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

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The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,130,986 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,128,778 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 5.01 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.13M (6.07% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Slovenia vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia Sweden
2100 1,644,125 11,330,987
2099 1,648,345 11,334,835
2098 1,652,436 11,339,107
2097 1,656,808 11,340,268
2096 1,661,055 11,341,947
2095 1,665,286 11,344,893
2094 1,669,464 11,347,531
2093 1,673,724 11,349,412
2092 1,677,938 11,351,452
2091 1,682,129 11,352,899
2090 1,686,674 11,354,820
2089 1,691,063 11,357,746
2088 1,695,484 11,360,405
2087 1,700,115 11,364,197
2086 1,705,042 11,371,529
2085 1,709,916 11,376,573
2084 1,714,895 11,381,332
2083 1,720,145 11,384,862
2082 1,725,470 11,390,058
2081 1,731,075 11,391,696
2080 1,737,192 11,393,882
2079 1,743,318 11,393,412
2078 1,749,967 11,391,291
2077 1,756,612 11,389,212
2076 1,763,483 11,385,385
2075 1,770,727 11,381,261
2074 1,778,405 11,377,973
2073 1,786,591 11,375,051
2072 1,794,570 11,371,362
2071 1,802,890 11,366,451
2070 1,811,432 11,362,742
2069 1,820,576 11,358,895
2068 1,829,837 11,357,504
2067 1,838,874 11,356,672
2066 1,848,063 11,356,676
2065 1,857,701 11,355,953
2064 1,867,621 11,354,988
2063 1,877,265 11,354,834
2062 1,886,945 11,355,452
2061 1,896,873 11,353,198
2060 1,907,096 11,352,013
2059 1,917,040 11,349,674
2058 1,926,374 11,345,893
2057 1,936,340 11,340,487
2056 1,945,710 11,335,234
2055 1,955,123 11,328,291
2054 1,964,235 11,320,768
2053 1,972,942 11,310,127
2052 1,981,547 11,296,358
2051 1,989,616 11,280,503
2050 1,997,469 11,261,537
2049 2,004,847 11,242,070
2048 2,011,668 11,221,274
2047 2,018,540 11,199,365
2046 2,025,170 11,176,512
2045 2,031,795 11,152,739
2044 2,038,314 11,127,765
2043 2,044,630 11,102,354
2042 2,050,809 11,076,504
2041 2,056,524 11,052,951
2040 2,061,772 11,028,609
2039 2,067,224 11,005,487
2038 2,072,439 10,983,160
2037 2,078,235 10,961,591
2036 2,083,743 10,938,759
2035 2,089,024 10,916,327
2034 2,093,994 10,893,717
2033 2,099,177 10,869,588
2032 2,104,208 10,844,339
2031 2,109,288 10,819,037
2030 2,114,024 10,790,557
2029 2,118,491 10,759,017
2028 2,122,680 10,724,017
2027 2,125,958 10,685,143
2026 2,128,778 10,643,884
2025 2,130,986 10,596,620
2024 2,127,400 10,569,709
2023 2,120,461 10,536,632
2022 2,112,076 10,486,941
2021 2,108,079 10,415,811
2020 2,102,419 10,353,442
2019 2,088,385 10,278,887
2018 2,073,894 10,175,214
2017 2,066,388 10,057,698
2016 2,065,042 9,923,085
2015 2,063,531 9,799,186
2014 2,061,980 9,696,110
2013 2,059,953 9,600,379
2012 2,057,159 9,519,374
2011 2,052,843 9,449,213
2010 2,048,583 9,378,126
2009 2,039,669 9,298,515
2008 2,021,316 9,219,637
2007 2,018,122 9,148,092
2006 2,006,868 9,080,505
2005 2,000,474 9,029,572
2004 1,997,012 8,993,531
2003 1,995,733 8,958,229
2002 1,994,530 8,924,958
2001 1,992,060 8,895,960
2000 1,988,925 8,872,109
1999 1,983,045 8,857,874
1998 1,981,629 8,850,974
1997 1,985,956 8,846,062
1996 1,988,628 8,840,998
1995 1,989,872 8,826,939
1994 1,989,443 8,780,745
1993 1,991,746 8,718,561
1992 1,996,498 8,668,067
1991 1,999,429 8,617,375
1990 1,998,161 8,558,835
