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5.3.2010 International Women's Day 2010
  In terms of the gender empowerment measure, Slovenia is 15th among EU-27 Member States and 34th in the world. Every fifth woman in Slovenia has tertiary education, but female earnings are on average still around EUR 110 lower than male earnings.
   
19.2.2010 Women managers in Slovenia
  As regards the gender empowerment measure, Slovenia is 34th in the world with 10% representation of women in politics.
   
11.2.2010 Population, Slovenia, 2008 - REVISED DATA
  We are publishing data on population for the entire year 2008; the data were revised in accordance with the changed statistical definition of population. Revised data are official.
   
29.1.2010 Population, Slovenia, 30 September 2009
  In the third quarter of 2009 the population of Slovenia grew by 3,566 or by 0.2%.
   
29.1.2010 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 3rd quarter 2009 – PROVISIONAL DATA
  In the third quarter of 2009 natural increase represented 40% of total increase. Natural increase was positive for the tenth consecutive quarter, while the value of net migration was the lowest after the fourth quarter of 2007.
   
30.12.2009 Birthdays of people in Slovenia
  January 1 is not only the start of a new year; it is also the birthday of the greatest number (more than 7,800) of people in Slovenia.
   
29.12.2009 Socio-economic Characteristics of Population (31 December 2007) and of International Migrants (2008), detailed data, Slovenia
  On 31 December 2007 there were 2,010,269 people living in Slovenia, 11.2% of whom were born outside the country.
   
22.12.2009 Eurostat's Population Projections for Slovenia by sex, EUROPOP2008 and cohesion regions 2008-2030, convergence scenario
  At the end of November 2009 Eurostat prepared and published for EU Member States and for Norway and Switzerland population projections (by sex) at regional level (cohesion regions) for the 2008–2030 period, convergence scenario.
   
22.12.2009 Migration changes, detailed data, Slovenia, 2008
  Data series on migration changes published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2008.
   
16.12.2009 International Migrants Day 2009
  In the past 50 years as a rule every year more people immigrated to Slovenia than emigrated from it. In mid-2009 every eighth person in Slovenia was born abroad.
   
14.12.2009 Data on births and deaths, detailed data, Slovenia, 2008
  Data series on births and deaths published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2008.
   
14.12.2009 Population, Slovenia, 30 June 2009
  Detailed data on population of Slovenia with commentary as of 30 June 2009 are published in the Rapid Reports.
   
26.11.2009 Data on marriages and divorces, detailed data, Slovenia, 2008
  Data series on marriages and divorces published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2008.
   
18.11.2009 Population by settlements, detailed data, Slovenia, 30 June 2009
  In mid-2009 there were 6,028 settlements in Slovenia. Every fifteenth resident of Slovenia lived in a settlement with a population of less than 100.
   
16.11.2009 Population, detailed data, Slovenia, 30 June 2009
  Detailed data on the population by different age groups and sex are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data as of 30 June 2009.
   
13.11.2009 International Students Day 2009
  In 2008, 17,221 students graduated from vocational colleges and higher education institutions, two thirds of them women. In the academic year 2008/09, there were 114,391 students in Slovenia, almost half of people aged 19-24.
   
12.11.2009 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 2nd quarter 2009 – provisional data
  The second quarter of 2009 was the ninth consecutive quarter in which natural increase was recorded. Compared to the second quarter of 2008 net migration was halved.
   
9.11.2009 Young people in Slovenia
  A new brochure entitled Young People in Slovenia was published, bringing data on young people in Slovenia, mostly in charts and short comments.
   
30.10.2009 Population, Slovenia, 30 June 2009
  In the second quarter of 2009 the population of Slovenia increased by 0.2% and reached 2,042,335
   
21.10.2009 Selected demographic data and indicators by cohesion and statistical regions, Slovenia, data series 1995 - 2008
  In the SI-STAT database data series and indicators series on natural and migration changes by cohesion and statistical regions are published.
   
14.10.2009 Natural and migration changes of population by municipalities, detailed data, Slovenia, 2008
  Data series on natural and migration changes of population by municipalities (since 1995) is completed with data for 2008.
   
6.10.2009 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 1st quarter 2009 – provisional data
  In the first quarter of 2009 more live births, deaths, immigrants from abroad and emigrants abroad and less internal migration were recorded than in the first quarter of 2008.
   
2.10.2009 Children’s Week 2009
  As regards statistical regions, people in Jugovzhodna Slovenija are on average the youngest; the share of children is 18.5%. In the Obalno-kraška region the share of children is only 14.7%. Among municipalities, Osilnica has the lowest share of children (only 9%) and Gorenja vas–Poljane the highest (25%).
   
