Slovenia Population Pyramid 2021
Year
2021Slovenia in 2021
As of 2021, Slovenia counted 2,113,494 inhabitants. That is 3.2% more than in 2011, when the population stood at 2,048,804.
Half of the population was younger than 44.1 years; 15.2% were children under 15 and 20.4% 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 | 2,113,494 | 44.1 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,851,108 | 40.7 | |
| Albania | 2,849,636 | 36.7 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,244,908 | 45.2 | |
| Montenegro | 603,851 | 39.9 |





