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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,127,400 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,124,138 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 3.66 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.12M (5.84% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Slovenia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia Turkmenistan
2100 1,640,541 10,046,945
2099 1,644,752 10,075,740
2098 1,648,834 10,103,319
2097 1,653,196 10,129,577
2096 1,657,434 10,154,338
2095 1,661,656 10,178,163
2094 1,665,825 10,200,371
2093 1,670,076 10,221,349
2092 1,674,280 10,240,959
2091 1,678,462 10,259,026
2090 1,682,998 10,276,261
2089 1,687,376 10,291,819
2088 1,691,788 10,306,303
2087 1,696,409 10,319,501
2086 1,701,325 10,331,090
2085 1,706,189 10,341,183
2084 1,711,157 10,349,710
2083 1,716,396 10,356,602
2082 1,721,709 10,362,422
2081 1,727,302 10,366,587
2080 1,733,405 10,369,293
2079 1,739,518 10,370,130
2078 1,746,152 10,369,013
2077 1,752,783 10,366,366
2076 1,759,639 10,361,975
2075 1,766,867 10,355,755
2074 1,774,528 10,348,384
2073 1,782,697 10,339,415
2072 1,790,658 10,328,653
2071 1,798,960 10,316,618
2070 1,807,483 10,303,565
2069 1,816,607 10,289,578
2068 1,825,849 10,274,625
2067 1,834,865 10,258,518
2066 1,844,034 10,241,362
2065 1,853,651 10,223,420
2064 1,863,550 10,204,034
2063 1,873,173 10,183,241
2062 1,882,832 10,160,903
2061 1,892,739 10,136,928
2060 1,902,939 10,111,369
2059 1,912,861 10,083,631
2058 1,922,175 10,052,905
2057 1,932,119 10,019,547
2056 1,941,469 9,983,379
2055 1,950,861 9,943,931
2054 1,959,953 9,901,473
2053 1,968,641 9,854,931
2052 1,977,227 9,804,909
2051 1,985,279 9,751,221
2050 1,993,115 9,693,713
2049 2,000,477 9,632,600
2048 2,007,283 9,567,946
2047 2,014,140 9,500,139
2046 2,020,756 9,429,355
2045 2,027,366 9,356,194
2044 2,033,871 9,280,988
2043 2,040,173 9,204,466
2042 2,046,339 9,126,898
2041 2,052,041 9,048,356
2040 2,057,278 8,969,478
2039 2,062,718 8,890,225
2038 2,067,922 8,810,850
2037 2,073,705 8,731,367
2036 2,079,201 8,651,719
2035 2,084,471 8,572,231
2034 2,089,430 8,492,483
2033 2,094,601 8,412,113
2032 2,099,622 8,330,912
2031 2,104,690 8,248,129
2030 2,109,416 8,163,024
2029 2,113,874 8,070,023
2028 2,118,053 7,969,080
2027 2,121,324 7,860,774
2026 2,124,138 7,745,331
2025 2,126,340 7,623,184
2024 2,127,400 7,494,498
2023 2,120,461 7,364,438
2022 2,112,076 7,230,193
2021 2,108,079 7,092,043
2020 2,102,419 6,949,912
2019 2,088,385 6,803,944
2018 2,073,894 6,655,524
2017 2,066,388 6,507,061
2016 2,065,042 6,360,041
2015 2,063,531 6,215,770
2014 2,061,980 6,075,283
2013 2,059,953 5,939,341
2012 2,057,159 5,808,546
2011 2,052,843 5,683,417
2010 2,048,583 5,564,356
2009 2,039,669 5,451,592
2008 2,021,316 5,345,029
2007 2,018,122 5,244,046
2006 2,006,868 5,147,105
2005 2,000,474 5,052,257
2004 1,997,012 4,958,093
2003 1,995,733 4,863,865
2002 1,994,530 4,769,465
2001 1,992,060 4,675,409
2000 1,988,925 4,582,677
1999 1,983,045 4,492,170
1998 1,981,629 4,410,507
1997 1,985,956 4,336,730
1996 1,988,628 4,263,819
1995 1,989,872 4,191,203
1994 1,989,443 4,116,662
1993 1,991,746 4,032,407
1992 1,996,498 3,944,689
1991 1,999,429 3,855,894
1990 1,998,161 3,760,562
