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

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The latest officially reported population of Slovenia was 2,130,986 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Slovenia's population is 2,128,778 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 20.5 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Slovenia is ranked the 147th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.03% for Slovenia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Slovenia has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Slovenia has increased from 2.01M people to 2.13M (6.07% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Slovenia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Slovenia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Slovenia Yemen
2100 1,644,125 111,481,288
2099 1,648,345 111,166,365
2098 1,652,436 110,823,878
2097 1,656,808 110,463,393
2096 1,661,055 110,075,677
2095 1,665,286 109,669,492
2094 1,669,464 109,238,445
2093 1,673,724 108,785,158
2092 1,677,938 108,301,955
2091 1,682,129 107,796,487
2090 1,686,674 107,270,820
2089 1,691,063 106,721,736
2088 1,695,484 106,150,572
2087 1,700,115 105,558,607
2086 1,705,042 104,947,326
2085 1,709,916 104,309,237
2084 1,714,895 103,657,284
2083 1,720,145 102,986,631
2082 1,725,470 102,302,622
2081 1,731,075 101,596,159
2080 1,737,192 100,875,201
2079 1,743,318 100,134,051
2078 1,749,967 99,378,110
2077 1,756,612 98,609,975
2076 1,763,483 97,818,664
2075 1,770,727 97,013,320
2074 1,778,405 96,187,203
2073 1,786,591 95,346,716
2072 1,794,570 94,485,874
2071 1,802,890 93,603,848
2070 1,811,432 92,709,049
2069 1,820,576 91,795,290
2068 1,829,837 90,865,447
2067 1,838,874 89,921,194
2066 1,848,063 88,958,695
2065 1,857,701 87,982,501
2064 1,867,621 86,994,159
2063 1,877,265 85,982,061
2062 1,886,945 84,947,120
2061 1,896,873 83,896,256
2060 1,907,096 82,829,722
2059 1,917,040 81,744,993
2058 1,926,374 80,641,636
2057 1,936,340 79,527,942
2056 1,945,710 78,400,761
2055 1,955,123 77,261,521
2054 1,964,235 76,109,237
2053 1,972,942 74,951,358
2052 1,981,547 73,780,088
2051 1,989,616 72,598,574
2050 1,997,469 71,404,664
2049 2,004,847 70,211,386
2048 2,011,668 69,012,729
2047 2,018,540 67,813,135
2046 2,025,170 66,608,054
2045 2,031,795 65,404,355
2044 2,038,314 64,201,447
2043 2,044,630 63,002,861
2042 2,050,809 61,810,280
2041 2,056,524 60,624,401
2040 2,061,772 59,448,342
2039 2,067,224 58,277,392
2038 2,072,439 57,109,914
2037 2,078,235 55,948,438
2036 2,083,743 54,784,372
2035 2,089,024 53,617,795
2034 2,093,994 52,452,522
2033 2,099,177 51,284,323
2032 2,104,208 50,117,732
2031 2,109,288 48,947,870
2030 2,114,024 47,764,521
2029 2,118,491 46,573,906
2028 2,122,680 45,382,831
2027 2,125,958 44,183,742
2026 2,128,778 42,980,680
2025 2,130,986 41,773,878
2024 2,127,400 40,583,164
2023 2,120,461 39,390,799
2022 2,112,076 38,222,876
2021 2,108,079 37,140,230
2020 2,102,419 36,134,863
2019 2,088,385 35,111,408
2018 2,073,894 34,085,182
2017 2,066,388 33,090,921
2016 2,065,042 32,109,010
2015 2,063,531 31,159,379
2014 2,061,980 30,226,309
2013 2,059,953 29,312,952
2012 2,057,159 28,433,647
2011 2,052,843 27,582,897
2010 2,048,583 26,754,387
2009 2,039,669 25,927,724
2008 2,021,316 25,111,941
2007 2,018,122 24,318,082
2006 2,006,868 23,543,083
2005 2,000,474 22,790,085
2004 1,997,012 22,095,167
2003 1,995,733 21,456,379
2002 1,994,530 20,835,086
2001 1,992,060 20,226,147
2000 1,988,925 19,624,141
1999 1,983,045 19,029,420
1998 1,981,629 18,446,013
1997 1,985,956 17,873,936
1996 1,988,628 17,313,177
1995 1,989,872 16,740,058
1994 1,989,443 16,149,147
