -0.12% 0.72%
1993 -0.24% 0.42%
1992 -0.15% 0.62%
1991 0.06% 0.61%
1990 0.09% 1%
1989 0.06% 1.54%
1988 0.27% 1.34%
1987 1.21% 1.17%
1986 1.25% 1.38%
1985 0.49% 1.25%
1984 0.51% 0.91%
1983 0.63% 0.58%
1982 0.2% 0.29%
1981 0.27% 0.02%
1980 0.99% -0.59%
1979 1.08% -1.02%
1978 1.09% -0.93%
1977 1.22% -0.83%
1976 1.49% -0.74%
1975 0.98% -0.64%
1974 0.53% -0.53%
1973 0.83% -0.41%
1972 0.8% 1.4%
1971 0.78% 3.29%
1970 0.64% 3.42%
1969 0.55% 3.47%
1968 0.89% 3.48%
1967 1.18% 3.49%
1966 1.26% 3.48%
1965 1.04% 3.55%
1964 0.94% 4.04%
1963 0.83% 4.62%
1962 0.6% 4.08%
1961 0.59% 3.36%

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/suriname | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.33%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Slovenia Suriname
Current population
2124138
646767
Population rank 147/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.008%
One net population change
1.26 hours
1.58 hours
One birth every
31 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
24.3 minutes
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +19 +15
Annual growth/decline +6,939 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 148/197 108/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
9.08 hours
Annual migration change +2,711 -967
Net migration rank 55/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 315,122 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 97/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 44/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovenia
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovenia Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,711 - -967
2024 - 3,319 - -1,166
2023 -4,665 5,339 6,697 -988
2022 -4,858 9,014 6,719 -988
2021 -4,216 2,477 5,291 -486
2020 -5,256 28,514 6,640 -296
2019 -1,254 16,352 6,564 191
2018 -1,037 14,640 6,613 -851
2017 -207 1,359 6,772 -935
2016 826 1,195 6,979 -906
2015 826 712 7,150 -967
2014 2,268 -70 7,284 -959
2013 1,648 639 7,350 -968
2012 2,674 1,117 7,405 -1,011
2011 3,285 2,190 7,401 -1,060
2010 3,687 -410 7,489 -1,138
2009 3,060 11,594 7,559 -1,204
2008 3,437 2,971 7,552 -1,255
2007 1,211 14,191 7,468 -1,312
2006 602 6,081 7,278 -1,403
2005 -600 6,317 7,037 -1,534
2004 -599 1,759 6,948 -1,676
2003 -1,996 3,218 7,396 2,345
2002 -1,197 1,975 7,916 2,076
2001 -996 4,527 8,349 1,641
2000 -398 3,124 8,323 1,516
1999 -1,388 10,291 8,236 1,380
1998 -1,189 -5,280 8,173 1,241
1997 -794 -1,298 8,106 1,164
1996 0 -2,456 8,031 1,165
1995 0 356 7,968 1,275
1994 199 -153 7,929 -2,713
1993 -199 -4,641 8,127 -7,291
1992 598 -5,547 8,355 -5,662
1991 2,199 -3,325 8,637 -6,174
1990 3,797 618 9,047 -6,471
1989 4,592 -2,718 9,441 -3,846
1988 5,986 -3,023 9,347 -2,573
1987 5,771 2,972 9,319 -5,467
1986 6,094 32,700 9,222 -3,920
1985 6,213 3,404 9,177 -3,763
1984 5,990 3,280 9,031 -4,894
1983 6,343 3,613 8,797 -6,036
1982 9,170 -8,695 8,197 -6,566
1981 10,485 -5,016 7,541 -6,991
1980 11,027 3,128 7,002 -7,390
1979 12,614 2,107 7,312 -11,375
1978 11,920 2,113 7,650 -11,389
1977 12,160 2,584 7,998 -11,390
1976 12,196 2,226 8,327 -11,381
1975 11,658 2,421 8,587 -11,287
1974 11,367 3,145 8,751 -11,061
1973 11,837 2,175 8,877 -10,765
1972 10,513 2,924 8,893 -10,285
1971 10,951 2,286 8,814 3,552
1970 10,004 260 8,823 3,791
1969 9,427 685 8,880 3,575
1968 11,250 438 8,980 3,147
1967 13,516 -192 9,104 2,637
1966 15,697 -1,262 9,243 2,103
1965 14,513 -1,421 9,270 1,657
1964 12,567 -349 9,174 1,820
1963 14,068 -180 8,838 4,181
1962 13,150 148 8,529 4,703
1961 14,985 -306 8,361 660
1960 12,678 -929 8,170 544

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

GeoRank.org/population/slovenia/suriname | 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 Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 315,122 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovenia, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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