🇸🇮 Slovenia Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Slovenia is 2,114,574, ranking #149 in the world (0.03% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.13% per year. The biggest city is Ljubljana with 272,220 inhabitants.
Live estimate
2,114,521
Growth rate
-0.13%
Density
105
people / km² (272 / mi²)
Median age
45.0
Fertility rate
1.58
births per woman
Life expectancy
82.1
years
Slovenia population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Slovenia is projected to reach 1,981,553, and 1,632,031 by 2100.
Slovenia population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,114,574 | -0.13% | 105.0 | 45.0 |
| 2025 | 2,117,072 | -0.10% | 105.1 | 44.7 |
| 2024 | 2,118,696 | -0.05% | 105.2 | 44.3 |
| 2023 | 2,118,396 | 0.08% | 105.2 | 43.9 |
| 2022 | 2,115,228 | 0.22% | 105.0 | 43.5 |
| 2021 | 2,113,494 | -0.06% | 105.0 | 43.1 |
| 2020 | 2,102,420 | 1.11% | 104.4 | 43.0 |
| 2019 | 2,083,440 | 0.70% | 103.5 | 43.0 |
| 2018 | 2,069,480 | 0.64% | 102.8 | 42.8 |
| 2017 | 2,062,410 | 0.04% | 102.4 | 42.6 |
| 2016 | 2,061,373 | 0.06% | 102.4 | 42.3 |
| 2015 | 2,059,947 | 0.08% | 102.3 | 41.9 |
| 2014 | 2,058,401 | 0.07% | 102.2 | 41.6 |
| 2013 | 2,056,442 | 0.12% | 102.1 | 41.3 |
| 2012 | 2,053,321 | 0.19% | 102.0 | 41.1 |
| 2011 | 2,048,804 | 0.26% | 101.7 | 40.8 |
| 2010 | 2,044,612 | 0.15% | 101.5 | 40.5 |
| 2009 | 2,035,608 | 0.73% | 101.1 | 40.3 |
| 2008 | 2,025,085 | 0.31% | 100.6 | 40.0 |
| 2007 | 2,014,158 | 0.78% | 100.0 | 39.7 |
| 2006 | 2,003,114 | 0.32% | 99.5 | 39.4 |
| 2005 | 1,996,914 | 0.30% | 99.2 | 39.0 |
| 2004 | 1,993,545 | 0.04% | 99.0 | 38.6 |
| 2003 | 1,992,490 | 0.07% | 98.9 | 38.2 |
| 2002 | 1,991,572 | 0.03% | 98.9 | 37.8 |
| 2001 | 1,989,679 | 0.17% | 98.8 | 37.4 |
| 2000 | 1,986,816 | 0.12% | 98.7 | 37.0 |
| 1999 | 1,981,194 | 0.44% | 98.4 | 36.6 |
| 1998 | 1,980,064 | -0.33% | 98.3 | 36.1 |
| 1997 | 1,984,398 | -0.11% | 98.5 | 35.7 |
| 1996 | 1,986,793 | -0.13% | 98.7 | 35.3 |
| 1995 | 1,988,095 | 0.00% | 98.7 | 35.0 |
| 1994 | 1,988,262 | -0.02% | 98.7 | 34.8 |
| 1993 | 1,990,811 | -0.24% | 98.9 | 34.4 |
| 1992 | 1,995,859 | -0.27% | 99.1 | 34.0 |
| 1991 | 1,999,193 | -0.06% | 99.3 | 33.6 |
| 1990 | 1,998,007 | 0.18% | 99.2 | 33.2 |
| 1989 | 1,995,458 | 0.07% | 99.1 | 32.8 |
| 1988 | 1,993,516 | 0.12% | 99.0 | 32.5 |
| 1987 | 1,988,021 | 0.43% | 98.7 | 32.3 |
| 1986 | 1,964,835 | 1.92% | 97.6 | 31.9 |
| 1985 | 1,941,472 | 0.46% | 96.4 | 31.6 |
| 1984 | 1,932,706 | 0.45% | 96.0 | 31.3 |
| 1983 | 1,923,354 | 0.53% | 95.5 | 31.1 |
| 1982 | 1,917,975 | 0.04% | 95.2 | 30.8 |
| 1981 | 1,914,592 | 0.32% | 95.1 | 30.6 |