30.9.2009 Migration changes, Slovenia, 2008
  In 2008, 30,693 people immigrated to Slovenia, 12,109 people emigrated abroad and 106,248 people changed their settlement of residence on the territory of Slovenia. Net migration was 18,584. The data on migration for 2008 are published according to the new definition of population.
   
29.9.2009 Acknowledgment of paternity, Slovenia, 2008
  In 2008, 11,552 acknowledgements of paternity occurred in Slovenia. 92.8% of children were acknowledged by their fathers before they completed the first month of age.
   
22.9.2009 Population by settlements, detailed data, Slovenia, 31 December 2008
  At the end of 2008 almost half of all settlements had a population of less than 100.
   
8.9.2009 World Suicide Prevention Day 2009
  Suicide is the most frequent violent death in Slovenia and one of the three leading causes of death for young people under 25 in the world.
   
19.8.2009 Deaths, Slovenia, 2008
  18,308 deaths were recorded in Slovenia in 2008 or by 1.5% less than in 2007. Among them there were 52 deaths of infants under one year of age.
   
4.8.2009 Marriages and divorces, Slovenia, 2008
  In 2008, 6,703 marriages and 2,246 divorces took place in Slovenia; there were 5.2% more marriages  and 14.1% less divorces than in 2007.
   
31.7.2009 Population, Slovenia, 31 March 2009
  At the end of March 2009 Slovenia’s population was 2,038,733, 0.3% more than at the end of 2008.
   
28.7.2009 EUROPOP2008 population projections for Slovenia, 2008–2060, low, baseline and high variant, convergence scenario
  The Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia prepared and released a new publication entitled Slovenia’s Population Today and Tomorrow, 2008–2060, EUROPOP2008 population projections for Slovenia.
   
15.7.2009 Population according to the 2008 statistical definition of population, detailed data, Slovenia, 30 June 2008
  Detailed data on the population by different age groups and sex are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data as of 30 June 2008.
   
9.7.2009 World Population Day 2009
  There are 6.8 billion people in the world and according to demographic projections by 2050 the number should increase to 9.1 billion. The EU-27 has almost 500 million people and according to Eurostat projections by 2050 the number should increase to 506 million. Slovenia has just over 2 million people and by 2050 the number should drop to 1.88 million.
   
30.6.2009 First names and family names, Birthdays, Slovenia, 2008
  Marija, Ana, Maja, Irena, Mojca are the most frequent female and Franc, Janez, Anton, Ivan and Jožef are the most frequent male names among the population of Slovenia. Among newborns in 2008 the most popular names were Lana and Luka again.
   
29.6.2009 Live births, Slovenia, 2008
  In 2008, the highest number of live births in the independent Slovenia was recorded: exactly 21.817 children were born alive, i.e. almost two thousand more than a year before.
   
18.6.2009 Data on births and deaths, detailed data, Slovenia, data series, - CORRECTION
  Due to  mistakes data on deaths by age and sex in 2005 in the  table Deaths by age and sex, Slovenia, annually in the SI-STAT Data Portal, the data (originally published in the E-Release on 13 Dec. 2006) are published again.
   
18.6.2009 Population, detailed data, Slovenia, 31 December 2001- CORRECTION
  Due to mistakes in the table Population by selected age groups and sex, municipalities, Slovenia, as of 31 December 2001 in the data for women, data are published in the SI-STAT Data Portal once again. Data were originally published in the publication Rapid Reports, No.171/2002 and in E-Release.
   
17.6.2009 Population, Slovenia, 31 December 2008
  Detailed data on population of Slovenia with commentary as of 31 December 2008 are published in the Rapid Reports.
   
15.6.2009 Fathers Day 2009
  Ever more fathers are present at childbirth: in 2007 over 71%, in 1992 only slightly more than 9%. In 2008, paternity leave was used by 15,800 fathers and childcare leave by 1,125 fathers.
   
3.6.2009 Complete life table for the population of Slovenia, 2007
  For a boy born in Slovenia in 2007 the life expectancy at birth was 74.6 years while for a girl it was 81.8 years.
   
29.5.2009 Maja, Maj
  Most children named Maja and Maj are born in the month of May.
   
13.5.2009 International Day of Families, Slovenia
  According to 2002 population census data, 78% of the population in Slovenia lived in 556,000 families, which had on average 3.06 members. Most (37%) of the families had 1 child, almost 33% had 2 children, just over 7% had 3 or more children, and close to 21% were without children.
   
