Mother's Day
Mother’s Day 2023
There were about 700,000 mothers in Slovenia in 2021. At that time, 18,984 children were born, which is slightly more than the year before. Most children were born to mothers aged 30–34 (36%). The employment rate of mothers with three or more children was 80.6%, the highest in the EU-27.
A holiday dedicated to mothers
The custom of celebrating Mother's Day spread to Europe from the United States of America after the Second World War. In Slovenia, the day began to be celebrated after 1991. The date of the celebration varies from country to country. In Slovenia, it is celebrated on 25 March.
Main highlights:
- Natural increase has been negative since 2017.
- In 2021, most children were born to mothers aged 30–34.
- The mean age of mothers at first childbirth was 29.6 years, and at the birth of all children 31.1 years.
- There were 9.0 live births per 1,000 population, which was just below the EU-27 average.
- The employment rate of mothers with three or more children was the highest in the EU-27.
- The number of cases of sick leave to care for a family member was 65% higher than in 2000.
More children born than a year earlier
In 2021, 18,984 children were born in Slovenia, which is slightly more than in the previous year. At the same time, this is 33% fewer than fifty years ago and 38% fewer than in 1979, when the highest number of births in the last fifty years was registered. On the other hand, it is 10% more than in 2003, when the lowest number of births was registered. More boys than girls are born each year. In Slovenia, the long-term average is 106 boys for every 100 girls.
Most children born to mothers aged 30–34
Most children born in 2021 were born to mothers aged 30–34 (36%), 31% were born to mothers aged 25–29, and 18% to mothers aged 35–39. 158 children were born to mothers aged 15–19, and 30 to mothers over 44 years of age.
Women in Slovenia give birth later and later
Since the Second World War, first-time mothers were on average the youngest in 1976 when their mean age was 22.7 years. After the end of the 1980s, the mean age of first-time mothers began to rise and reached its highest value in 2019. The value stayed the same in 2021: 29.6 years at the birth of the first child, and 31.1 years at the birth of all children. There were about 700,000 mothers in Slovenia in 2021.
Even the most popular names change over the years
The most popular name for boys born in 1992 was Rok, and in 2021 Filip. For girls, in 1992, most new-borns were named Nina, while almost thirty years later the most popular name was Ema.
The number of live births per 1,000 population slightly below the EU-27 average
In 2021, there were 9.0 live births per 1,000 population in Slovenia, which was just below the EU-27 average (9.1). The number of live births per 1,000 population was the lowest in Italy (6.8) and the highest in Ireland (11.6).
Fewer children in families
In four decades, the share of families without children increased from 21% in 1981 to 30% in 2021, while the share of families with two or more children decreased. In 1981, one in three families had two children, in 2021 one in four. The average number of children in families with children decreased from 1.70 to 1.56.
Employment rate of mothers with three or more children the highest in the EU-27
The employment rate of women in Slovenia was 70.7% in 2021. For women with no children, it was 64.6%, which was about as much as the EU-27 average (64.5%). The employment rate of women was highest for mothers with two children (83.3%). It was 76.6% for mothers with one child, and 80.6% for mothers with three or more children, which was the highest rate in the EU-27.
More women than men care for a family member
The number of cases of sick leave to care for a family member is increasing: in 2021, it was 65% higher than in 2000. The number was the highest in 2019 at 196,175, and the lowest in 2006 at 91,212. In the entire period from 2000 to 2021, more women than men took sick leave to care for a family member, but the gap is decreasing. In 2000, women took sick leave to care for a family member in 85% of cases and men in 15% of cases, while in 2021, women did this in 77% of cases and men in 23% of cases.
The custom of celebrating Mother's Day spread to Europe from the United States of America after the Second World War. In Slovenia, the day began to be celebrated after 1991. The date of the celebration varies from country to country. In Slovenia, it is celebrated on 25 March.
Main highlights:
- Natural increase has been negative since 2017.
- In 2021, most children were born to mothers aged 30–34.
- The mean age of mothers at first childbirth was 29.6 years, and at the birth of all children 31.1 years.
- There were 9.0 live births per 1,000 population, which was just below the EU-27 average.
- The employment rate of mothers with three or more children was the highest in the EU-27.
- The number of cases of sick leave to care for a family member was 65% higher than in 2000.
More children born than a year earlier
In 2021, 18,984 children were born in Slovenia, which is slightly more than in the previous year. At the same time, this is 33% fewer than fifty years ago and 38% fewer than in 1979, when the highest number of births in the last fifty years was registered. On the other hand, it is 10% more than in 2003, when the lowest number of births was registered. More boys than girls are born each year. In Slovenia, the long-term average is 106 boys for every 100 girls.
Most children born to mothers aged 30–34
Most children born in 2021 were born to mothers aged 30–34 (36%), 31% were born to mothers aged 25–29, and 18% to mothers aged 35–39. 158 children were born to mothers aged 15–19, and 30 to mothers over 44 years of age.
Women in Slovenia give birth later and later
Since the Second World War, first-time mothers were on average the youngest in 1976 when their mean age was 22.7 years. After the end of the 1980s, the mean age of first-time mothers began to rise and reached its highest value in 2019. The value stayed the same in 2021: 29.6 years at the birth of the first child, and 31.1 years at the birth of all children. There were about 700,000 mothers in Slovenia in 2021.
Even the most popular names change over the years
The most popular name for boys born in 1992 was Rok, and in 2021 Filip. For girls, in 1992, most new-borns were named Nina, while almost thirty years later the most popular name was Ema.
The number of live births per 1,000 population slightly below the EU-27 average
In 2021, there were 9.0 live births per 1,000 population in Slovenia, which was just below the EU-27 average (9.1). The number of live births per 1,000 population was the lowest in Italy (6.8) and the highest in Ireland (11.6).
Fewer children in families
In four decades, the share of families without children increased from 21% in 1981 to 30% in 2021, while the share of families with two or more children decreased. In 1981, one in three families had two children, in 2021 one in four. The average number of children in families with children decreased from 1.70 to 1.56.
Employment rate of mothers with three or more children the highest in the EU-27
The employment rate of women in Slovenia was 70.7% in 2021. For women with no children, it was 64.6%, which was about as much as the EU-27 average (64.5%). The employment rate of women was highest for mothers with two children (83.3%). It was 76.6% for mothers with one child, and 80.6% for mothers with three or more children, which was the highest rate in the EU-27.
More women than men care for a family member
The number of cases of sick leave to care for a family member is increasing: in 2021, it was 65% higher than in 2000. The number was the highest in 2019 at 196,175, and the lowest in 2006 at 91,212. In the entire period from 2000 to 2021, more women than men took sick leave to care for a family member, but the gap is decreasing. In 2000, women took sick leave to care for a family member in 85% of cases and men in 15% of cases, while in 2021, women did this in 77% of cases and men in 23% of cases.
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