| 1980 | 1,903,069 | 0.89% | 94.5 | 30.4 |
| 1979 | 1,885,906 | 0.92% | 93.6 | 30.2 |
| 1978 | 1,868,518 | 0.93% | 92.8 | 30.1 |
| 1977 | 1,851,321 | 0.92% | 91.9 | 30.1 |
| 1976 | 1,834,357 | 0.92% | 91.1 | 30.2 |
| 1975 | 1,817,598 | 0.91% | 90.3 | 30.3 |
| 1974 | 1,801,036 | 0.92% | 89.4 | 30.2 |
| 1973 | 1,784,572 | 0.92% | 88.6 | 30.1 |
| 1972 | 1,768,217 | 0.92% | 87.8 | 30.0 |
| 1971 | 1,752,711 | 0.84% | 87.0 | 29.9 |
| 1970 | 1,739,861 | 0.63% | 86.4 | 29.8 |
| 1969 | 1,728,683 | 0.66% | 85.8 | 29.6 |
| 1968 | 1,716,926 | 0.71% | 85.3 | 29.5 |
| 1967 | 1,703,870 | 0.82% | 84.6 | 29.4 |
| 1966 | 1,689,636 | 0.86% | 83.9 | 29.2 |
| 1965 | 1,675,318 | 0.84% | 83.2 | 29.1 |
| 1964 | 1,661,346 | 0.83% | 82.5 | 28.9 |
| 1963 | 1,647,437 | 0.85% | 81.8 | 28.7 |
| 1962 | 1,633,081 | 0.90% | 81.1 | 28.5 |
| 1961 | 1,618,560 | 0.89% | 80.4 | 28.3 |
| 1960 | 1,605,074 | 0.79% | 79.7 | 28.0 |
| 1959 | 1,592,111 | 0.83% | 79.1 | 27.7 |
| 1958 | 1,578,541 | 0.88% | 78.4 | 27.4 |
| 1957 | 1,564,149 | 0.95% | 77.7 | 27.1 |
| 1956 | 1,548,764 | 1.02% | 76.9 | 26.9 |
| 1955 | 1,532,630 | 1.07% | 76.1 | 26.7 |
| 1954 | 1,515,598 | 1.16% | 75.3 | 26.5 |
| 1953 | 1,497,553 | 1.23% | 74.4 | 26.4 |
| 1952 | 1,479,662 | 1.17% | 73.5 | 26.2 |
| 1951 | 1,462,727 | 1.13% | 72.6 | 26.1 |
| 1950 | 1,446,358 | 1.12% | 71.8 | 26.0 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2,111,542 | -0.15% | 104.9 | 45.4 |
| 2028 | 2,107,831 | -0.20% | 104.7 | 45.8 |
| 2029 | 2,103,530 | -0.21% | 104.5 | 46.1 |
| 2030 | 2,098,956 | -0.22% | 104.2 | 46.4 |
| 2031 | 2,094,077 | -0.24% | 104.0 | 46.8 |
| 2032 | 2,089,052 | -0.24% | 103.7 | 47.1 |
| 2033 | 2,083,976 | -0.25% | 103.5 | 47.4 |
| 2034 | 2,078,930 | -0.24% | 103.2 | 47.6 |
| 2035 | 2,073,836 | -0.25% | 103.0 | 47.9 |
| 2036 | 2,068,474 | -0.27% | 102.7 | 48.1 |
| 2037 | 2,062,856 | -0.28% | 102.4 | 48.3 |
| 2038 | 2,057,383 | -0.25% | 102.2 | 48.5 |
| 2039 | 2,052,081 | -0.26% | 101.9 | 48.7 |
| 2040 | 2,046,764 | -0.26% | 101.6 | 48.8 |
| 2041 | 2,041,315 | -0.28% | 101.4 | 48.8 |
| 2042 | 2,035,404 | -0.30% | 101.1 | 48.9 |
| 2043 | 2,029,194 | -0.31% | 100.8 | 48.8 |
| 2044 | 2,022,815 | -0.32% | 100.4 | 48.8 |
| 2045 | 2,016,283 | -0.33% | 100.1 | 48.7 |
| 2046 | 2,009,695 | -0.33% | 99.8 | 48.6 |
| 2047 | 2,002,985 | -0.34% | 99.5 | 48.5 |
| 2048 | 1,996,179 | -0.34% | 99.1 | 48.3 |
| 2049 | 1,989,122 | -0.37% | 98.8 | 48.1 |
| 2050 | 1,981,553 | -0.39% | 98.4 | 47.9 |
| 2051 | 1,973,640 | -0.41% | 98.0 | 47.7 |
| 2052 | 1,965,352 | -0.43% | 97.6 | 47.5 |
| 2053 | 1,956,748 | -0.44% | 97.2 | 47.4 |
| 2054 | 1,947,892 | -0.47% | 96.7 | 47.3 |