30.4.2009 Population, detailed data, Slovenia, 31 December 2008
  Detailed data on the population by different age groups and sex are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data as of 31 December 2008.
   
30.4.2009 Population, Slovenia, 31 December 2008
  At the end of 2008 Slovenia had a population of 2,032,362. In comparison with the end of 2007, the population has grown by 1.1%. We are publishing data according to a changed statistical definition of population for the first time.
   
24.4.2009 Population pyramid, Slovenia
  An interactive graphical presentation of sex and age structure of population of Slovenia 1971-2061 is prepared on our website.
   
23.4.2009 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 4rd quarter 2008 – provisional data
  In the fourth quarter of 2008 Slovenia’s population increased by 0.1% or by 3,054 persons. Again the population increased mostly on account of positive net migration of foreigners.
   
27.3.2009 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 3rd quarter 2008 – provisional data
  In the third quarter of 2008 Slovenia’s population increased by 0.7% or by 14,341 persons. The population growth in the third quarter of 2008 was mostly the result of positive net migration of foreigners.
   
20.3.2009 Mother's Day 2009
  Mothers in figures: among 19,554 mothers who gave birth in 2007, 1.5% were teenagers, over 47% were at least 30 years old, 2.2% had 40 years or more, 19 had their eighth child or more, and 15 gave birth at home. Around 70% of women aged over 14 have given birth at least once.
   
4.3.2009 International Women's Day 2009
  According to the latest data, average women in Slovenia are 3.4 years older than men, in 94% of cases have upper secondary school education, in 75% of cases decide to continue studies at tertiary level, have their first child at age 28, earn 5% less per hour than men and live 9.1 years longer.
   
19.2.2009 International mother language day
  According to the 2002 population census, Slovene is the mother tongue of nearly 88% of the population of Slovenia; for 0.4% of people in Slovenia Hungarian is the mother tongue and for 0.2% of the people in Slovenia it is Italian, followed by languages of other former Yugoslav republics.
   
12.2.2009 Population by settlements, detailed data, Slovenia, 30 June 2008
  In mid-2008 almost a quarter of the total population of Slovenia lived in the seven largest settlements with more than 20,000 residents. The population of Ljubljana represented 12.9% of the total population of Slovenia.
   
30.1.2009 Population, Slovenia, 30 September 2008
  At the end of September 2008 there were 2,053,740 people living in the Republic of Slovenia, 1,024,361 men and 1,029,479 women. In the first nine months of 2008 the population grew by 1.4%.
   
29.1.2009 Intercultural dialogue in Slovenia
  Our new handy publication Intercultural Dialogue in Slovenia can be used as a starting point for thinking about diversity and acceptance of diversity, as a basis for constructive dialogue in both the narrow and broader sense, or as a challenge for further research.
   
29.12.2008 Socio-economic Characteristics of Population (31 December 2006) and of International Migrants (2007), detailed data, Slovenia
  On 31 December 2006 there were 2,010,377 people living in Slovenia, 11.3% of them were born outside the country.
   
22.12.2008 Migration changes, detailed data, Slovenia, 2007
  Data series on migration changes already published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2007.
   
16.12.2008 International Migrants Day
  According to United Nations estimates, in the 1960-2005 period the number of migrants in the world more than doubled; from 75 million to 191 million in 2005. Slovenia has, mainly after 2004, recorded a trend of increasing immigration from abroad.
   
15.12.2008 Data on births and deaths, detailed data, Slovenia, 2007
  Data series on births and deaths published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2007.
   
1.12.2008 3 December, International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  Disabled persons represent the largest minority in the world as according to UN data around 10% of the world’s population (more than 650 million people) are disabled. There are around 170,000 disabled persons in Slovenia and around 230,000 people with long-term illnesses.
   
28.11.2008 Data on marriages and divorces, detailed data, Slovenia, 2007
  Data series on marriages and divorces published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2007.
   
19.11.2008 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 2nd quarter 2008 – provisional data
  In the first quarter of 2008 Slovenia’s population increased by 0.5% or by 10,769 persons. The population growth in the second quarter of 2008 was mostly the result of positive net migration of foreigners.
   
14.11.2008 Population, detailed data, Slovenia, 30 June 2008
  Detailed data on the population by different age groups and sex are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data as of 30 June 2008.
   
7.11.2008 Slovenia’s Population is Ageing – New Solidarity Relations between Generations are Needed
  This brochure shows individual relations between generations and in this way stresses the need for a good strategy on active ageing of the population in Slovenia. It provides for quality ageing in the society as well as an intergenerational solidarity relationship that increases in its quality.
   
