Slovenia Population Pyramid 1978
Year
1978Slovenia in 1978
In 1978, Slovenia had a total population of 1,868,518 people. That is 8.8% more than in 1968, when the population stood at 1,716,926.
Half of the population was younger than 31.3 years; 23.2% were children under 15 and 11.2% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Slovenia had on average 1.51 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 82.0 years in 2023: 85.0 for women and 79.1 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
314,053 immigrants live in Slovenia, 14.8% of the population.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 138,576 |
| Serbia | 53,729 |
| Croatia | 52,829 |
| TFYR Macedonia | 21,691 |
| Germany | 8,709 |
78,694 people born in Slovenia live in other countries.
| Austria | 25,669 |
| Croatia | 17,559 |
| Serbia | 9,115 |
| Canada | 6,412 |
| Italy | 6,049 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 1,868,518 | 31.3 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,879,847 | 25.2 | |
| Albania | 2,624,621 | 20.6 | |
| Montenegro | 573,516 | 26.0 | |
| Malta | 339,061 | 29.2 |