1989 1,996,351 3,662,459
1988 1,995,196 3,559,363
1987 1,989,776 3,452,731
1986 1,965,964 3,347,809
1985 1,941,641 3,247,534
1984 1,932,154 3,154,079
1983 1,922,321 3,067,534
1982 1,910,334 2,985,557
1981 1,906,531 2,907,187
1980 1,901,315 2,832,203
1979 1,882,599 2,760,358
1978 1,862,548 2,691,088
1977 1,842,377 2,623,948
1976 1,820,249 2,558,521
1975 1,793,581 2,494,570
1974 1,776,132 2,432,028
1973 1,766,697 2,370,919
1972 1,752,233 2,311,430
1971 1,738,335 2,253,119
1970 1,724,891 2,195,616
1969 1,713,874 2,139,024
1968 1,704,546 2,083,069
1967 1,689,528 2,027,403
1966 1,669,905 1,971,737
1965 1,649,160 1,915,916
1964 1,632,114 1,859,997
1963 1,616,971 1,804,272
1962 1,603,649 1,749,214
1961 1,594,131 1,695,400
1960 1,584,720 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovenia increased by 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovenia Turkmenistan
2100 -0.26% -0.29%
2099 -0.25% -0.27%
2098 -0.26% -0.26%
2097 -0.26% -0.24%
2096 -0.25% -0.23%
2095 -0.25% -0.22%
2094 -0.25% -0.21%
2093 -0.25% -0.19%
2092 -0.25% -0.18%
2091 -0.27% -0.17%
2090 -0.26% -0.15%
2089 -0.26% -0.14%
2088 -0.27% -0.13%
2087 -0.29% -0.11%
2086 -0.29% -0.1%
2085 -0.29% -0.08%
2084 -0.31% -0.07%
2083 -0.31% -0.06%
2082 -0.32% -0.04%
2081 -0.35% -0.03%
2080 -0.35% -0.008%
2079 -0.38% 0.01%
2078 -0.38% 0.03%
2077 -0.39% 0.04%
2076 -0.41% 0.06%
2075 -0.43% 0.07%
2074 -0.46% 0.09%
2073 -0.44% 0.1%
2072 -0.46% 0.12%
2071 -0.47% 0.13%
2070 -0.5% 0.14%
2069 -0.51% 0.15%
2068 -0.49% 0.16%
2067 -0.5% 0.17%
2066 -0.52% 0.18%
2065 -0.53% 0.19%
2064 -0.51% 0.2%
2063 -0.51% 0.22%
2062 -0.52% 0.24%
2061 -0.54% 0.25%
2060 -0.52% 0.28%
2059 -0.48% 0.31%
2058 -0.51% 0.33%
2057 -0.48% 0.36%
2056 -0.48% 0.4%
2055 -0.46% 0.43%
2054 -0.44% 0.47%
2053 -0.43% 0.51%
2052 -0.41% 0.55%
2051 -0.39% 0.59%
2050 -0.37% 0.63%
2049 -0.34% 0.68%
2048 -0.34% 0.71%
2047 -0.33% 0.75%
2046 -0.33% 0.78%
2045 -0.32% 0.81%
2044 -0.31% 0.83%
2043 -0.3% 0.85%
2042 -0.28% 0.87%
2041 -0.25% 0.88%
2040 -0.26% 0.89%
2039 -0.25% 0.9%
2038 -0.28% 0.91%
2037 -0.26% 0.92%
2036 -0.25% 0.93%
2035 -0.24% 0.94%
2034 -0.25% 0.96%
2033 -0.24% 0.97%
2032 -0.24% 1%
2031 -0.22% 1.04%
2030 -0.21% 1.15%
2029 -0.2% 1.27%
2028 -0.15% 1.38%
2027 -0.13% 1.49%
2026 -0.1% 1.6%
2025 -0.05% 1.72%
2024 0.33% 1.77%
2023 0.4% 1.86%
2022 0.19% 1.95%
2021 0.27% 2.05%
2020 0.67% 2.15%
2019 0.7% 2.23%
2018 0.36% 2.28%
2017 0.07% 2.31%
2016 0.07% 2.32%
2015 0.08% 2.31%
2014 0.1% 2.29%
2013 0.14% 2.25%
2012 0.21% 2.2%
2011 0.21% 2.14%
2010 0.44% 2.07%
2009 0.91% 1.99%
2008 0.16% 1.93%
2007 0.56% 1.88%
2006 0.32% 1.88%
2005 0.17% 1.9%
2004 0.06% 1.94%
2003 0.06% 1.98%
2002 0.12% 2.01%
2001 0.16% 2.02%
2000 0.3% 2.01%
1999 0.07% 1.85%
1998 -0.22% 1.7%
1997 -0.13% 1.71%
1996 -0.06% 1.73%
1995 0.02% 1.81%
1994 -0.12% 2.09%
1993 -0.24% 2.22%
1992 -0.15% 2.3%
1991 0.06% 2.54%
1990 0.09% 2.68%
1989 0.06% 2.9%
1988 0.27% 3.09%
1987 1.21% 3.13%
1986 1.25% 3.09%
1985 0.49% 2.96%
1984 0.51% 2.82%
1983 0.63% 2.75%
1982 0.2% 2.7%
1981 0.27% 2.65%
1980 0.99% 2.6%
1979 1.08% 2.57%
1978 1.09% 2.56%
1977 1.22% 2.56%
1976 1.49% 2.56%
1975 0.98% 2.57%
1974 0.53% 2.58%
1973 0.83% 2.57%
1972 0.8% 2.59%
1971 0.78% 2.62%
1970 0.64% 2.65%
1969 0.55% 2.69%
1968 0.89% 2.75%
1967 1.18% 2.82%