30.10.2008 Population, Slovenia, 30 June 2008
  In mid-2008 there were 2,039,399 people living in Slovenia, 1,012,277 men and 1,027,122 women. In the second quarter of 2008, the population of Slovenia grew by 0.5%.
   
10.10.2008 Natural and migration changes of population by municipalities, detailed data, Slovenia, 2007
  Data series on natural and migration changes of population by municipalities (since 1995) is completed with data for 2007.
   
10.10.2008 Wrong data about the decline in the population of municipality Maribor in Eurostat's publication "Statistics in Focus"
  The Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia explains Eurostat’s incorrect use of the data on the number of population in the municipality of Maribor for 1998 and improper interpretation of the decrease in the number of population in 1999–2004.
   
29.9.2008 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 1st quarter 2008 – provisional data
  In the first quarter of 2008 Slovenia’s population increased by 2,764. The growth was the result of positive net migration of foreigners and slight growth of natural increase. Net migration of citizens was negative again.
   
29.9.2008 1 October, International Day of Older Persons
  In 2007, 69 old people’s homes in Slovenia took care of 13,856 residents (10,359 women and 3,497 men), which is more than 4% of people aged 65+ living in Slovenia.
   
1.9.2008 Migration changes, Slovenia, 2007
  In 2007 Slovenia’s population rose by 14,250 persons on account of positive net migration.
   
28.8.2008 Population by settlements, detailed data, Slovenia, 31 December 2007
  At the end of 2007 in Ljubljana lived 12.8% of the total Slovenian population; in 2,872 Slovenian settlements each with less than 100 people there lived only 7% of the total Slovenian population.
   
22.8.2008 Deaths, Slovenia, 2007
  In 2007, 18,584 deaths were recorded in Slovenia or by 2.2% more than in 2006. Among them there were 55 deaths of infants under one year of age.
   
4.8.2008 Marriages and divorces, Slovenia, 2007
  In 2007, 6,373 marriages took place in Slovenia, which is five more than a year before, and 2,617 divorces took place, which is 12.1% more than a year before.
   
31.7.2008 Population, Slovenia, 31 March 2008
  At the end of March 2008 Slovenia had a population of 2,028,630; 1,003,331 men and 1,025,299 women. In the first quarter of 2008 Slovenia`s population grew by 2,764 (0.1%).
   
30.6.2008 Live births, Slovenia, 2007
  19,823 live births in Slovenia in 2007 – the most in the past fifteen years
   
13.6.2008 Eurostat's Population Projections for Slovenia, 2008–2060, EUROPOP 2008, convergence scenario
  At the end of March 2008 Eurostat prepared population projections, convergence scenario, (by sex) for 2008-2060 for EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland.
   
13.6.2008 Fathers in Slovenia
  At the 2002 Population Census almost 61% of families in Slovenia were two-parent families with children and less than 5% were single fathers with children.
   
15.5.2008 Population, detailed data, Slovenia, 31 December 2007
  Detailed data on the population by different age groups and sex are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data as of 31 December 2007.
   
9.5.2008 May 15 – International Day of Families
  As regards families, at the last population census conducted in 2002, 48.6% of families had one child, 42.5% of families had two children and 8.9% of families had three or more children. 18.8% of families were single-parent families, among them 86% mothers with children and 14% fathers with children.
   
30.4.2008 Population, Slovenia, 31 December 2007
  At the end of 2007 there were 2,025,866 people living in Slovenia or 0.8% more than at the end of 2006. For the first time the number of men exceeded one million.
   
30.4.2008 New definition of population
  The introduction of the new definition of population will bring a change in the number, structure and territorial distribution of population. According to first preliminary calculations, compared to the present population definition the number of people in Slovenia will reduce by 15,597 or by 0.8%.
   
28.3.2008 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 3rd quarter 2007 – provisional data
  Between the end of June and the end of September 2007 the population in Slovenia grew by 4,929 persons; 86.1% of the growth was the result of positive net migration and 13.9% of natural increase.
   
21.3.2008 Mother’s Day
  There are around 670,000 mothers in Slovenia. Among women over 40 about 10% have never given birth.
   
6.3.2008 Women in Slovenia
  The position of women in Slovenia is slightly better than in the EU: in our country the female employment rate is 61.8%, while in the EU it is 57.2%. In the EU Member States the female employment rate varies between 73.4% in Denmark and 35% in Malta.
   
