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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,127,400 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,124,138 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 18.9 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.12M (5.84% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Slovenia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia Ukraine
2100 1,640,541 15,493,960
2099 1,644,752 15,751,557
2098 1,648,834 16,012,938
2097 1,653,196 16,278,602
2096 1,657,434 16,547,938
2095 1,661,656 16,820,897
2094 1,665,825 17,098,910
2093 1,670,076 17,381,822
2092 1,674,280 17,669,049
2091 1,678,462 17,960,681
2090 1,682,998 18,257,867
2089 1,687,376 18,559,027
2088 1,691,788 18,865,031
2087 1,696,409 19,176,483
2086 1,701,325 19,492,606
2085 1,706,189 19,812,584
2084 1,711,157 20,138,855
2083 1,716,396 20,468,747
2082 1,721,709 20,803,241
2081 1,727,302 21,140,953
2080 1,733,405 21,482,498
2079 1,739,518 21,827,152
2078 1,746,152 22,175,099
2077 1,752,783 22,525,846
2076 1,759,639 22,879,896
2075 1,766,867 23,236,521
2074 1,774,528 23,596,095
2073 1,782,697 23,957,807
2072 1,790,658 24,319,928
2071 1,798,960 24,685,370
2070 1,807,483 25,053,352
2069 1,816,607 25,423,272
2068 1,825,849 25,794,560
2067 1,834,865 26,168,072
2066 1,844,034 26,543,206
2065 1,853,651 26,920,121
2064 1,863,550 27,298,592
2063 1,873,173 27,677,528
2062 1,882,832 28,056,960
2061 1,892,739 28,437,884
2060 1,902,939 28,818,343
2059 1,912,861 29,198,891
2058 1,922,175 29,580,044
2057 1,932,119 29,958,884
2056 1,941,469 30,335,136
2055 1,950,861 30,710,041
2054 1,959,953 31,080,334
2053 1,968,641 31,447,868
2052 1,977,227 31,811,171
2051 1,985,279 32,170,929
2050 1,993,115 32,525,262
2049 2,000,477 32,875,483
2048 2,007,283 33,217,836
2047 2,014,140 33,556,749
2046 2,020,756 33,892,646
2045 2,027,366 34,221,999
2044 2,033,871 34,547,153
2043 2,040,173 34,869,270
2042 2,046,339 35,189,550
2041 2,052,041 35,507,946
2040 2,057,278 35,823,225
2039 2,062,718 36,141,658
2038 2,067,922 36,457,134
2037 2,073,705 36,772,578
2036 2,079,201 37,084,252
2035 2,084,471 37,396,243
2034 2,089,430 37,706,533
2033 2,094,601 38,015,585
2032 2,099,622 38,322,554
2031 2,104,690 38,630,259
2030 2,109,416 38,935,791
2029 2,113,874 39,238,099
2028 2,118,053 39,537,815
2027 2,121,324 39,830,895
2026 2,124,138 40,125,599
2025 2,126,340 38,707,520
2024 2,127,400 37,860,221
2023 2,120,461 37,732,836
2022 2,112,076 41,048,766
2021 2,108,079 44,298,640
2020 2,102,419 44,680,014
2019 2,088,385 44,957,458
2018 2,073,894 45,208,907
2017 2,066,388 45,436,041
2016 2,065,042 45,616,832
2015 2,063,531 45,784,896
2014 2,061,980 45,972,380
2013 2,059,953 46,126,770
2012 2,057,159 46,210,056
2011 2,052,843 46,307,853
2010 2,048,583 46,456,003
2009 2,039,669 46,623,731
2008 2,021,316 46,819,175
2007 2,018,122 47,062,798
2006 2,006,868 47,278,694
2005 2,000,474 47,585,556
2004 1,997,012 47,979,507
2003 1,995,733 48,315,136
2002 1,994,530 48,677,281
2001 1,992,060 49,106,855
2000 1,988,925 49,556,660
1999 1,983,045 49,976,446
1998 1,981,629 50,379,731
1997 1,985,956 50,786,885
1996 1,988,628 51,226,109
1995 1,989,872 51,665,539
1994 1,989,443 52,075,998
1993 1,991,746 52,350,126
1992 1,996,498 52,323,671
1991 1,999,429 52,170,961
1990 1,998,161 52,054,092
1989 1,996,351 51,917,817
1988 1,995,196 51,724,853
1987 1,989,776 51,515,732
1986 1,965,964 51,318,745
1985 1,941,641 51,108,770
1984 1,932,154 50,887,599
