World Factbook
Slovenia
Republika Slovenija
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
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.)
major-language sample(s)
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Religions
Catholic 69%, Orthodox 4%, Muslim 3%, Christian 1%, other 3%, atheist 14%, non-believer/agnostic 4%, refused to answer 2% (2019 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.04 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.09 male(s)/female
total population
1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.78 male(s)/female
Birth rate
7.52 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
45 years
total
46 years (2025 est.)
female
47.9 years
Population
male
1,051,044
total
2,097,893 (2024 est.)
female
1,046,849
Nationality
noun
Slovene(s)
adjective
Slovenian
Tobacco use
male
19.3% (2025 est.)
total
17.3% (2025 est.)
female
15.3% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
56.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
14.3% (male 153,852/female 146,628)
15-64 years
62.5% (male 683,573/female 627,788)
65 years and over
23.2% (2024 est.) (male 213,619/female 272,433)
Ethnic groups
Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
58.5 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
22.8 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
2.8 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
35.7 (2024 est.)
Physician density
3.37 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
8.8% of GDP (2022)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
15% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
2.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
4.2 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.49 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 99.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0.5% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
5.3% of GDP (2022 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
11.1% national budget (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
1.6 deaths/1,000 live births
total
1.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
1.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
-0.16% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.73 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest are less dense
Life expectancy at birth
male
79.4 years
female
85.2 years
total population
82.2 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
3 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 99.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0.8% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
4.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
5.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
11.05 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
1.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
286,000 LJUBLJANA (capital) (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
20.2% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth
29 years (2020 est.)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
47.2% (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
17 years (2023 est.)
total
17 years (2023 est.)
female
18 years (2023 est.)