19.2.2008 21 February, International Mother Language Day
  Due to a modest number of speakers, 96% of the world’s almost 7,000 languages are spoken by only 4% of the world’s population. At the 2002 Population Census, Slovene was the mother tongue of 87.9% of the people living in Slovenia.
   
31.1.2008 Population, Slovenia, 30 September 2007
  At the end of September 2007 there were 2,024,335 people living in Slovenia, 1,024,893 women and 999,442 men.
   
28.12.2007 Birthdays on 1 January
  In 2007 on the first day of the year 7,811 people celebrated their birthday, which is the greatest number of birthdays on any day of the year.
   
27.12.2007 Socio-economic Characteristics of Population (31 December 2005) and of International Migrants (2006), Slovenia
  On 31 December 2005, there were 2,003,358 people living in Slovenia, 11.1% of them were born outside the country.
   
20.12.2007 Migration changes, detailed data, Slovenia, 2006
  Data series on migration changes already published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2006.
   
18.12.2007 Disabled persons, the elderly and other persons with special needs in Slovenia
  The booklet presents with basic data the situation of disabled persons, the elderly and other persons with special needs in Slovenia; some data refer to the five-year or ten-year period, while others highlight more recent years.
   
14.12.2007 International Migrants Day
  In 2006, 20,016 people immigrated to Slovenia and 13,749 emigrated from it. Most often they immigrated to Slovenia due to employment or seasonal work, most frequently in construction.
   
13.12.2007 Data on births and deaths, detailed data, Slovenia, 2006
  Data series on births and deaths published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2006.
   
10.12.2007 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 2nd quarter 2007 – provisional data
  Total increase was despite the natural increase above all the result of the positive net migration of foreigners.
   
28.11.2007 Data on marriages and divorces, detailed data, Slovenia, 2006
  Data series on marriages and divorces published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2006.
   
15.11.2007 Population, detailed data, Slovenia, 30 June 2007
  Detailed data on the population by different age groups and sex are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data as of 30 June 2007.
   
30.10.2007 Population, Slovenia, 30 June 2007
  In mid-2007 there were 2,019,406 people living in the Republic of Slovenia, 1,024,281 women and 995,125 men.
   
22.10.2007 Facts About Women and Men in Slovenia
  With statistical data this brochure (in Slovene only) shows the position of women and men in Slovenia; the data tell about some major differences and similarities between women and men in our country.
   
28.9.2007 1 October – International Day of Older Persons
  Slovenia belongs among countries with ever older population: at the end of 2006 almost 320,000 people in Slovenia were over 65 years old, which is 15.9% of total population.
   
27.9.2007 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 1st quarter 2007 – provisional data
  In the first quarter of 2007 the number of population in Slovenia increased by 3,220. The growth was the result of positive net migration of foreigners, while net migration of citizens and natural increase were negative.
   
31.8.2007 Migration changes, Slovenia, 2006
  In 2006 the most intensive migration changes since 1994 were recorded in Slovenia. 20,016 people immigrated to the country and 13,749 people emigrated abroad. Net migration in 2006 was 6,267 persons.
   
10.8.2007 Deaths, Slovenia, 2006
  In 2006 the lowest number of deaths after 1979 was recorded; 18,180 people died. Among them there were 64 deaths of infants under one year of age.
   
10.8.2007 On 12 August, International Youth Day
  Even though the number of population in Slovenia is (slightly) growing, the number and share of young people are falling. Many of them are unemployed, they are more vulnerable at the workplace than older people, but most of them think they are healthy.
   
3.8.2007 Marriages and divorces, Slovenia, 2006
  In 2006 the number of marriages in Slovenia again exceeded 6 thousand; 6,368 marriages took place or 9.4% more than in 2005. 2,334 divorces took place or 13.4% less than a year before.
   
31.7.2007 Population, Slovenia, 31 March 2007
  At the end of March 2007 there were 2,013,597 people living in the Republic of Slovenia, 1,023,798 women and 989,799 men.
   
10.7.2007 World Population Day
  According to United Nations data, there are 6.7 billion people in the world, which is 0.2 billion more than in 2006: in the past year the world population increased by a hundred Slovenias.
   
29.6.2007 Live births, Slovenia, 2006
  18,932 live births in 2006 – the most in the past decade.
   
15.6.2007 Fathers in Slovenia
  Ever more fathers are present at birth: in 1991 the share was 9.2%, while by 2005 it has grown to 68.3%. However, in Osrednjeslovenska and Goriška regions only two out of ten mothers give birth without fathers being present while in Koroška, Pomurska and Spodnjeposavska regions the share is a half.
   