1983 1,922,321 50,637,029
1982 1,910,334 50,402,724
1981 1,906,531 50,189,281
1980 1,901,315 49,955,152
1979 1,882,599 49,721,381
1978 1,862,548 49,521,243
1977 1,842,377 49,336,481
1976 1,820,249 49,120,842
1975 1,793,581 48,865,229
1974 1,776,132 48,576,570
1973 1,766,697 48,277,121
1972 1,752,233 47,946,893
1971 1,738,335 47,573,287
1970 1,724,891 47,261,306
1969 1,713,874 46,976,256
1968 1,704,546 46,614,325
1967 1,689,528 46,215,988
1966 1,669,905 45,802,519
1965 1,649,160 45,386,892
1964 1,632,114 44,951,156
1963 1,616,971 44,462,372
1962 1,603,649 43,943,674
1961 1,594,131 43,399,766
1960 1,584,720 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovenia increased by 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 17.2% of the population in Slovenia and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovenia Ukraine
2100 -0.26% -1.64%
2099 -0.25% -1.63%
2098 -0.26% -1.63%
2097 -0.26% -1.63%
2096 -0.25% -1.62%
2095 -0.25% -1.63%
2094 -0.25% -1.63%
2093 -0.25% -1.63%
2092 -0.25% -1.62%
2091 -0.27% -1.63%
2090 -0.26% -1.62%
2089 -0.26% -1.62%
2088 -0.27% -1.62%
2087 -0.29% -1.62%
2086 -0.29% -1.62%
2085 -0.29% -1.62%
2084 -0.31% -1.61%
2083 -0.31% -1.61%
2082 -0.32% -1.6%
2081 -0.35% -1.59%
2080 -0.35% -1.58%
2079 -0.38% -1.57%
2078 -0.38% -1.56%
2077 -0.39% -1.55%
2076 -0.41% -1.53%
2075 -0.43% -1.52%
2074 -0.46% -1.51%
2073 -0.44% -1.49%
2072 -0.46% -1.48%
2071 -0.47% -1.47%
2070 -0.5% -1.46%
2069 -0.51% -1.44%
2068 -0.49% -1.43%
2067 -0.5% -1.41%
2066 -0.52% -1.4%
2065 -0.53% -1.39%
2064 -0.51% -1.37%
2063 -0.51% -1.35%
2062 -0.52% -1.34%
2061 -0.54% -1.32%
2060 -0.52% -1.3%
2059 -0.48% -1.29%
2058 -0.51% -1.26%
2057 -0.48% -1.24%
2056 -0.48% -1.22%
2055 -0.46% -1.19%
2054 -0.44% -1.17%
2053 -0.43% -1.14%
2052 -0.41% -1.12%
2051 -0.39% -1.09%
2050 -0.37% -1.07%
2049 -0.34% -1.03%
2048 -0.34% -1.01%
2047 -0.33% -0.99%
2046 -0.33% -0.96%
2045 -0.32% -0.94%
2044 -0.31% -0.92%
2043 -0.3% -0.91%
2042 -0.28% -0.9%
2041 -0.25% -0.88%
2040 -0.26% -0.88%
2039 -0.25% -0.87%
2038 -0.28% -0.86%
2037 -0.26% -0.84%
2036 -0.25% -0.83%
2035 -0.24% -0.82%
2034 -0.25% -0.81%
2033 -0.24% -0.8%
2032 -0.24% -0.8%
2031 -0.22% -0.78%
2030 -0.21% -0.77%
2029 -0.2% -0.76%
2028 -0.15% -0.74%
2027 -0.13% -0.73%
2026 -0.1% 3.66%
2025 -0.05% 2.24%
2024 0.33% 0.34%
2023 0.4% -8.08%
2022 0.19% -7.34%
2021 0.27% -0.85%
2020 0.67% -0.62%
2019 0.7% -0.56%
2018 0.36% -0.5%
2017 0.07% -0.4%
2016 0.07% -0.37%
2015 0.08% -0.41%
2014 0.1% -0.33%
2013 0.14% -0.18%
2012 0.21% -0.21%
2011 0.21% -0.32%
2010 0.44% -0.36%
2009 0.91% -0.42%
2008 0.16% -0.52%
2007 0.56% -0.46%
2006 0.32% -0.64%
2005 0.17% -0.82%
2004 0.06% -0.69%
2003 0.06% -0.74%
2002 0.12% -0.87%
2001 0.16% -0.91%
2000 0.3% -0.84%
1999 0.07% -0.8%
1998 -0.22% -0.8%
1997 -0.13% -0.86%
1996 -0.06% -0.85%
1995 0.02% -0.79%
1994 -0.12% -0.52%
1993 -0.24% 0.05%
1992 -0.15% 0.29%
1991 0.06% 0.22%
1990 0.09% 0.26%
1989 0.06% 0.37%
1988 0.27% 0.41%
1987 1.21% 0.38%
1986 1.25% 0.41%
1985 0.49% 0.43%
1984 0.51% 0.49%
1983 0.63% 0.46%
1982 0.2% 0.43%
1981 0.27% 0.47%
1980 0.99% 0.47%
1979 1.08% 0.4%
1978 1.09% 0.37%
1977 1.22% 0.44%
1976 1.49% 0.52%
1975 0.98% 0.59%
1974 0.53% 0.62%
1973 0.83% 0.69%
1972 0.8% 0.79%
1971 0.78% 0.66%
1970 0.64% 0.61%
1969 0.55% 0.78%
1968 0.89% 0.86%
1967 1.18% 0.9%
1966 1.26% 0.92%
1965 1.04% 0.97%
1964 0.94% 1.1%
1963 0.83% 1.18%
1962 0.6% 1.25%
1961 0.59% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.33%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Slovenia Ukraine
