Slovenia Population Pyramid 1979
Year
1979Slovenia in 1979
As of 1979, Slovenia counted 1,885,906 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 9.1%, up from 1,728,683 in 1969.
Half of the population was younger than 31.4 years; 23.1% were children under 15 and 11.3% 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 | 1,885,906 | 31.4 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,906,523 | 25.5 | |
| Albania | 2,681,385 | 20.9 | |
| Montenegro | 579,012 | 26.3 | |
| Malta | 340,971 | 29.6 |