15.6.2007 Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia and foreigners with registered permanent residence in the Republic of Slovenia, 31 December 2006
  In the SI-STAT database the special table with the data on the citizens of the Republic of Slovenia and foreigners with registered permanent residence in the Republic of Slovenia is being published. These data are prepared according to the Financing of Municipalities Act.
   
15.5.2007 Population, detailed data, Slovenia, 31 December 2006
  Detailed data on the population by different age groups and sex are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data as of 31 December 2006.
   
10.5.2007 Families in Slovenia
  At the 2002 Population Census the most frequent type of family in Slovenia was married couples with children (53%), followed by married couples without children (21%), mothers with children, unmarried couples with children, fathers with children and unmarried couples without children.
   
26.4.2007 Population, Slovenia, 31 December 2006
  At the end of 2006 there were 2,010,377 people living in the Republic of Slovenia.
   
12.4.2007 Census 2002, recalculation of the data by municipalities as of 1 January 2007, detailed data
  We are publishing basic census data recalculated to the municipalities as of 1 January 2007 (i.e. 210 municipalities) on the special Census website among Population Census results 2002 (results by municipalities) and in the SI-STAT database.
   
28.3.2007 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 3rd quarter 2006 – provisional data
  Between the end of June and the end of September 2006 the population in Slovenia grew by 3,098; 77.7% of the growth was the result of positive net migration and 22.3% of natural increase.
   
9.3.2007 Birth names and family names, birthdays, detailed data, Slovenia, June 2006
  The names that have been popular in all decades after 1920 are Ana, Barbara, Katarina, Janez, Andrej and Marko. Marija and Franc, which are the most popular names in Slovenia, are more typical for older generations.
   
31.1.2007 Population, Slovenia, 30 September 2006
  At the end of September 2006 there were 2,011,614 people living in the Republic of Slovenia.
   
24.1.2007 Natural and migration changes of population, detailed data, Slovenia, 1995-2005
  Data series on migration changes already published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2005. At the same time also the series of data and indicators on natural and migration changes of population by municipalities for 1995-2005 are completed.
   
27.12.2006 Socio-economic Characteristics of Population and of International Migrants, Slovenia
  On 31 December 2004, there were 1,997,590 people living in Slovenia, of whom 11% were born outside of the country. Most of the foreign immigrants in 2005 came to Slovenia with the purpose of work and employment.
   
13.12.2006 Data on births and deaths, detailed data, Slovenia, data series
  Data series on births and deaths already published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2005.
   
28.11.2006 Data on marriages and divorces, detailed data, Slovenia, 2005
  Data series on marriages and divorces published in the SI-STAT database are completed with data for 2005.
   
28.11.2006 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 2nd quarter 2006 – provisional data
  Between the end of March and the end of June 2006 the population in Slovenia grew by 4,122; 99.7% of the growth was the result of positive net migration and only 0.3% of natural increase.
   
21.11.2006 Natural and migration changes of population by municipalities, detailed data, Slovenia, 2005
  Data on natural and migration changes of population by municipalities are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data for 2005.
   
15.11.2006 Population, detailed data, Slovenia, 30 June 2006
  Detailed data on the population by different age groups and sex are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data as of 30 June 2006.
   
30.10.2006 Population, Slovenia, 30 June 2006
  At the end of June 2006 there were 2,008,516 people living in the Republic of Slovenia.
   
29.9.2006 1 October – International Day of Older Persons
  At the end of 2005, 15.5% of the population in Slovenia was 65 years old or more; on the global scale the share is 7.4%.
   
28.9.2006 Natural and migration changes of population, Slovenia, 1st quarter 2006 – provisional data
  The population of Slovenia is growing only on account of positive net migration.
   
13.9.2006 Migration changes, Slovenia, 2005
  Compared to the previous years, in 2005 more intensive migration changes of population were recorded in Slovenia. This was mainly the result of immigration of foreigners; among them for the first time a greater number of citizens of other EU member states.
   
4.9.2006 Deaths, Slovenia, 2005
  In 2005, 18,825 people died, which is 1.6% more than in 2004. Among all deaths there were 75 deaths of infants under one year of age.
   
11.8.2006 Marriages and divorces, Slovenia, 2005
  In 2005, the number of marriages dropped below 6 thousand in Slovenia for the first time ever (5,769); 2,647 divorces took place or 10% more than in 2004.
   
31.7.2006 Population, Slovenia, 31 March 2006
  At the end of March 2006 there were 2,004,394 people living in the Republic of Slovenia.
   
