Demographic events, 2nd quarter 2023

Population increase due to positive net migration

In the second quarter the natural decrease and positive net migration continued. Total increase was 3,263.

  • 30 October 2023 at 10:30
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  • provisional data

Fewer live births and fewer deaths

In the second quarter of 2023, 4,202 live births and 4,998 deaths were recorded in Slovenia. Compared to the second quarter of 2022, the number of live births was 183 (4%) lower, and the number of deaths 170 (3%) lower. In a year, the value of natural decrease remained unchanged: −1.5 per 1,000 population.

Fewer marriages and more divorces

In the observed period, 2,186 couples were married and 574 couples were divorced. Compared to the second quarter of 2022, the number of marriages went down by 84 (4%), while the number of divorces went up by 16 (3%).

Decrease in internal migration

In the second quarter of 2023, 24,407 people migrated internally, which is 30% fewer than in the same period of 2022.

More immigrants and fewer emigrants

Compared to the same period of 2022, the number of immigrants to Slovenia increased by 7% to 8,414. The number of emigrants decreased by 4% to 4,355. The number of citizens of Slovenia who emigrated abroad (1,247) was lower than the number of foreigners (3,108).

Positive net migration was recorded for foreign nationals (4,374 persons), while 315 Slovene citizens more emigrated from Slovenia than immigrated to it.

The table on demographic events with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.


Marriages and divorces, Slovenia
Marriages and divorces, Slovenia
1) Data are provisional.
Demographic events, Slovenia
Q2 2022Q2 20231)
numberper 1,000
population2)
numberper 1,000
population2)
Live births4,3858.34,2028.0
Deaths5,1689.84,9989.5
Natural increase–783–1.5–796–1.5
Immigrants from abroad7,85715.08,41415.9
Emigrants to abroad4,5578.74,3558.2
Net migration3,3006.34,0597.7
Total increase2,5174.83,2636.2
Marriages2,2704.32,1864.1
Divorces5581.15741.1
Internal migration34,63465.924,40746.2
1) Data are provisional.
2) The values are calculated from absolute data and are due to rounding not always equal to the sum/difference of corresponding indicators.
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Quarterly data for 2023 are provisional. Final quarterly data for 2023 will be published on 19 July 2024.

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations on births, deaths, marriages, divorces and migrations.
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