1989 1,996,351 8,492,964
1988 1,995,196 8,436,489
1987 1,989,776 8,397,804
1986 1,965,964 8,369,829
1985 1,941,641 8,350,386
1984 1,932,154 8,336,605
1983 1,922,321 8,329,033
1982 1,910,334 8,325,263
1981 1,906,531 8,320,503
1980 1,901,315 8,310,531
1979 1,882,599 8,293,678
1978 1,862,548 8,275,599
1977 1,842,377 8,251,540
1976 1,820,249 8,222,286
1975 1,793,581 8,192,437
1974 1,776,132 8,159,955
1973 1,766,697 8,136,312
1972 1,752,233 8,122,300
1971 1,738,335 8,098,334
1970 1,724,891 8,042,801
1969 1,713,874 7,968,072
1968 1,704,546 7,912,273
1967 1,689,528 7,867,931
1966 1,669,905 7,807,797
1965 1,649,160 7,733,853
1964 1,632,114 7,661,354
1963 1,616,971 7,604,328
1962 1,603,649 7,561,588
1961 1,594,131 7,519,998
1960 1,584,720 7,484,656

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovenia increased by 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 63,736 people (a 3.09% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M 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
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovenia Sweden
2100 -0.26% -0.03%
2099 -0.25% -0.04%
2098 -0.26% -0.01%
2097 -0.26% -0.01%
2096 -0.25% -0.03%
2095 -0.25% -0.02%
2094 -0.25% -0.02%
2093 -0.25% -0.02%
2092 -0.25% -0.01%
2091 -0.27% -0.02%
2090 -0.26% -0.03%
2089 -0.26% -0.02%
2088 -0.27% -0.03%
2087 -0.29% -0.06%
2086 -0.29% -0.04%
2085 -0.29% -0.04%
2084 -0.31% -0.03%
2083 -0.31% -0.05%
2082 -0.32% -0.01%
2081 -0.35% -0.02%
2080 -0.35% 0.004%
2079 -0.38% 0.02%
2078 -0.38% 0.02%
2077 -0.39% 0.03%
2076 -0.41% 0.04%
2075 -0.43% 0.03%
2074 -0.46% 0.03%
2073 -0.44% 0.03%
2072 -0.46% 0.04%
2071 -0.47% 0.03%
2070 -0.5% 0.03%
2069 -0.51% 0.01%
2068 -0.49% 0.007%
2067 -0.5% -0%
2066 -0.52% 0.006%
2065 -0.53% 0.009%
2064 -0.51% 0.001%
2063 -0.51% -0.005%
2062 -0.52% 0.02%
2061 -0.54% 0.01%
2060 -0.52% 0.02%
2059 -0.48% 0.03%
2058 -0.51% 0.05%
2057 -0.48% 0.05%
2056 -0.48% 0.06%
2055 -0.46% 0.07%
2054 -0.44% 0.09%
2053 -0.43% 0.12%
2052 -0.41% 0.14%
2051 -0.39% 0.17%
2050 -0.37% 0.17%
2049 -0.34% 0.19%
2048 -0.34% 0.2%
2047 -0.33% 0.2%
2046 -0.33% 0.21%
2045 -0.32% 0.22%
2044 -0.31% 0.23%
2043 -0.3% 0.23%
2042 -0.28% 0.21%
2041 -0.25% 0.22%
2040 -0.26% 0.21%
2039 -0.25% 0.2%
2038 -0.28% 0.2%
2037 -0.26% 0.21%
2036 -0.25% 0.21%
2035 -0.24% 0.21%
2034 -0.25% 0.22%
2033 -0.24% 0.23%
2032 -0.24% 0.23%
2031 -0.22% 0.26%
2030 -0.21% 0.29%
2029 -0.2% 0.33%
2028 -0.15% 0.36%
2027 -0.13% 0.39%
2026 -0.1% 0.45%
2025 0.17% 0.25%
2024 0.33% 0.31%
2023 0.4% 0.47%
2022 0.19% 0.68%
2021 0.27% 0.6%
2020 0.67% 0.73%
2019 0.7% 1.02%
2018 0.36% 1.17%
2017 0.07% 1.36%
2016 0.07% 1.26%
2015 0.08% 1.06%
2014 0.1% 1%
2013 0.14% 0.85%
2012 0.21% 0.74%
2011 0.21% 0.76%
2010 0.44% 0.86%
2009 0.91% 0.86%
2008 0.16% 0.78%
2007 0.56% 0.74%
2006 0.32% 0.56%
2005 0.17% 0.4%
2004 0.06% 0.39%
2003 0.06% 0.37%
2002 0.12% 0.33%
2001 0.16% 0.27%
2000 0.3% 0.16%
1999 0.07% 0.08%
1998 -0.22% 0.06%
1997 -0.13% 0.06%
1996 -0.06% 0.16%
1995 0.02% 0.53%
1994 -0.12% 0.71%
1993 -0.24% 0.58%
1992 -0.15% 0.59%
1991 0.06% 0.68%
1990 0.09% 0.78%
1989 0.06% 0.67%
1988 0.27% 0.46%
1987 1.21% 0.33%
1986 1.25% 0.23%
1985 0.49% 0.17%
1984 0.51% 0.09%
1983 0.63% 0.05%
1982 0.2% 0.06%
1981 0.27% 0.12%
1980 0.99% 0.2%
1979 1.08% 0.22%
1978 1.09% 0.29%
1977 1.22% 0.36%
1976 1.49% 0.36%
1975 0.98% 0.4%
1974 0.53% 0.29%
1973 0.83% 0.17%
