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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,127,400 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,124,138 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 40.5 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.12M (5.84% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Slovenia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia Turkey
2100 1,640,541 64,274,243
2099 1,644,752 64,924,706
2098 1,648,834 65,567,989
2097 1,653,196 66,219,045
2096 1,657,434 66,865,890
2095 1,661,656 67,516,190
2094 1,665,825 68,169,346
2093 1,670,076 68,835,313
2092 1,674,280 69,496,264
2091 1,678,462 70,159,325
2090 1,682,998 70,828,304
2089 1,687,376 71,490,133
2088 1,691,788 72,146,464
2087 1,696,409 72,792,552
2086 1,701,325 73,439,558
2085 1,706,189 74,085,313
2084 1,711,157 74,713,882
2083 1,716,396 75,342,464
2082 1,721,709 75,969,760
2081 1,727,302 76,583,769
2080 1,733,405 77,195,480
2079 1,739,518 77,793,711
2078 1,746,152 78,386,293
2077 1,752,783 78,973,194
2076 1,759,639 79,556,991
2075 1,766,867 80,128,010
2074 1,774,528 80,697,544
2073 1,782,697 81,244,619
2072 1,790,658 81,785,452
2071 1,798,960 82,311,503
2070 1,807,483 82,827,402
2069 1,816,607 83,324,862
2068 1,825,849 83,806,741
2067 1,834,865 84,270,976
2066 1,844,034 84,728,547
2065 1,853,651 85,177,268
2064 1,863,550 85,611,517
2063 1,873,173 86,026,471
2062 1,882,832 86,425,827
2061 1,892,739 86,800,591
2060 1,902,939 87,156,663
2059 1,912,861 87,500,101
2058 1,922,175 87,809,920
2057 1,932,119 88,100,397
2056 1,941,469 88,369,840
2055 1,950,861 88,598,739
2054 1,959,953 88,806,632
2053 1,968,641 88,985,609
2052 1,977,227 89,144,425
2051 1,985,279 89,270,515
2050 1,993,115 89,374,730
2049 2,000,477 89,447,182
2048 2,007,283 89,484,074
2047 2,014,140 89,492,406
2046 2,020,756 89,467,391
2045 2,027,366 89,441,098
2044 2,033,871 89,390,601
2043 2,040,173 89,326,342
2042 2,046,339 89,237,658
2041 2,052,041 89,137,199
2040 2,057,278 89,021,820
2039 2,062,718 88,885,792
2038 2,067,922 88,736,121
2037 2,073,705 88,562,197
2036 2,079,201 88,373,007
2035 2,084,471 88,178,595
2034 2,089,430 87,975,336
2033 2,094,601 87,754,631
2032 2,099,622 87,524,158
2031 2,104,690 87,274,280
2030 2,109,416 87,004,538
2029 2,113,874 86,741,614
2028 2,118,053 86,466,107
2027 2,121,324 86,189,693
2026 2,124,138 85,932,926
2025 2,126,340 85,718,588
2024 2,127,400 85,518,661
2023 2,120,461 85,325,965
2022 2,112,076 84,979,913
2021 2,108,079 84,147,318
2020 2,102,419 83,384,680
2019 2,088,385 82,579,440
2018 2,073,894 81,407,204
2017 2,066,388 80,312,698
2016 2,065,042 79,277,962
2015 2,063,531 78,218,479
2014 2,061,980 77,181,884
2013 2,059,953 76,147,624
2012 2,057,159 75,175,827
2011 2,052,843 74,223,629
2010 2,048,583 73,142,150
2009 2,039,669 72,039,206
2008 2,021,316 71,051,678
2007 2,018,122 70,158,112
2006 2,006,868 70,045,349
2005 2,000,474 69,329,557
2004 1,997,012 68,592,617
2003 1,995,733 67,831,730
2002 1,994,530 67,048,795
2001 1,992,060 66,245,128
2000 1,988,925 65,425,961
1999 1,983,045 64,591,923
1998 1,981,629 63,734,383
1997 1,985,956 62,852,966
1996 1,988,628 61,951,134
1995 1,989,872 61,024,503
1994 1,989,443 60,033,836
1993 1,991,746 58,999,167
1992 1,996,498 57,990,118
1991 1,999,429 57,009,887
1990 1,998,161 56,015,628
1989 1,996,351 54,976,723
1988 1,995,196 53,909,626
1987 1,989,776 52,843,670
1986 1,965,964 51,777,772
1985 1,941,641 50,687,115
1984 1,932,154 49,574,069
1983 1,922,321 48,447,410
1982 1,910,334 47,322,096
1981 1,906,531 46,321,190
1980 1,901,315 45,408,815
1979 1,882,599 44,510,429
1978 1,862,548 43,645,306