21.7.2006 Census of the population, households, housings and agricultural holdings in the Republic of Slovenia in 1991
  In the SI-STAT database basic data on population, households and families collected with the 1991 Census are published by municipalities. Data of the 1991 Census are shown by the territorial breakdown of Slovenia as of 31 March 2002.
   
29.6.2006 Live births, Slovenia, 2005
  For the first time after the year 2000, in 2005 more than 18,000 live births were registered: exactly 18,157 children were born alive.
   
9.6.2006 Migration change, Slovenia, data series, including the data for 2004
  In the SI-STAT database the data series on international and internal migration in Slovenia are published.
   
15.5.2006 Population, Slovenia, 31st December 2005
  Detailed data on the population by different age groups and sex are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data as of 31 December 2005.
   
11.5.2006 International Day of the Family: families in Slovenia
  The number of families is increasing, but families are smaller. The most common type of family is a married couple with children. An average family with children has 3.4 members.
   
31.5.2007 Census Atlas of Slovenia 2002
  The Census Atlas with 102 thematic maps presenting 2002 Census of Population, Households and Housing data by settlements has been issued. Short and to the point texts complement this unique publication.
   
28.4.2006 Population, Slovenia, 31 december 2005
  At the end of 2005 there were 2,003,358 people living in the Republic of Slovenia. In the last quarter of 2005 the number of citizens (excluding citizens temporarily residing abroad) and the number of foreigners with permanent residence in Slovenia increased, but because at the same time the number of foreigners with registered temporary residence declined considerably, the total number of population decreased.
   
28.3.2006 Natural and migration changes of population, 2nd and 3rd quarter 2005
  In the second and third quarters of 2005 the number of live births exceeded the number of deaths. The number of immigrants from abroad was high because of seasonal work. Total increase was positive, mainly because of high positive net migration.
   
8.3.2006 Data on marriages, data series, data for 2004 included
  In the SI-STAT database more detailed data series on marriages in Slovenia are published.
   
15.2.2006 Population by different age groups and sex, municipalities, statistical regions, data series
  Detailed data on population by different age groups and sex are published in the SI-STAT database. The data series is completed with data as of 30 June 2005.
   
7.2.2006 Data on births, Slovenia, data series
  In the SI-STAT database more detailed data series on births in Slovenia are published.
   
2.2.2006 Data on divorces, data series, data for 2004 included
  In the SI-STAT database more detailed data series on divorces in Slovenia are published.
   
31.1.2006 Population, 30th September 2005
  At the end of the third quarter of 2005 there were 2,003,584 people living in the Republic of Slovenia. Compared to June data, the number of population on 30 September 2005 increased by 2,470 people or 0.1%.
   
4.1.2006 Data on deaths, data series, data for 2004 included
  In the SI-STAT database more detailed data series on deaths in Slovenia are published.
   
28.10.2005 Population, 30 june 2005
  In the middle of 2005 the number of population of Slovenia exceeded 2 million (2,001,114) for the second time ever. The major reason for this was positive net migration of foreigners. On the Slovenian territory the number of population was higher only on 30 June 1991.
   
4.10.2005 Children in Slovenia
  At the end of 2004 there were almost 286 thousands children under the age of 15 living in Slovenia, which was 14.4% of total population.
   
30.9.2005 1 October – International Day of Older Persons
  The share of older people (65+), which stagnated in the 1980s at around 10%, has been increasing since 1987 and last year exceeded 15%.
   
12.9.2005 Migration changes and total increase, 2004
  In 2004, net migration of population of Slovenia from abroad was 1,902, while total increase was 1,340.
   
23.8.2005 Deaths and natural increase, 2004
  In 2004 there were 18 523 deaths registered in Slovenia, which is by 5% less than in 2003. Natural increase was, despite a higher number of live-births and lower number of deaths, still negative.
   
10.8.2005 Young people in Slovenia
  August 12th is the World Youth Day (15 - 29 years) - 55% of young people are in education in Slovenia.
   
27.7.2005 Population, 31 march 2005
  At the end of the first quarter of 2005 the population of Slovenia was 1,998,079, which is 0.02% more than at the end of the previous year.
   
27.7.2005 Marriages and divorces, 2004
  In 2004, 6,558 couples were married, which is 2.9% less than a year before. In the same year 2,411 divorces were registered.
   
22.7.2005 Life expectancy at birth, 1999–2003
  In the 1999-2003 period life expectance at birth was 72,2 for men and 80,0 for women.
   