| 2055 | 1,938,686 | -0.48% | 96.3 | 47.3 |
| 2056 | 1,929,351 | -0.48% | 95.8 | 47.3 |
| 2057 | 1,919,741 | -0.52% | 95.3 | 47.4 |
| 2058 | 1,910,149 | -0.49% | 94.9 | 47.5 |
| 2059 | 1,900,568 | -0.52% | 94.4 | 47.6 |
| 2060 | 1,890,545 | -0.54% | 93.9 | 47.8 |
| 2061 | 1,880,531 | -0.53% | 93.4 | 47.9 |
| 2062 | 1,870,785 | -0.51% | 92.9 | 48.0 |
| 2063 | 1,861,182 | -0.52% | 92.4 | 48.0 |
| 2064 | 1,851,458 | -0.53% | 91.9 | 48.1 |
| 2065 | 1,841,738 | -0.52% | 91.5 | 48.2 |
| 2066 | 1,832,381 | -0.50% | 91.0 | 48.2 |
| 2067 | 1,823,323 | -0.49% | 90.5 | 48.3 |
| 2068 | 1,814,229 | -0.51% | 90.1 | 48.3 |
| 2069 | 1,805,082 | -0.50% | 89.6 | 48.3 |
| 2070 | 1,796,292 | -0.47% | 89.2 | 48.3 |
| 2071 | 1,787,912 | -0.46% | 88.8 | 48.3 |
| 2072 | 1,779,812 | -0.45% | 88.4 | 48.3 |
| 2073 | 1,771,777 | -0.46% | 88.0 | 48.2 |
| 2074 | 1,763,893 | -0.43% | 87.6 | 48.2 |
| 2075 | 1,756,477 | -0.41% | 87.2 | 48.1 |
| 2076 | 1,749,462 | -0.39% | 86.9 | 48.0 |
| 2077 | 1,742,745 | -0.38% | 86.5 | 47.9 |
| 2078 | 1,736,138 | -0.38% | 86.2 | 47.8 |
| 2079 | 1,729,789 | -0.35% | 85.9 | 47.7 |
| 2080 | 1,723,704 | -0.35% | 85.6 | 47.6 |
| 2081 | 1,717,879 | -0.32% | 85.3 | 47.6 |
| 2082 | 1,712,447 | -0.31% | 85.0 | 47.5 |
| 2083 | 1,707,190 | -0.31% | 84.8 | 47.5 |
| 2084 | 1,702,107 | -0.29% | 84.5 | 47.5 |
| 2085 | 1,697,209 | -0.28% | 84.3 | 47.5 |
| 2086 | 1,692,339 | -0.29% | 84.0 | 47.6 |
| 2087 | 1,687,589 | -0.27% | 83.8 | 47.7 |
| 2088 | 1,683,090 | -0.26% | 83.6 | 47.8 |
| 2089 | 1,678,711 | -0.26% | 83.4 | 47.9 |
| 2090 | 1,674,271 | -0.27% | 83.1 | 48.0 |
| 2091 | 1,669,929 | -0.25% | 82.9 | 48.1 |
| 2092 | 1,665,752 | -0.25% | 82.7 | 48.3 |
| 2093 | 1,661,541 | -0.26% | 82.5 | 48.4 |
| 2094 | 1,657,347 | -0.25% | 82.3 | 48.6 |
| 2095 | 1,653,168 | -0.25% | 82.1 | 48.7 |
| 2096 | 1,648,954 | -0.26% | 81.9 | 48.9 |
| 2097 | 1,644,670 | -0.26% | 81.7 | 49.0 |
| 2098 | 1,640,465 | -0.25% | 81.5 | 49.1 |
| 2099 | 1,636,334 | -0.26% | 81.3 | 49.3 |
| 2100 | 1,632,031 | -0.27% | 81.0 | 49.4 |
States & provinces of Slovenia by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ljubljana | 280,140 | 13.2% |
| 2 | Maribor | 111,730 | 5.3% |
| 3 | Kranj | 55,029 | 2.6% |
| 4 | Koper | 52,700 | 2.5% |
| 5 | Celje | 48,592 | 2.3% |
| 6 | Novo Mesto | 36,296 | 1.7% |
| 7 | Domžale | 33,936 | 1.6% |
| 8 | Velenje | 32,836 | 1.6% |
| 9 | Nova Goriška | 32,112 | 1.5% |
| 10 | Kamnik | 29,073 | 1.4% |
| 11 | Krško | 25,867 | 1.2% |
| 12 | Slovenska Bistrica | 24,919 | 1.2% |
| 13 | Brežice | 24,301 | 1.1% |
| 14 | Ptuj | 23,629 | 1.1% |
| 15 | Škofja Loka | 22,713 | 1.1% |
| 16 | Jesenice | 21,645 | 1.0% |
