Number of live births in Slovenia
Slovenia: Number of live births was 19,328 births in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Slovenia, 1983–2019
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
In 2019, number of live births in Slovenia stood at 19,328 births.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Slovenia peaked at 27,200 births in 1983 and was at its lowest, 17,321 births, in 2003.
That places Slovenia 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25,604 births | 23,447 births | 27,200 births | 7 |
| 1990s | 19,451 births | 17,533 births | 22,368 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,902 births | 17,321 births | 21,856 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,864 births | 19,328 births | 22,343 births | 10 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More population data for Slovenia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 66,504 people (2100)
- Population density 81.05 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 12,524 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Slovenia?
- Number of live births in Slovenia was 19,328 births in 2019, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,200 births in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,321 births in 2003.
- How does Slovenia rank for number of live births?
- Slovenia ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.