Current population
2124138
40125599
Population rank 147/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.48%
One net population change
1.26 hours
4.13 minutes
One birth every
31 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
24.3 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +19 +349
Annual growth/decline +6,939 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +0.33% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 148/197 147/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +2,711 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 55/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 315,122 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 97/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 44/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovenia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovenia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,711 - 1,702,358
2024 - 3,319 - 1,146,012
2023 -4,665 5,339 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -4,858 9,014 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -4,216 2,477 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -5,256 28,514 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -1,254 16,352 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -1,037 14,640 -227,491 -32,220
2017 -207 1,359 -158,390 -36,155
2016 826 1,195 -135,710 -31,340
2015 826 712 -147,107 -21,992
2014 2,268 -70 -140,216 -65,678
2013 1,648 639 -129,662 26,781
2012 2,674 1,117 -130,451 66,768
2011 3,285 2,190 -158,372 26,457
2010 3,687 -410 -180,388 16,030
2009 3,060 11,594 -197,918 26,796
2008 3,437 2,971 -229,086 9,312
2007 1,211 14,191 -282,659 15,237
2006 602 6,081 -300,787 136,442
2005 -600 6,317 -337,857 -111,493
2004 -599 1,759 -344,157 5,644
2003 -1,996 3,218 -351,299 18,540
2002 -1,197 1,975 -364,544 -26,991
2001 -996 4,527 -374,734 -92,847
2000 -398 3,124 -364,143 -67,865
1999 -1,388 10,291 -348,286 -59,247
1998 -1,189 -5,280 -318,299 -80,684
1997 -794 -1,298 -306,549 -108,735
1996 0 -2,456 -305,154 -158,008
1995 0 356 -281,629 -134,053
1994 199 -153 -238,820 -166,380
1993 -199 -4,641 -169,405 26,357
1992 598 -5,547 -95,857 291,788
1991 2,199 -3,325 -16,486 125,962
1990 3,797 618 48,463 75,760
1989 4,592 -2,718 106,431 36,978
1988 5,986 -3,023 162,002 75,637
1987 5,771 2,972 198,850 -18,275
1986 6,094 32,700 225,751 -12,369
1985 6,213 3,404 201,011 5,546
1984 5,990 3,280 222,430 13,340
1983 6,343 3,613 241,741 23,608
1982 9,170 -8,695 194,101 9,096
1981 10,485 -5,016 182,839 40,807
1980 11,027 3,128 197,223 47,406
1979 12,614 2,107 197,294 25,635
1978 11,920 2,113 206,554 -29,180
1977 12,160 2,584 216,932 -24,745
1976 12,196 2,226 247,323 -8,219
1975 11,658 2,421 256,787 15,336
1974 11,367 3,145 273,486 31,725
1973 11,837 2,175 274,938 18,777
1972 10,513 2,924 309,785 56,928
1971 10,951 2,286 305,849 74,604
1970 10,004 260 291,839 -48,335
1969 9,427 685 274,858 51,763
1968 11,250 438 295,162 102,096
1967 13,516 -192 313,899 85,527
1966 15,697 -1,262 337,794 89,737
1965 14,513 -1,421 334,365 69,354
1964 12,567 -349 391,120 76,650
1963 14,068 -180 449,648 60,178
1962 13,150 148 481,887 45,712
1961 14,985 -306 508,602 51,625
1960 12,678 -929 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 315,122 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovenia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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