1972 0.8% 0.3%
1971 0.78% 0.69%
1970 0.64% 0.94%
1969 0.55% 0.71%
1968 0.89% 0.56%
1967 1.18% 0.77%
1966 1.26% 0.96%
1965 1.04% 0.95%
1964 0.94% 0.75%
1963 0.83% 0.57%
1962 0.6% 0.55%
1961 0.59% 0.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.17%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Slovenia Sweden
Current population
2128778
10665077
Population rank 147/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
2.45 hours
19.6 minutes
One birth every
31.3 minutes
5.35 minutes
One death every
24.5 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10 +74
Annual growth/decline +3,586 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 153/197 148/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +2,711 +47,079
Net migration rank 55/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 315,122 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 97/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 44/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovenia
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovenia Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,711 - 47,079
2024 -4,680 3,319 7,399 50,115
2023 -4,665 5,339 5,269 55,209
2022 -4,858 9,014 10,487 58,955
2021 -4,216 2,477 22,914 51,947
2020 -5,256 28,514 14,495 37,302
2019 -1,254 16,352 25,697 72,619
2018 -1,037 14,640 23,403 87,517
2017 -207 1,359 24,138 102,671
2016 826 1,195 25,800 119,234
2015 826 712 23,518 80,534
2014 2,268 -70 26,179 77,654
2013 1,648 639 23,041 66,760
2012 2,674 1,117 20,943 52,879
2011 3,285 2,190 21,733 46,049
2010 3,687 -410 25,320 51,175
2009 3,060 11,594 21,387 63,638
2008 3,437 2,971 18,439 56,452
2007 1,211 14,191 15,552 54,907
2006 602 6,081 15,436 51,675
2005 -600 6,317 9,030 27,030
2004 -599 1,759 9,893 25,842
2003 -1,996 3,218 6,271 29,161
2002 -1,197 1,975 893 31,364
2001 -996 4,527 -1,779 28,856
2000 -398 3,124 -2,662 24,900
1999 -1,388 10,291 -6,201 13,940
1998 -1,189 -5,280 -3,541 11,325
1997 -794 -1,298 -3,539 6,047
1996 0 -2,456 1,768 5,773
1995 0 356 9,710 11,621
1994 199 -153 20,196 51,545
1993 -199 -4,641 20,924 32,725
1992 598 -5,547 28,605 20,507
1991 2,199 -3,325 29,299 25,314
1990 3,797 618 29,100 35,668
1989 4,592 -2,718 24,629 44,565
1988 5,986 -3,023 15,186 30,064
1987 5,771 2,972 11,757 21,335
1986 6,094 32,700 9,206 15,211
1985 6,213 3,404 4,175 11,464
1984 5,990 3,280 3,335 8,668
1983 6,343 3,613 833 2,105
1982 9,170 -8,695 1,665 2,524
1981 10,485 -5,016 1,664 3,209
1980 11,027 3,128 5,818 10,040
1979 12,614 2,107 4,976 13,895
1978 11,920 2,113 4,138 13,807
1977 12,160 2,584 7,426 23,528
1976 12,196 2,226 8,222 20,324
1975 11,658 2,421 14,746 16,564
1974 11,367 3,145 23,664 9,217
1973 11,837 2,175 24,409 -9,551
1972 10,513 2,924 28,428 -13,519
1971 10,951 2,286 31,583 2,334
1970 10,004 260 30,563 47,242
1969 9,427 685 23,904 48,824
1968 11,250 438 30,858 8,545
1967 13,516 -192 41,700 11,075
1966 15,697 -1,262 45,286 24,920
1965 14,513 -1,421 44,857 32,444
1964 12,567 -349 45,968 23,581
1963 14,068 -180 35,741 11,009
1962 13,150 148 30,246 9,627
1961 14,985 -306 30,832 14,401
1960 12,678 -929 27,693 1,080

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 315,122 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovenia, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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