1993 1,991,746 15,563,914
1992 1,996,498 14,989,494
1991 1,999,429 14,430,201
1990 1,998,161 13,887,862
1989 1,996,351 13,364,174
1988 1,995,196 12,859,708
1987 1,989,776 12,369,912
1986 1,965,964 11,901,040
1985 1,941,641 11,453,825
1984 1,932,154 11,025,597
1983 1,922,321 10,621,499
1982 1,910,334 10,241,006
1981 1,906,531 9,882,362
1980 1,901,315 9,543,358
1979 1,882,599 9,224,194
1978 1,862,548 8,926,586
1977 1,842,377 8,648,222
1976 1,820,249 8,384,113
1975 1,793,581 8,133,598
1974 1,776,132 7,896,783
1973 1,766,697 7,672,796
1972 1,752,233 7,460,068
1971 1,738,335 7,257,462
1970 1,724,891 7,065,279
1969 1,713,874 6,875,859
1968 1,704,546 6,690,524
1967 1,689,528 6,516,444
1966 1,669,905 6,351,494
1965 1,649,160 6,195,593
1964 1,632,114 6,048,006
1963 1,616,971 5,911,135
1962 1,603,649 5,782,221
1961 1,594,131 5,655,232
1960 1,584,720 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Slovenia increased by 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Slovenia gained 63,736 people (a 3.09% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Slovenia was ranked 141st most populous country in 2006 and is 147th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Slovenia Yemen
2100 -0.26% 0.28%
2099 -0.25% 0.31%
2098 -0.26% 0.33%
2097 -0.26% 0.35%
2096 -0.25% 0.37%
2095 -0.25% 0.39%
2094 -0.25% 0.42%
2093 -0.25% 0.45%
2092 -0.25% 0.47%
2091 -0.27% 0.49%
2090 -0.26% 0.51%
2089 -0.26% 0.54%
2088 -0.27% 0.56%
2087 -0.29% 0.58%
2086 -0.29% 0.61%
2085 -0.29% 0.63%
2084 -0.31% 0.65%
2083 -0.31% 0.67%
2082 -0.32% 0.7%
2081 -0.35% 0.71%
2080 -0.35% 0.74%
2079 -0.38% 0.76%
2078 -0.38% 0.78%
2077 -0.39% 0.81%
2076 -0.41% 0.83%
2075 -0.43% 0.86%
2074 -0.46% 0.88%
2073 -0.44% 0.91%
2072 -0.46% 0.94%
2071 -0.47% 0.97%
2070 -0.5% 1%
2069 -0.51% 1.02%
2068 -0.49% 1.05%
2067 -0.5% 1.08%
2066 -0.52% 1.11%
2065 -0.53% 1.14%
2064 -0.51% 1.18%
2063 -0.51% 1.22%
2062 -0.52% 1.25%
2061 -0.54% 1.29%
2060 -0.52% 1.33%
2059 -0.48% 1.37%
2058 -0.51% 1.4%
2057 -0.48% 1.44%
2056 -0.48% 1.47%
2055 -0.46% 1.51%
2054 -0.44% 1.54%
2053 -0.43% 1.59%
2052 -0.41% 1.63%
2051 -0.39% 1.67%
2050 -0.37% 1.7%
2049 -0.34% 1.74%
2048 -0.34% 1.77%
2047 -0.33% 1.81%
2046 -0.33% 1.84%
2045 -0.32% 1.87%
2044 -0.31% 1.9%
2043 -0.3% 1.93%
2042 -0.28% 1.96%
2041 -0.25% 1.98%
2040 -0.26% 2.01%
2039 -0.25% 2.04%
2038 -0.28% 2.08%
2037 -0.26% 2.12%
2036 -0.25% 2.18%
2035 -0.24% 2.22%
2034 -0.25% 2.28%
2033 -0.24% 2.33%
2032 -0.24% 2.39%
2031 -0.22% 2.48%
2030 -0.21% 2.56%
2029 -0.2% 2.62%
2028 -0.15% 2.71%
2027 -0.13% 2.8%
2026 -0.1% 2.89%
2025 0.17% 2.93%
2024 0.33% 3.03%
2023 0.4% 3.06%
2022 0.19% 2.92%
2021 0.27% 2.78%
2020 0.67% 2.91%
2019 0.7% 3.01%
2018 0.36% 3%
2017 0.07% 3.06%
2016 0.07% 3.05%
2015 0.08% 3.09%
2014 0.1% 3.12%
2013 0.14% 3.09%
2012 0.21% 3.08%
2011 0.21% 3.1%
2010 0.44% 3.19%
2009 0.91% 3.25%
2008 0.16% 3.26%
2007 0.56% 3.29%
2006 0.32% 3.3%
2005 0.17% 3.15%
2004 0.06% 2.98%
2003 0.06% 2.98%
2002 0.12% 3.01%
2001 0.16% 3.07%
2000 0.3% 3.13%
1999 0.07% 3.16%
1998 -0.22% 3.2%
1997 -0.13% 3.24%
1996 -0.06% 3.42%
1995 0.02% 3.66%
1994 -0.12% 3.76%
1993 -0.24% 3.83%
1992 -0.15% 3.88%
1991 0.06% 3.91%
1990 0.09% 3.92%
1989 0.06% 3.92%
1988 0.27% 3.96%
1987 1.21% 3.94%
1986 1.25% 3.9%
1985 0.49% 3.88%
1984 0.51% 3.8%
1983 0.63% 3.72%
1982 0.2% 3.63%
1981 0.27% 3.55%
1980 0.99% 3.46%
1979 1.08% 3.33%
1978 1.09% 3.22%
1977 1.22% 3.15%
1976 1.49% 3.08%
1975 0.98% 3%
1974 0.53% 2.92%
1973 0.83% 2.85%
1972 0.8% 2.79%
1971 0.78% 2.72%
1970 0.64% 2.75%
1969 0.55% 2.77%
1968 0.89% 2.67%
1967 1.18% 2.6%
1966 1.26% 2.52%
1965 1.04% 2.44%
1964 0.94% 2.32%
1963 0.83% 2.23%
1962 0.6% 2.25%