| 17 | Žalec | 21,483 | 1.0% |
| 18 | Murska Sobota | 19,346 | 0.9% |
| 19 | Grosuplje | 19,204 | 0.9% |
| 20 | Ajdovščina | 18,939 | 0.9% |
| 21 | Šentjur pri Celju | 18,899 | 0.9% |
| 22 | Radovljica | 18,858 | 0.9% |
| 23 | Piran | 17,717 | 0.8% |
| 24 | Sevnica | 17,595 | 0.8% |
| 25 | Trbovlje | 17,194 | 0.8% |
| 26 | Zasavska | 17,044 | 0.8% |
| 27 | Slovenj Gradec | 16,811 | 0.8% |
| 28 | Kocevje | 16,511 | 0.8% |
| 29 | Vrhnika | 16,291 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Izola | 15,848 | 0.7% |
| 31 | Postojna | 15,709 | 0.7% |
| 32 | Medvode | 15,542 | 0.7% |
| 33 | Ivancna Gorica | 15,440 | 0.7% |
| 34 | Tržič | 15,207 | 0.7% |
| 35 | Litija | 14,863 | 0.7% |
| 36 | Crnomelj | 14,717 | 0.7% |
| 37 | Trebnje | 14,620 | 0.7% |
| 38 | Slovenske Konjice | 14,414 | 0.7% |
| 39 | Ilirska Bistrica | 13,911 | 0.7% |
| 40 | Laško | 13,550 | 0.6% |
| 41 | Logatec | 13,234 | 0.6% |
| 42 | Sežana | 12,894 | 0.6% |
| 43 | Ormož | 12,639 | 0.6% |
| 44 | Idrija | 11,871 | 0.6% |
| 45 | Ljutomer | 11,805 | 0.6% |
| 46 | Tolmin | 11,634 | 0.6% |
| 47 | Ravne na Koroškem | 11,621 | 0.5% |
| 48 | Cerknica | 11,226 | 0.5% |
| 49 | Brezovica | 11,129 | 0.5% |
| 50 | Lendava | 11,026 | 0.5% |
| 51 | Rogaška Slatina | 11,004 | 0.5% |
| 52 | Hoce-Slivnica | 10,861 | 0.5% |
| 53 | Šmarje pri Jelšah | 10,154 | 0.5% |
| 54 | Hrastnik | 9,984 | 0.5% |
| 55 | Ribnica | 9,333 | 0.4% |
| 56 | Škofljica | 9,130 | 0.4% |
| 57 | Dravograd | 9,038 | 0.4% |
| 58 | Šoštanj | 8,692 | 0.4% |
| 59 | Gornja Radgona | 8,586 | 0.4% |
| 60 | Šenčur | 8,489 | 0.4% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Slovenia
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ljubljana capital | Ljubljana | 272,220 |
| 2 | Maribor | Urban Municipality of Maribor | 96,209 |
| 3 | Celje | Urban Municipality of Celje | 38,059 |
| 4 | Kranj | Urban Municipality of Kranj | 37,966 |
| 5 | Koper | Urban Municipality of Koper | 25,753 |
| 6 | Novo Mesto | Urban Municipality of Novo Mesto | 24,446 |
| 7 | Velenje | Urban Municipality of Velenje | 24,327 |
| 8 | Ptuj | Urban Municipality of Ptuj | 17,984 |
| 9 | Trbovlje | Municipality of Trbovlje | 15,163 |
FAQ
What is the population of Slovenia in 2026?
The population of Slovenia is 2,114,574 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Slovenia?
Ljubljana is the biggest city in Slovenia with 272,220 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Slovenia growing or shrinking?
The population of Slovenia is shrinking at -0.13% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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