Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia
Slovenia: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.2837 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia is 0.2837, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia peaked at 0.8547 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2837, in 2022.
Slovenia ranks 84th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7515 | — |
| 1993 | 0.6027 | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8547 | +41.8% |
| 1995 | 0.503 | -41.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5023 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5033 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5018 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5028 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4532 | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4016 | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4523 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3014 | -33.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3008 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.35 | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3484 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3465 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2953 | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3425 | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3408 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.388 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3868 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3872 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3863 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3855 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.385 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3395 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3383 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3361 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.333 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3313 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2837 | -14.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.2837 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3016, 94% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.2837 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +41.8% | 0.6027 | 0.8547 |
| 1995 | -41.1% | 0.8547 | 0.503 |
| 2003 | -33.4% | 0.4523 | 0.3014 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5902 | 0.5018 | 0.8547 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3592 | 0.2953 | 0.4532 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3674 | 0.3361 | 0.388 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.316 | 0.2837 | 0.333 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More population data for Slovenia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2228 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0661 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.27 (2100)
- Population density 81.05 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 66,504 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.27 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4177 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia was 0.2837 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8547 in 1994.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2837 in 2022.
- How does Slovenia rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Slovenia ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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