1961 0.59% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.17%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Slovenia Yemen
Current population
2128778
43598646
Population rank 147/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.52%
One net population change
2.45 hours
26.6 seconds
One birth every
31.3 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
24.5 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +3,586 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 153/197 15/197
One migration net change every
3.24 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +2,711 -16,291
Net migration rank 55/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 315,122 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 97/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 44/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Slovenia
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Slovenia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,711 - -16,291
2024 -4,680 3,319 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 -4,665 5,339 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -4,858 9,014 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -4,216 2,477 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -5,256 28,514 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -1,254 16,352 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -1,037 14,640 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -207 1,359 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 826 1,195 975,697 -6,492
2015 826 712 939,922 -9,883
2014 2,268 -70 920,330 15,764
2013 1,648 639 884,929 5,697
2012 2,674 1,117 845,645 22,349
2011 3,285 2,190 806,359 27,184
2010 3,687 -410 803,246 20,269
2009 3,060 11,594 798,911 30,919
2008 3,437 2,971 779,123 22,621
2007 1,211 14,191 764,780 21,210
2006 602 6,081 750,082 13,940
2005 -600 6,317 726,708 15,283
2004 -599 1,759 710,493 -62,641
2003 -1,996 3,218 694,457 -64,737
2002 -1,197 1,975 672,494 -59,648
2001 -996 4,527 658,704 -53,698
2000 -398 3,124 646,694 -47,713
1999 -1,388 10,291 633,166 -42,731
1998 -1,189 -5,280 615,488 -39,096
1997 -794 -1,298 604,443 -36,694
1996 0 -2,456 588,786 -35,043
1995 0 356 607,966 -15,485
1994 199 -153 602,363 -13,040
1993 -199 -4,641 595,459 -14,332
1992 598 -5,547 582,072 -14,372
1991 2,199 -3,325 565,837 -14,964
1990 3,797 618 549,654 -15,847
1989 4,592 -2,718 530,464 -16,876
1988 5,986 -3,023 513,296 -17,952
1987 5,771 2,972 493,337 -9,097
1986 6,094 32,700 464,665 -11,151
1985 6,213 3,404 455,576 -14,660
1984 5,990 3,280 434,674 -19,143
1983 6,343 3,613 414,823 -22,152
1982 9,170 -8,695 392,302 -23,981
1981 10,485 -5,016 374,482 -25,499
1980 11,027 3,128 355,767 -26,740
1979 12,614 2,107 336,378 -27,090
1978 11,920 2,113 312,439 -26,524
1977 12,160 2,584 296,115 -25,305
1976 12,196 2,226 281,078 -23,669
1975 11,658 2,421 266,815 -23,192
1974 11,367 3,145 252,737 -22,726
1973 11,837 2,175 240,235 -22,282
1972 10,513 2,924 229,322 -21,826
1971 10,951 2,286 219,095 -21,386
1970 10,004 260 207,613 -20,966
1969 9,427 685 196,305 -4,121
1968 11,250 438 182,518 -4,031
1967 13,516 -192 173,637 -3,959
1966 15,697 -1,262 164,091 -3,874
1965 14,513 -1,421 155,398 -3,797
1964 12,567 -349 147,299 -3,712
1963 14,068 -180 133,781 -3,640
1962 13,150 148 131,262 -3,572
1961 14,985 -306 129,787 -3,503
1960 12,678 -929 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/slovenia/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 315,122 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Slovenia, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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