| Population | 2,102,106 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Slovene(s) adjective: Slovenian |
| Ethnic groups | Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.) |
| Languages | Slovene (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian (official, only in municipalities where Italian national communities reside), Hungarian (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside) (2002 est.) major-language sample(s): Svetovni informativni zvezek - neobhoden vir osnovnih informacij. (Slovene) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Religions | Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.84% (male 160,134/female 151,960) 15-24 years: 9.01% (male 98,205/female 91,318) 25-54 years: 40.73% (male 449,930/female 406,395) 55-64 years: 14.19% (male 148,785/female 149,635) 65 years and over: 21.23% (male 192,420/female 253,896) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 55.9 youth dependency ratio: 23.6 elderly dependency ratio: 32.3 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 44.9 years male: 43.4 years female: 46.6 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.03% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 10.34 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 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 exhibit less density than elsewhere |
| Urbanization | urban population: 55.4% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 286,000 LJUBLJANA (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 28.9 years (2019 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 1.53 deaths/1,000 live births male: 1.64 deaths/1,000 live births female: 1.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.61 years male: 78.73 years female: 84.6 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.59 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 8.3% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.09 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | <1,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2018 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 20.2% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 4.8% of GDP (2017) |
| Literacy | definition: NA total population: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.7% (2015) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 18 years male: 17 years female: 18 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
