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

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The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,130,986 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,128,778 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 12.7 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.13M (6.07% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Slovenia vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia Syria
2100 1,644,125 44,500,028
2099 1,648,345 44,570,009
2098 1,652,436 44,629,837
2097 1,656,808 44,692,566
2096 1,661,055 44,747,012
2095 1,665,286 44,774,686
2094 1,669,464 44,824,294
2093 1,673,724 44,853,295
2092 1,677,938 44,882,700
2091 1,682,129 44,895,349
2090 1,686,674 44,926,869
2089 1,691,063 44,925,891
2088 1,695,484 44,920,667
2087 1,700,115 44,928,298
2086 1,705,042 44,947,658
2085 1,709,916 44,913,669
2084 1,714,895 44,878,845
2083 1,720,145 44,850,592
2082 1,725,470 44,790,014
2081 1,731,075 44,723,244
2080 1,737,192 44,624,321
2079 1,743,318 44,567,127
2078 1,749,967 44,529,618
2077 1,756,612 44,484,155
2076 1,763,483 44,400,339
2075 1,770,727 44,306,882
2074 1,778,405 44,209,517
2073 1,786,591 44,102,028
2072 1,794,570 43,965,642
2071 1,802,890 43,821,617
2070 1,811,432 43,678,154
2069 1,820,576 43,530,683
2068 1,829,837 43,348,487
2067 1,838,874 43,154,741
2066 1,848,063 42,944,885
2065 1,857,701 42,695,249
2064 1,867,621 42,445,036
2063 1,877,265 42,198,056
2062 1,886,945 41,949,014
2061 1,896,873 41,695,586
2060 1,907,096 41,410,547
2059 1,917,040 41,097,942
2058 1,926,374 40,815,606
2057 1,936,340 40,534,091
2056 1,945,710 40,224,053
2055 1,955,123 39,918,930
2054 1,964,235 39,584,624
2053 1,972,942 39,242,144
2052 1,981,547 38,940,206
2051 1,989,616 38,629,604
2050 1,997,469 38,307,069
2049 2,004,847 37,986,965
2048 2,011,668 37,682,780
2047 2,018,540 37,391,752
2046 2,025,170 37,081,479
2045 2,031,795 36,744,441
2044 2,038,314 36,428,225
2043 2,044,630 36,090,851
2042 2,050,809 35,729,021
2041 2,056,524 35,352,033
2040 2,061,772 34,947,817
2039 2,067,224 34,533,772
2038 2,072,439 34,091,760
2037 2,078,235 33,612,993
2036 2,083,743 33,134,445
2035 2,089,024 32,608,669
2034 2,093,994 32,062,309
2033 2,099,177 31,477,500
2032 2,104,208 30,883,996
2031 2,109,288 30,248,264
2030 2,114,024 29,592,787
2029 2,118,491 28,871,638
2028 2,122,680 28,141,821
2027 2,125,958 27,355,002
2026 2,128,778 26,535,554
2025 2,130,986 25,620,427
2024 2,127,400 24,672,760
2023 2,120,461 23,594,623
2022 2,112,076 22,462,173
2021 2,108,079 21,628,839
2020 2,102,419 21,049,429
2019 2,088,385 20,353,534
2018 2,073,894 19,577,845
2017 2,066,388 19,224,668
2016 2,065,042 19,193,834
2015 2,063,531 19,424,618
2014 2,061,980 20,273,659
2013 2,059,953 21,666,917
2012 2,057,159 22,759,763
2011 2,052,843 22,878,098
2010 2,048,583 22,482,421
2009 2,039,669 21,976,969
2008 2,021,316 21,636,564
2007 2,018,122 20,884,125
2006 2,006,868 19,637,022
2005 2,000,474 18,814,091
2004 1,997,012 18,336,875
2003 1,995,733 17,889,296
2002 1,994,530 17,468,332
2001 1,992,060 17,051,338
2000 1,988,925 16,637,888
1999 1,983,045 16,228,061
1998 1,981,629 15,820,413
1997 1,985,956 15,417,542
1996 1,988,628 15,018,104
1995 1,989,872 14,616,801
1994 1,989,443 14,208,583
1993 1,991,746 13,795,686
1992 1,996,498 13,385,571
1991 1,999,429 12,980,821
1990 1,998,161 12,579,208
1989 1,996,351 12,179,060