1977 1,842,377 42,773,298
1976 1,820,249 41,899,984
1975 1,793,581 41,053,126
1974 1,776,132 40,210,234
1973 1,766,697 39,329,533
1972 1,752,233 38,430,221
1971 1,738,335 37,518,611
1970 1,724,891 36,638,465
1969 1,713,874 35,787,774
1968 1,704,546 34,921,684
1967 1,689,528 34,050,421
1966 1,669,905 33,177,672
1965 1,649,160 32,345,220
1964 1,632,114 31,543,072
1963 1,616,971 30,726,841
1962 1,603,649 29,916,147
1961 1,594,131 29,119,238
1960 1,584,720 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovenia increased by 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovenia Turkey
2100 -0.26% -1%
2099 -0.25% -0.98%
2098 -0.26% -0.98%
2097 -0.26% -0.97%
2096 -0.25% -0.96%
2095 -0.25% -0.96%
2094 -0.25% -0.97%
2093 -0.25% -0.95%
2092 -0.25% -0.95%
2091 -0.27% -0.94%
2090 -0.26% -0.93%
2089 -0.26% -0.91%
2088 -0.27% -0.89%
2087 -0.29% -0.88%
2086 -0.29% -0.87%
2085 -0.29% -0.84%
2084 -0.31% -0.83%
2083 -0.31% -0.83%
2082 -0.32% -0.8%
2081 -0.35% -0.79%
2080 -0.35% -0.77%
2079 -0.38% -0.76%
2078 -0.38% -0.74%
2077 -0.39% -0.73%
2076 -0.41% -0.71%
2075 -0.43% -0.71%
2074 -0.46% -0.67%
2073 -0.44% -0.66%
2072 -0.46% -0.64%
2071 -0.47% -0.62%
2070 -0.5% -0.6%
2069 -0.51% -0.57%
2068 -0.49% -0.55%
2067 -0.5% -0.54%
2066 -0.52% -0.53%
2065 -0.53% -0.51%
2064 -0.51% -0.48%
2063 -0.51% -0.46%
2062 -0.52% -0.43%
2061 -0.54% -0.41%
2060 -0.52% -0.39%
2059 -0.48% -0.35%
2058 -0.51% -0.33%
2057 -0.48% -0.3%
2056 -0.48% -0.26%
2055 -0.46% -0.23%
2054 -0.44% -0.2%
2053 -0.43% -0.18%
2052 -0.41% -0.14%
2051 -0.39% -0.12%
2050 -0.37% -0.08%
2049 -0.34% -0.04%
2048 -0.34% -0.009%
2047 -0.33% 0.03%
2046 -0.33% 0.03%
2045 -0.32% 0.06%
2044 -0.31% 0.07%
2043 -0.3% 0.1%
2042 -0.28% 0.11%
2041 -0.25% 0.13%
2040 -0.26% 0.15%
2039 -0.25% 0.17%
2038 -0.28% 0.2%
2037 -0.26% 0.21%
2036 -0.25% 0.22%
2035 -0.24% 0.23%
2034 -0.25% 0.25%
2033 -0.24% 0.26%
2032 -0.24% 0.29%
2031 -0.22% 0.31%
2030 -0.21% 0.3%
2029 -0.2% 0.32%
2028 -0.15% 0.32%
2027 -0.13% 0.3%
2026 -0.1% 0.25%
2025 -0.05% 0.23%
2024 0.33% 0.23%
2023 0.4% 0.41%
2022 0.19% 0.99%
2021 0.27% 0.91%
2020 0.67% 0.98%
2019 0.7% 1.44%
2018 0.36% 1.36%
2017 0.07% 1.31%
2016 0.07% 1.35%
2015 0.08% 1.34%
2014 0.1% 1.36%
2013 0.14% 1.29%
2012 0.21% 1.28%
2011 0.21% 1.48%
2010 0.44% 1.53%
2009 0.91% 1.39%
2008 0.16% 1.27%
2007 0.56% 0.16%
2006 0.32% 1.03%
2005 0.17% 1.07%
2004 0.06% 1.12%
2003 0.06% 1.17%
2002 0.12% 1.21%
2001 0.16% 1.25%
2000 0.3% 1.29%
1999 0.07% 1.35%
1998 -0.22% 1.4%
1997 -0.13% 1.46%
1996 -0.06% 1.52%
1995 0.02% 1.65%
1994 -0.12% 1.75%
1993 -0.24% 1.74%
1992 -0.15% 1.72%
1991 0.06% 1.77%
1990 0.09% 1.89%
1989 0.06% 1.98%
1988 0.27% 2.02%
1987 1.21% 2.06%
1986 1.25% 2.15%
1985 0.49% 2.25%
1984 0.51% 2.33%
1983 0.63% 2.38%
1982 0.2% 2.16%
1981 0.27% 2.01%
1980 0.99% 2.02%
1979 1.08% 1.98%
1978 1.09% 2.04%
1977 1.22% 2.08%
1976 1.49% 2.06%
1975 0.98% 2.1%
1974 0.53% 2.24%
1973 0.83% 2.34%
1972 0.8% 2.43%
1971 0.78% 2.4%
1970 0.64% 2.38%
1969 0.55% 2.48%
1968 0.89% 2.56%
1967 1.18% 2.63%
1966 1.26% 2.57%
1965 1.04% 2.54%
1964 0.94% 2.66%
1963 0.83% 2.71%
1962 0.6% 2.74%
1961 0.59% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.33%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Slovenia Turkey
Current population
2124138
86002379
Population rank 147/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.04%
One net population change
1.26 hours
2.73 minutes
One birth every
31 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
24.3 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +19 +528
Annual growth/decline +6,939 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 148/197 154/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +2,711 -258,205
