The population of Slovenia is expected to decrease by 2,000 in 2025 and reach 2,063,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 1,200 people yearly. On average there are 18,207 births and 21,767 deaths in Slovenia per year. The population density of Slovenia has changed from 94.4 in 1980 to 103.3 in 2023.
| Current population | 2,064,359 people at present (Sunday 27th of April 2025) | |
| Median Age | 44.7 years |
| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | |
| Population density | 103.1 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,065,000 | -2,000 (-0.1%) | 1,200 | 44.7 | 1.70 | 103 | 1,042,000 (50.5%) |
| 2024 | 2,067,000 | -1,000 (-0.1%) | 1,200 | 44.5 | 103 | 1,039,000 (50.3%) | |
| 2023 | 2,068,000 | -1,000 (-0.1%) | 1,200 | 44.2 | 103 | 1,037,000 (50.1%) | |
| 2022 | 2,069,000 | 0 (0.0%) | 1,200 | 44.1 | 103 | 1,034,000 (50.0%) | |
| 2021 | 2,069,000 | 0 (0.0%) | 1,200 | 43.8 | 103 | 1,032,000 (49.9%) | |
| 2020 | 2,069,000 | 0 (0.0%) | 1,200 | 43.6 | 1.66 | 103 | 1,030,000 (49.8%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 1,200 | 43.4 | 1.65 | 103 | 1,028,000 (49.7%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 1,200 | 43.2 | 1.63 | 103 | 1,027,000 (49.7%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 1,200 | 43.0 | 1.61 | 103 | 1,026,000 (49.6%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 1,200 | 42.8 | 1.60 | 103 | 1,024,721 (49.6%) |
| 2015 | 2,063,531 | 1,551 (0.1%) | 1,200 | 42.6 | 1.58 | 102 | 1,024,543 (49.7%) |
| 2010 | 2,048,583 | 8,914 (0.4%) | 3,314 | 41.5 | 1.57 | 102 | 1,025,111 (50.0%) |
| 2005 | 2,000,474 | 3,462 (0.2%) | 7,870 | 40.4 | 1.26 | 99 | 1,010,259 (50.5%) |
| 2000 | 1,988,925 | 5,880 (0.3%) | 3,000 | 38.8 | 1.26 | 99 | 1,009,419 (50.8%) |
| 1995 | 1,989,872 | 429 (0.0%) | 297 | 37.2 | 1.29 | 99 | 1,007,194 (50.6%) |
| 1990 | 1,998,161 | 1,810 (0.1%) | -3,492 | 35.7 | 1.46 | 99 | 1,006,674 (50.4%) |
| 1985 | 1,941,641 | 9,487 (0.5%) | 6,522 | 34.6 | 1.71 | 96 | 962,666 (49.6%) |
| 1980 | 1,901,315 | 18,716 (1.0%) | 13,673 | 34.3 | 2.06 | 94 | 913,487 (48.0%) |
| 1975 | 1,793,581 | 17,449 (1.0%) | 6,937 | 33.9 | 2.20 | 89 | 760,012 (42.4%) |
| 1970 | 1,724,891 | 11,017 (0.6%) | 3,588 | 33.3 | 2.23 | 86 | 638,279 (37.0%) |
| 1965 | 1,649,160 | 17,046 (1.0%) | -2,990 | 32.7 | 2.30 | 82 | 535,928 (32.5%) |
| 1960 | 1,584,720 | 9,411 (0.6%) | -4,412 | 31.9 | 2.34 | 79 | 446,954 (28.2%) |
In 2024 the population of Slovenia was 2,067,000 and the average age increased from 31.9 in 1960 to 44.5. Urban population has increased from 1,009,419 (50.8%) in 2000 to 1,042,000 (50.5%) in the current year. The population density of Slovenia has changed from 94.4 in 1980 to 103.3 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 1,200 | 43.6 | 1.66 | 103 | 1,030,000 (49.8%) |
| 2025 | 2,065,000 | -2,000 (-0.1%) | 1,200 | 44.7 | 1.70 | 103 | 1,042,000 (50.5%) |
| 2030 | 2,050,000 | -4,000 (-0.2%) | 1,200 | 45.8 | 1.74 | 102 | 1,060,000 (51.7%) |
| 2035 | 2,023,000 | -6,000 (-0.3%) | 1,200 | 46.9 | 1.76 | 101 | 1,084,000 (53.6%) |
| 2040 | 1,992,000 | -6,000 (-0.3%) | 1,200 | 47.5 | 1.78 | 100 | 1,112,000 (55.8%) |
| 2045 | 1,961,000 | -6,000 (-0.3%) | 1,200 | 47.8 | 1.80 | 98 | 1,142,000 (58.2%) |
| 2050 | 1,930,000 | -7,000 (-0.4%) | 1,200 | 47.9 | 1.81 | 96 | 1,169,000 (60.6%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 85.9 (83.8 years for male and 88.1 years for females). Population density will go down to 96.4 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Slovenia constitutes of 1,036,000 women and 1,029,000 men, which means there are 993 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 20.0% of population (412,174) is 19 or younger, 56.9% of population (1,175,192) is between age 20 and 64 and 23.2% of population (479,700) is over 65.