Slovenia Population Pyramid 1998
Year
1998Slovenia in 1998
As of 1998, Slovenia counted 1,980,065 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population declined by 0.7%, down from 1,993,516 in 1988.
Half of the population was younger than 37.1 years; 16.8% were children under 15 and 13.3% were 65 or older. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 1,980,065 | 37.1 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,037,568 | 31.2 | |
| Albania | 3,210,133 | 26.8 | |
| Montenegro | 634,091 | 32.7 | |
| Malta | 393,775 | 35.8 |





