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Population
30. 1. 2017 – On 1 October 2016 Slovenia's population 2,065,879 or 1,638 more than three months earlier
On 1 October 2016 Slovenia had a population of 2,065,879 or 1,638 more than three months earlier. The number of Slovene citizens decreased while the number of foreign citizens increased and reached ...
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30. 1. 2017 – In the 3rd quarter of 2016 more marriages and more divorces than in the same period of 2015
In the third quarter of 2016 natural increase and net migration were positive: the former by 1,087 and the latter by 551 persons.
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16. 1. 2017 – Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Commitment on Confidence in Statistics
Commitment on Confidence in Statistics is the commitment of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia to provide with its political and regulatory activity the conditions for the functioning of ...
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21. 12. 2016 – Negative net migration of the tertiary educated in 2015
In 2015 the educational structure of emigrants was similar to that of the entire population of Slovenia. Family reunification was the top reason to immigrate for foreign citizens.
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21. 12. 2016 – On 1 January 2016 every third adult resident of Slovenia a pensioner
On 1 January 2016 there were 31% pensioners among population aged 15 or more. The number of active population increased compared to 2015, and the share of population with tertiary education reached ...
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Population of Slovenia
1 July 2016 		2,064,241
(number) 		final data
Natural increase per 1,000 population
year 2015 		0.4
(number) 		final data
Net migration per 1,000 population
year 2015 		0.2
(number) 		final data
Total increase per 1,000 population
year 2015 		0.6
(number) 		final data
Population density
1 July 2016 		101.8
(number/km2) 		final data
Field description
Numerous demographic events (births, deaths, marriages, divorces, migration) have a large impact on our everyday lives. Demography is one of the most traditional and also the most elementary fields of statistics. The first enumeration of population (the predecessor of the modern censuses) took place in Slovenia in 1754, but the first census was held in 1857.

Under the theme Population you will find the data and indicators on the number of population of Slovenia, their demographic events and some socio-economic characteristics. Data collected by population censuses are also presented under this theme.
Related content on the Statistical office's website
Population pyramid
Age and sex structure of the population
Censuses
Censuses from 1948 to 2011.
Names and birthdays
How common are your first and family name?
Related content on the websites of other Slovene institutions
MNZ
Ministry of the Interior of the RS
NIJZ
Institute of Public Health
Related content on the websites of ESS partners
Eurostat
Data on Population
Census Hub
Statistical data of the Eurostat about Censuses
Related content on the websites of international organisations
UNSD
2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme
WHO
World Health Organisation
IMF
International Monetary Fund
OECD Data Lab
Interactive tools and visualizations
UNSD
World databases for demography and social statistics
EIGE
European Institute for Gender Equality
UNSD
UNSD Statistical Databases
UNHCR (UN)
Data on refugees and asylum
Population Information Network (UN)
A guide to population information
UNECE
Gender and social statistics
OECD.Stat
OECD.Stat database
Population Division (UN)
Publications, manuals, journals
Demopaedia
Multilingual Demographic Dictionary
Council of Europe
Catalogue of Publications