Net migration rank 55/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 315,122 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 97/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 44/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovenia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovenia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,711 - -258,205
2024 - 3,319 - -275,952
2023 -4,665 5,339 426,630 -318,070
2022 -4,858 9,014 535,373 -301,544
2021 -4,216 2,477 521,713 20,283
2020 -5,256 28,514 608,708 37,934
2019 -1,254 16,352 751,472 -15,690
2018 -1,037 14,640 830,353 187,570
2017 -207 1,359 875,408 659,846
2016 826 1,195 895,841 352,063
2015 826 712 930,799 1,063,140
2014 2,268 -70 957,055 1,033,384
2013 1,648 639 921,386 438,618
2012 2,674 1,117 917,145 258,623
2011 3,285 2,190 875,839 68,849
2010 3,687 -410 892,334 55,532
2009 3,060 11,594 900,491 24,276
2008 3,437 2,971 868,749 47,915
2007 1,211 14,191 876,626 -186,402
2006 602 6,081 897,351 -190,194
2005 -600 6,317 898,650 -174,177
2004 -599 1,759 896,025 -146,574
2003 -1,996 3,218 893,683 -121,383
2002 -1,197 1,975 922,927 -129,444
2001 -996 4,527 980,560 -166,759
2000 -398 3,124 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -1,388 10,291 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -1,189 -5,280 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 -794 -1,298 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 0 -2,456 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 0 356 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 199 -153 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 -199 -4,641 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 598 -5,547 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 2,199 -3,325 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 3,797 618 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 4,592 -2,718 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 5,986 -3,023 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 5,771 2,972 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 6,094 32,700 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 6,213 3,404 1,098,846 8,960
1984 5,990 3,280 1,096,529 21,787
1983 6,343 3,613 1,095,106 39,871
1982 9,170 -8,695 1,091,863 23,728
1981 10,485 -5,016 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 11,027 3,128 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 12,614 2,107 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 11,920 2,113 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 12,160 2,584 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 12,196 2,226 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 11,658 2,421 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 11,367 3,145 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 11,837 2,175 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 10,513 2,924 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 10,951 2,286 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 10,004 260 991,950 -150,924
1969 9,427 685 970,958 -110,578
1968 11,250 438 950,778 -78,973
1967 13,516 -192 936,727 -65,993
1966 15,697 -1,262 925,790 -50,999
1965 14,513 -1,421 904,016 -113,911
1964 12,567 -349 884,152 -69,978
1963 14,068 -180 862,626 -44,317
1962 13,150 148 837,473 -34,353
1961 14,985 -306 816,911 -26,187
1960 12,678 -929 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 315,122 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovenia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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