Population · Europe · 2025 data
Slovenia Population
Slovenia had a population of 2.13 million in 2025, ranking #148 of 216 countries and territories (0.03% of the world). The population grew by 3.3% over the past ten years.
Population of Slovenia, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,130,986 | +0.17% |
| 2024 | 2,127,400 | +0.33% |
| 2023 | 2,120,461 | +0.40% |
| 2022 | 2,112,076 | +0.19% |
| 2021 | 2,108,079 | +0.27% |
| 2020 | 2,102,419 | +0.67% |
| 2019 | 2,088,385 | +0.70% |
| 2018 | 2,073,894 | +0.36% |
| 2017 | 2,066,388 | +0.07% |
| 2016 | 2,065,042 | +0.07% |
| 2015 | 2,063,531 | +0.08% |
| 2014 | 2,061,980 | +0.10% |
| 2013 | 2,059,953 | +0.14% |
| 2012 | 2,057,159 | +0.21% |
| 2011 | 2,052,843 | +0.21% |
| 2010 | 2,048,583 | +0.44% |
| 2009 | 2,039,669 | +0.91% |
| 2008 | 2,021,316 | +0.16% |
| 2007 | 2,018,122 | +0.56% |
| 2006 | 2,006,868 | +0.32% |
| 2005 | 2,000,474 | +0.17% |
| 2004 | 1,997,012 | +0.06% |
| 2003 | 1,995,733 | +0.06% |
| 2002 | 1,994,530 | +0.12% |
| 2001 | 1,992,060 | +0.16% |
| 2000 | 1,988,925 | +0.30% |
| 1999 | 1,983,045 | +0.07% |
| 1998 | 1,981,629 | -0.22% |
| 1997 | 1,985,956 | -0.13% |
| 1996 | 1,988,628 | -0.06% |
| 1995 | 1,989,872 | +0.02% |
| 1994 | 1,989,443 | -0.12% |
| 1993 | 1,991,746 | -0.24% |
| 1992 | 1,996,498 | -0.15% |
| 1991 | 1,999,429 | +0.06% |
| 1990 | 1,998,161 | +0.09% |
| 1989 | 1,996,351 | +0.06% |
| 1988 | 1,995,196 | +0.27% |
| 1987 | 1,989,776 | +1.21% |
| 1986 | 1,965,964 | +1.25% |
| 1985 | 1,941,641 | +0.49% |
| 1984 | 1,932,154 | +0.51% |
| 1983 | 1,922,321 | +0.63% |
| 1982 | 1,910,334 | +0.20% |
| 1981 | 1,906,531 | +0.27% |
| 1980 | 1,901,315 | +0.99% |
| 1979 | 1,882,599 | +1.08% |
| 1978 | 1,862,548 | +1.09% |
| 1977 | 1,842,377 | +1.22% |
| 1976 | 1,820,249 | +1.49% |
| 1975 | 1,793,581 | +0.98% |
| 1974 | 1,776,132 | +0.53% |
| 1973 | 1,766,697 | +0.83% |
| 1972 | 1,752,233 | +0.80% |
| 1971 | 1,738,335 | +0.78% |
| 1970 | 1,724,891 | +0.64% |
| 1969 | 1,713,874 | +0.55% |
| 1968 | 1,704,546 | +0.89% |
| 1967 | 1,689,528 | +1.18% |
| 1966 | 1,669,905 | +1.26% |
| 1965 | 1,649,160 | +1.04% |
| 1964 | 1,632,114 | +0.94% |
| 1963 | 1,616,971 | +0.83% |
| 1962 | 1,603,649 | +0.60% |
| 1961 | 1,594,131 | +0.59% |
| 1960 | 1,584,720 | — |
Demographics of Slovenia
Ethnic groups
Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.)
Languages
Slovene (official) 87.7%, Croatian 2.8%, Serbo-Croatian 1.8%, Bosnian 1.6%, Serbian 1.6%, Hungarian 0.4% (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian nationals reside), Italian 0.2% (official, only in municipalities where Italian nationals reside), other or unspecified 3.9% (2002 est.)
Religions
Catholic 69%, Orthodox 4%, Muslim 3%, Christian 1%, other 3%, atheist 14%, non-believer/agnostic 4%, refused to answer 2% (2019 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 56.1% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).