Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia
Slovenia: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia, 1992–2022
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Slovenia is 0.3%, 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 0.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8% | — |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +41.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -41.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -33.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 81.05 people per km² (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0661 % change on previous year (2100)
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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 0.3% in 2022, according to Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% 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 Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by 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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Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.