Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Slovenia
Slovenia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 1.19 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Slovenia, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Slovenia stood at 1.19 million people. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Slovenia peaked at 1.19 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 286,412 people, in 1950.
That places Slovenia 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 359,234 people | 286,412 people | 435,885 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 536,583 people | 453,368 people | 622,848 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 767,852 people | 643,227 people | 899,820 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 974,814 people | 922,749 people | 1.02 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.00 million people | 997,621 people | 1.01 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.16 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million people | 1.16 million people | 1.19 million people | 6 |
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More population data for Slovenia
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 81.05 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 66,504 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 12,524 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.57 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Slovenia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Slovenia was 1.19 million people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,412 people in 1950.
- How does Slovenia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Slovenia ranks 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.