7.7.2005 World Population Day
  In the past 100 years total world population grew from 1.6 billion to 6.1 billion.
   
30.6.2005 Live births, 2004
  In 2004 the number of live births in Slovenia increased in comparison with previous year. 17,961 children were born, i.e. 640 more than a year before.
   
30.6.2005 Birthdays and the population clock
  Most people in Slovenia celebrate their birthdays on 1 January and the fewest at the end of the year. The population clock etimates current number of population.
   
24.6.2005 Population by different age groups and sex, municipalities, statistical regions, Slovenia, data series
  In SI−STAT database are published series of data on population of Slovenia and population groups by different territorial units.
   
16.6.2005 Eurostat's Population Projections for Slovenia, 2004-2050
  According to the baseline variant of Eurostat’s population projections, the number of people living in Slovenia will rise from the present 1.99 million to 2.02 million in 2014, but then it will slowly decline to 1.89 million in 2050.
   
16.6.2005 Fathers in Slovenia
  Average age of father at Census2002, who lived together with children, was 46.4 years, average age of father of the child, born in 2003, was 32.0 years.
   
12.5.2005 Families in Slovenia
  According to 2002 Census data there were 555,945 families in Slovenia. An average family had 3.1 members and 86.7% of population was included in the families.
   
21.4.2005 Population, 31 December 2004
  At the end of 2004 the population of Slovenia was 1,997,590, which is 0.06% more than at the end of the previous year.
   
24.3.2005 Mother’s Day
  The 2002 Census data show that almost 74% of women aged 15 or more are mothers. On average, each mother has 2.1 children and her mean age is 52.3 years.
   
7.3.2005 Women in Slovenia
  On the occasion of 8 March, the International Women''s Day, we prepared a brief presentation of data on women in Slovenia with the chronology of important events in the history of women in Slovenia.
   
31.1.2005 Family names in Slovenia
  Citizens of Slovenia have 81,235 different family names. The most frequent family name is Novak. 41,575 citizens of Slovenia have a unique family name or a combination of family names.
   
17.1.2005 Population, 30 september 2004
  At the end of the third quarter of 2004 the population of Slovenia was 1,998,697, which is 0.08% more than at mid-year.
   
9.11.2004 Deaths and natural increase, 2003
  In 2003 there were 19 451 deaths registered in Slovenia, which is 4% more than a year before. In comparison with 2002, in 2003 the natural decrease has doubled and was -2 130.
   
19.10.2004 Population, 30 June 2004
  Compared to the end of the previous quarter, in the second quarter of 2004 the number of population in Slovenia grew by 634. This time too the increase was the result of positive net migration of foreigners.
   
1.9.2004 Migration, marriages, divorces, 2003
  In 2003, 9,279 people immigrated to Slovenia and 5,867 people emigrated from Slovenia, which gives the highest positive net migration after 1996. In 2003 only 6,756 marriages were registered – the lowest number ever.
   
26.7.2004 Population, 31 march 2004
  Compared to the previous quarter, in the first quarter of 2004 the number of population in Slovenia did not change much; it decreased by 63.
   
30.6.2004 Statistics of names
  In the database of names of Slovene citizens, users can see the frequency of selected men's and women's names in individual birth periods and statistical regions of residence.
   
22.6.2004 Live births, 2003
  The number of live births in Slovenia continued to decrease in 2003 when 17,321 children were born, which is 180 fewer than in 2002.
   
9.6.2004 Census 2002: new data by settlements
  Settlements with at least 50 inhabitants are presented with demographic data as well as with data on education and activity of population.
   
22.4.2004 Population, 31 December 2003
  In the last quarter of 2003 the number of population in Slovenia decreased by 1,486 compared to the previous quarter.
   
15.4.2004 Census 2002: most frequent names for women and men
  Men in Slovenia have 17,000 names and women have 20,000 names; the most frequent women’s name is Maria and the most frequent men’s name is Franc.
   
15.4.2004 Census 2002: new data on buildings and dwellings
  In Slovenia there are 463,000 buildings with dwellings, of that almost a third in urban settlements, and close to 778,000 dwellings, of that 92.4% in private property of natural persons.
   
30.3.2004 New, additional results of the 2002 Census
  Published for the first time are data on the usually spoken language, data showing the connection between ethnic affiliation, religion and language, data on informal education, data on transport to work and school, etc.
   
29.1.2004 Population, September 2003
  At the end of September, the population of Slovenia was 1,997,919: 978,519 men and 1,019,400 women.
   
27.10.2003 Population, 30. June 2003
  At the end of June, the population of Slovenia was 1,996,773: 977,436 men and 1,019,337 women.
   
   
 
 
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