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Slovenia

Slovenia / SI

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Slovenia in numbers.

Area20,480 kmยฒWorld # 151 โ†’Population2.1MWorld # 148 โ†’Population density104.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 97 โ†’Life expectancy82.3 yearsWorld # 32 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 37,376World # 45 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Slovenia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area20,480 kmยฒWorld # 151 / 2023 โ†’Population2.1MWorld # 148 / 2025 โ†’Population density104.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 97 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.2%World # 163 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 148 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate7.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 189 / 2024 โ†’Death rate10.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 36 / 2024 โ†’Median age43.9 yearsWorld # 25 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+22.2%World # 19 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.5%World # 186 / 2025 โ†’Urban population56%World # 139 / 2025 โ†’Net migration2.7KWorld # 56 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 58 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share14.9%World # 56 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy82.3 yearsWorld # 32 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy69.4 yearsWorld # 25 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 51 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate20.9%World # 75 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 37,376World # 45 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 79.6BWorld # 87 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 59,245World # 40 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.1%World # 171 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.4%World # 114 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.2%World # 141 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment9.5%World # 121 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,588 hours/yearWorld # 112 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)24.7World # 161 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.3%World # 48 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people5,616.3 per million peopleWorld # 18 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)2.1%World # 18 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people104.2 per million peopleWorld # 27 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,200 kcal/dayWorld # 61 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person60.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 89 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production153.4K tWorld # 75 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area61.2%World # 26 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person6,450 kWh/personWorld # 27 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person6 tWorld # 54 / 2024 โ†’Internet use90.8%World # 58 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions130.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 56 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 169 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate5.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 162 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.3%World # 100 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament35.6%World # 44 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.2MWorld # 89 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.4BWorld # 65 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2019 / 74%Main languageSlovenianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNuclear2025Top export categoryChemicals and pharmaceuticals2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal3,599 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSlovenianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country