1988 1,995,196 11,782,264
1987 1,989,776 11,388,923
1986 1,965,964 11,002,844
1985 1,941,641 10,625,672
1984 1,932,154 10,258,398
1983 1,922,321 9,904,809
1982 1,910,334 9,572,511
1981 1,906,531 9,260,189
1980 1,901,315 8,957,663
1979 1,882,599 8,661,909
1978 1,862,548 8,372,759
1977 1,842,377 8,090,501
1976 1,820,249 7,817,320
1975 1,793,581 7,554,364
1974 1,776,132 7,302,160
1973 1,766,697 7,060,321
1972 1,752,233 6,826,024
1971 1,738,335 6,598,094
1970 1,724,891 6,380,609
1969 1,713,874 6,175,166
1968 1,704,546 5,978,742
1967 1,689,528 5,790,198
1966 1,669,905 5,609,047
1965 1,649,160 5,435,267
1964 1,632,114 5,269,087
1963 1,616,971 5,110,467
1962 1,603,649 4,959,340
1961 1,594,131 4,815,466
1960 1,584,720 4,673,500

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 Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 63,736 people (a 3.09% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 44.9M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovenia Syria
2100 -0.26% -0.16%
2099 -0.25% -0.13%
2098 -0.26% -0.14%
2097 -0.26% -0.12%
2096 -0.25% -0.06%
2095 -0.25% -0.11%
2094 -0.25% -0.06%
2093 -0.25% -0.07%
2092 -0.25% -0.03%
2091 -0.27% -0.07%
2090 -0.26% 0.002%
2089 -0.26% 0.01%
2088 -0.27% -0.02%
2087 -0.29% -0.04%
2086 -0.29% 0.08%
2085 -0.29% 0.08%
2084 -0.31% 0.06%
2083 -0.31% 0.14%
2082 -0.32% 0.15%
2081 -0.35% 0.22%
2080 -0.35% 0.13%
2079 -0.38% 0.08%
2078 -0.38% 0.1%
2077 -0.39% 0.19%
2076 -0.41% 0.21%
2075 -0.43% 0.22%
2074 -0.46% 0.24%
2073 -0.44% 0.31%
2072 -0.46% 0.33%
2071 -0.47% 0.33%
2070 -0.5% 0.34%
2069 -0.51% 0.42%
2068 -0.49% 0.45%
2067 -0.5% 0.49%
2066 -0.52% 0.58%
2065 -0.53% 0.59%
2064 -0.51% 0.59%
2063 -0.51% 0.59%
2062 -0.52% 0.61%
2061 -0.54% 0.69%
2060 -0.52% 0.76%
2059 -0.48% 0.69%
2058 -0.51% 0.69%
2057 -0.48% 0.77%
2056 -0.48% 0.76%
2055 -0.46% 0.84%
2054 -0.44% 0.87%
2053 -0.43% 0.78%
2052 -0.41% 0.8%
2051 -0.39% 0.84%
2050 -0.37% 0.84%
2049 -0.34% 0.81%
2048 -0.34% 0.78%
2047 -0.33% 0.84%
2046 -0.33% 0.92%
2045 -0.32% 0.87%
2044 -0.31% 0.93%
2043 -0.3% 1.01%
2042 -0.28% 1.07%
2041 -0.25% 1.16%
2040 -0.26% 1.2%
2039 -0.25% 1.3%
2038 -0.28% 1.42%
2037 -0.26% 1.44%
2036 -0.25% 1.61%
2035 -0.24% 1.7%
2034 -0.25% 1.86%
2033 -0.24% 1.92%
2032 -0.24% 2.1%
2031 -0.22% 2.21%
2030 -0.21% 2.5%
2029 -0.2% 2.59%
2028 -0.15% 2.88%
2027 -0.13% 3.09%
2026 -0.1% 3.57%
2025 0.17% 3.84%
2024 0.33% 4.57%
2023 0.4% 5.04%
2022 0.19% 3.85%
2021 0.27% 2.75%
2020 0.67% 3.42%
2019 0.7% 3.96%
2018 0.36% 1.84%
2017 0.07% 0.16%
2016 0.07% -1.19%
2015 0.08% -4.19%
2014 0.1% -6.43%
2013 0.14% -4.8%
2012 0.21% -0.52%
2011 0.21% 1.76%
2010 0.44% 2.3%
2009 0.91% 1.57%
2008 0.16% 3.6%
2007 0.56% 6.35%
2006 0.32% 4.37%
2005 0.17% 2.6%
2004 0.06% 2.5%
2003 0.06% 2.41%
2002 0.12% 2.45%
2001 0.16% 2.48%
2000 0.3% 2.53%
1999 0.07% 2.58%
1998 -0.22% 2.61%
1997 -0.13% 2.66%
1996 -0.06% 2.75%
1995 0.02% 2.87%
1994 -0.12% 2.99%
1993 -0.24% 3.06%
1992 -0.15% 3.12%
1991 0.06% 3.19%
1990 0.09% 3.29%
1989 0.06% 3.37%
1988 0.27% 3.45%
1987 1.21% 3.51%
1986 1.25% 3.55%
1985 0.49% 3.58%
1984 0.51% 3.57%
1983 0.63% 3.47%
1982 0.2% 3.37%
1981 0.27% 3.38%
1980 0.99% 3.41%
1979 1.08% 3.45%
1978 1.09% 3.49%
1977 1.22% 3.49%
1976 1.49% 3.48%
1975 0.98% 3.45%
1974 0.53% 3.43%
1973 0.83% 3.43%
1972 0.8% 3.45%
1971 0.78% 3.41%
1970 0.64% 3.33%
1969 0.55% 3.29%
1968 0.89% 3.26%
1967 1.18% 3.23%
1966 1.26% 3.2%
1965 1.04% 3.15%
1964 0.94% 3.1%
1963 0.83% 3.05%
