Population growth in Slovenia
Slovenia: Population growth was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Slovenia, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Slovenia stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 48.4% on the previous year and up 124.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Slovenia peaked at 1.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1993.
Slovenia ranks 164th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6% | — |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | +39.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | +20.3% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -24.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | -38.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +21.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | -35.2% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +83.5% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +51.0% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -72.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -27.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +213.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +154.2% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -77.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -78.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +56.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -30.0% |
| 1992 | -0.1% | -331.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | +62.4% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -51.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -118.6% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | -390.0% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | +115.0% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | +62.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -132.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +314.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -46.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -51.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +170.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +84.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +75.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -71.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +471.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -51.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -52.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +456.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +92.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -59.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +109.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -17.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -48.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 38% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 57% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +471.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| 2018 | +456.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 1996 | -390.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More climate change data for Slovenia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.88 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,383 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,105 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 196.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 193.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.7289 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Slovenia?
- Population growth in Slovenia was 0.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1993.
- How does Slovenia rank for population growth?
- Slovenia ranks 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.