| Demographics of Slovenia | |
|---|---|
 Population pyramid of Slovenia in 2020 | |
| Population | 2,101,208 (2022 est.) |
| Growth rate |  0.06% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.3 births/1,000 population |
| Death rate | 10.4 deaths/1,000 population |
| Life expectancy | 81.82 years |
| • male | 78.96 years |
| • female | 84.79 years |
| Fertility rate | 1.6 children |
| Infant mortality rate | 1.52 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | 1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 1 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1857 | 1,101,854 | — |
| 1869 | 1,128,768 | +0.20% |
| 1880 | 1,182,223 | +0.42% |
| 1890 | 1,234,056 | +0.43% |
| 1900 | 1,268,055 | +0.27% |
| 1910 | 1,321,098 | +0.41% |
| 1921 | 1,304,800 | −0.11% |
| 1931 | 1,397,650 | +0.69% |
| 1948 | 1,439,800 | +0.17% |
| 1953 | 1,504,427 | +0.88% |
| 1961 | 1,591,523 | +0.71% |
| 1971 | 1,727,137 | +0.82% |
| 1981 | 1,891,864 | +0.92% |
| 1991 | 1,913,355 | +0.11% |
| 2002 | 1,964,036 | +0.24% |
| 2011 | 2,050,189 | +0.48% |
| 2021 | 2,108,977 | +0.28% |
| Source:[1] | ||
Demographic features of the population of Slovenia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
With 101 inhabitants per square kilometre (262/sq mi), Slovenia ranks low among the European countries in population density (compared to 402/km2 (1042/sq mi) for the Netherlands or 195/km2 (505/sq mi) for Italy). The Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region has the lowest population density, and the Central Slovenia Statistical Region has the highest.[2]
According to the 2002 census, Slovenia's main ethnic group are Slovenes (83%). At least 13% of the population were immigrants from other parts of former Yugoslavia, primarily ethnic Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims), Croats and Serbs and their descendants.[3] They have settled mainly in cities and suburbanised areas.[4] Relatively small but protected by the Constitution of Slovenia are the Hungarian and the Italian national community.[5][6][7] A special position is held by the geographically dispersed Roma ethnic community.[8][9]
Slovenia is among the European countries with the most pronounced ageing of population, ascribable to a low birth rate and increasing life expectancy.[10] Almost all Slovenian inhabitants older than 64 are retired, with no significant difference between the genders.[11] The working-age group is diminishing in spite of immigration.[12] The proposal to raise the retirement age from the current 57 for women and 58 for men was rejected in a referendum in 2011.[13] Also the difference among the genders regarding life expectancy is still significant.[11] In 2007, it was 74.6 years for men and 81.8 years for women.[14] In addition, in 2009, the suicide rate in Slovenia was 22 per 100,000 persons per year, which places Slovenia among the highest ranked European countries in this regard.[15]
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- ^ Repolusk, Peter (2006). "Narodnostno neopredeljeno prebivalstvo ob popisih 1991 in 2002 v Sloveniji" [Ethnically Undeclared Population in Slovenian Population Censuses 1991 and 2002] (PDF). Dela (in Slovenian and English). Vol. 25. Anton Melik Geographical Institute. pp. 87–96. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012.
- ^ "International Mother Language Day 2010". Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia". National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Šabec, Ksenija (2009). Poročilo: Italijanska narodna skupnost v Slovenski Istri [Report: The Italian National Community in the Slovenian Istria] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Center for Cultural and Religious Studies, University of Ljubljana. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Gajšek, Nina (2004). Pravice romske skupnosti v Republiki Sloveniji [Rights of the Roma Community in the Republic of Slovenia] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Faculty of Social Science, University of Ljubljana.
- ^ Zupančič, Jernej (2007). "Romska naselja kot poseben del naselbinskega sistema v Sloveniji" [Roma Settlements as a Specific Part of Settlement System in Slovenia] (PDF). Dela (in Slovenian and English). Vol. 27. Institute of Geography. pp. 215–246. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012.
- ^ Zupanič, Milena (20 June 2011). "Demografski preobrat: tiha revolucija med nami" [The Demographic Overturn: The Silent Revolution Among Us]. Delo.si (in Slovenian). Delo, d. d. ISSN 1854-6544.
- ^ a b Hlebec, Valentina; Šircelj, Milivoja (September 2011). "Population Ageing in Slovenia and Social Support Networks of Older People". In Hoff, Andreas (ed.). Population Ageing in Central and Eastern Europe: Societal and Policy Implications. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0-7546-7828-1.
- ^ "Strong Growth but an Ageing Workforce". Slovenia. OECD Publishing. July 2009. p. 34. ISBN 978-92-64-06894-0.
- ^ Naidu-Ghelani, Rajeshni (23 January 2012). "Countries with Aging Populations". CNBC. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013.
- ^ Complete life table for the population of Slovenia, 2007 Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 2009.
- ^ "World Suicide Prevention Day 2010". Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2012.