1962 0.6% 2.99%
1961 0.59% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Slovenia Syria
Current population
2128778
26956472
Population rank 147/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
2.45 hours
33.4 seconds
One birth every
31.3 minutes
55.2 seconds
One death every
24.5 minutes
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10 +2,596
Annual growth/decline +3,586 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 153/197 5/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change +2,711 +421,693
Net migration rank 55/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 315,122 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 97/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 44/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovenia
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovenia Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,711 - 421,693
2024 -4,680 3,319 449,784 546,494
2023 -4,665 5,339 402,713 757,309
2022 -4,858 9,014 369,750 735,142
2021 -4,216 2,477 350,560 211,220
2020 -5,256 28,514 327,992 269,050
2019 -1,254 16,352 293,762 500,985
2018 -1,037 14,640 242,530 514,102
2017 -207 1,359 237,214 -287,501
2016 826 1,195 236,007 -124,063
2015 826 712 253,977 -827,496
2014 2,268 -70 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 1,648 639 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 2,674 1,117 475,520 -999,267
2011 3,285 2,190 543,950 -256,888
2010 3,687 -410 558,666 -54,359
2009 3,060 11,594 559,314 -52,703
2008 3,437 2,971 576,593 -402,393
2007 1,211 14,191 529,162 801,514
2006 602 6,081 480,616 682,911
2005 -600 6,317 468,960 13,382
2004 -599 1,759 461,209 10,881
2003 -1,996 3,218 457,000 -33,920
2002 -1,197 1,975 453,967 -35,096
2001 -996 4,527 451,503 -36,383
2000 -398 3,124 446,211 -34,425
1999 -1,388 10,291 439,261 -31,394
1998 -1,189 -5,280 433,447 -26,025
1997 -794 -1,298 429,887 -31,571
1996 0 -2,456 430,765 -30,197
1995 0 356 430,172 -28,122
1994 199 -153 426,996 -12,630
1993 -199 -4,641 420,244 -8,828
1992 598 -5,547 412,878 -4,063
1991 2,199 -3,325 410,830 -10,154
1990 3,797 618 409,177 -6,620
1989 4,592 -2,718 406,111 -8,379
1988 5,986 -3,023 404,285 -8,426
1987 5,771 2,972 399,159 -8,335
1986 6,094 32,700 390,821 -9,485
1985 6,213 3,404 379,231 -6,221
1984 5,990 3,280 366,768 -5,245
1983 6,343 3,613 355,375 -9,729
1982 9,170 -8,695 319,664 -721
1981 10,485 -5,016 330,237 -24,536
1980 11,027 3,128 332,464 -33,114
1979 12,614 2,107 324,943 -32,793
1978 11,920 2,113 316,724 -30,567
1977 12,160 2,584 306,630 -28,275
1976 12,196 2,226 294,267 -26,268
1975 11,658 2,421 282,299 -24,389
1974 11,367 3,145 270,735 -24,242
1973 11,837 2,175 254,687 -17,502
1972 10,513 2,924 249,027 -17,610
1971 10,951 2,286 239,610 -15,167
1970 10,004 260 230,117 -19,594
1969 9,427 685 219,114 -18,749
1968 11,250 438 209,454 -16,968
1967 13,516 -192 199,223 -14,618
1966 15,697 -1,262 191,122 -13,434
1965 14,513 -1,421 182,560 -12,704
1964 12,567 -349 174,549 -12,044
1963 14,068 -180 166,555 -11,817
1962 13,150 148 159,155 -11,641
1961 14,985 -306 151,485 -11,237
1960 12,678 -929 143,687 0

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 Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 315,122 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovenia, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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