1966 1.26% 2.91%
1965 1.04% 3.01%
1964 0.94% 3.09%
1963 0.83% 3.15%
1962 0.6% 3.17%
1961 0.59% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.33%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Slovenia Turkmenistan
Current population
2124138
7776557
Population rank 147/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
1.26 hours
4.04 minutes
One birth every
31 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
24.3 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +19 +356
Annual growth/decline +6,939 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 148/197 61/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +2,711 +13,268
Net migration rank 55/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 315,122 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 97/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 44/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovenia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovenia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,711 - 13,268
2024 - 3,319 - 14,646
2023 -4,665 5,339 117,529 15,005
2022 -4,858 9,014 121,814 14,141
2021 -4,216 2,477 122,721 17,617
2020 -5,256 28,514 124,014 19,913
2019 -1,254 16,352 128,275 19,735
2018 -1,037 14,640 129,537 19,293
2017 -207 1,359 131,417 16,678
2016 826 1,195 132,581 13,365
2015 826 712 132,663 9,936
2014 2,268 -70 129,677 8,696
2013 1,648 639 126,217 7,287
2012 2,674 1,117 120,957 7,125
2011 3,285 2,190 115,197 6,992
2010 3,687 -410 109,318 6,621
2009 3,060 11,594 102,931 6,656
2008 3,437 2,971 96,815 6,734
2007 1,211 14,191 92,038 6,388
2006 602 6,081 87,840 7,613
2005 -600 6,317 83,968 10,263
2004 -599 1,759 79,850 14,242
2003 -1,996 3,218 76,737 17,625
2002 -1,197 1,975 75,639 18,803
2001 -996 4,527 76,682 16,982
2000 -398 3,124 76,875 14,925
1999 -1,388 10,291 76,362 12,859
1998 -1,189 -5,280 77,342 -3,239
1997 -794 -1,298 79,045 -5,600
1996 0 -2,456 80,996 -8,627
1995 0 356 86,289 -13,423
1994 199 -153 89,319 -13,094
1993 -199 -4,641 92,596 -312
1992 598 -5,547 96,668 -13,517
1991 2,199 -3,325 99,297 -4,864
1990 3,797 618 101,099 -4,864
1989 4,592 -2,718 103,553 -3,576
1988 5,986 -3,023 104,802 1,408
1987 5,771 2,972 103,885 3,161
1986 6,094 32,700 100,930 1,878
1985 6,213 3,404 95,890 1,861
1984 5,990 3,280 90,591 -1,427
1983 6,343 3,613 85,183 -1,264
1982 9,170 -8,695 80,989 -961
1981 10,485 -5,016 77,829 -1,102
1980 11,027 3,128 74,394 -1,152
1979 12,614 2,107 71,135 -677
1978 11,920 2,113 68,437 -350
1977 12,160 2,584 66,318 -132
1976 12,196 2,226 64,513 160
1975 11,658 2,421 62,681 550
1974 11,367 3,145 60,925 924
1973 11,837 2,175 59,169 1,194
1972 10,513 2,924 57,326 1,293
1971 10,951 2,286 56,666 1,348
1970 10,004 260 55,617 1,376
1969 9,427 685 54,791 1,397
1968 11,250 438 54,324 1,401
1967 13,516 -192 54,209 1,397
1966 15,697 -1,262 54,353 1,377
1965 14,513 -1,421 54,558 1,366
1964 12,567 -349 54,574 1,340
1963 14,068 -180 54,203 1,332
1962 13,150 148 53,248 1,337
1961 14,985 -306 51,659 1,372
1960 12,678 -929 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 315,122 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovenia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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