International Men's Day
19 November, International Men's Day
On 1 January 2024, there were 10.1% more men in Slovenia than in 1991, the main reason being the rising number of foreign citizens. Almost half of the male population in Slovenia is single, most of them have upper secondary education, and they are slightly more satisfied with their jobs than women.
The number of men is growing
At the beginning of this year, there were 1,068,429 men in Slovenia, i.e. 98,200 or 10.1% more than at independence in 1991. The number of men exceeded the number of women for the first time in mid-2019. The reason for the inverted sex ratio is the larger number of foreign citizens, especially men: in mid-2008, 4.7% of men were foreign citizens, while at the beginning of this year the share was 12.0%. As regards EU Member States, in addition to Slovenia, last year only Luxembourg, Sweden and Malta had more men than women (measured by the so-called femininity index).
Last year, the median age of women in Slovenia was three years higher than the median age of men. The difference was the smallest in Luxembourg and Ireland (1.1 years) and the largest in Baltic States (Estonia 5.8 years, Lithuania 6.8 years and Latvia 7.6 years).
Almost half of men are single
At the beginning of the year, the largest number of men aged 15+ (438,075 or 48.3%) was single (never married), followed by married (43.0%), divorced (6.1%) and widowers (2.6%).
Among grooms who married last year for the first time, the largest share was aged 30–34 years (27.7%), while the largest share of brides was aged 25–29 years (31.2%). As regards first marriages, seven grooms and 56 brides were less than 20 years old, while 282 grooms and 173 brides were at least 50 years old.
The largest share of persons divorced at the age of 40–44 years: 17.7% of men and 17.8% of women.
Fewer men in education only at the tertiary level
In the past school year, boys represented slightly more than 50% of pupils enrolled in kindergartens, basic and upper secondary schools. There were greater differences in upper secondary and tertiary education. More male than female pupils were enrolled in vocational and technical upper secondary education, while fewer (only 38.4% of all) were enrolled in general upper secondary education. Men represented 42.1% of tertiary education students and women 57.9%.
And what about the education achieved? Among Slovenian residents with upper secondary education, there were 15.9 percentage points more men than women. The opposite was true of persons with basic education (6.9 p.p. more women) and tertiary education (9.1 p.p. more women).
As regards occupations, the largest share of men are drivers
Last year, there were almost 519,000 men in employment. The largest share of them were heavy truck and lorry drivers (5.3%), followed by stock clerks (2.8%) and bricklayers and related workers (2.5%).
Average monthly net earnings of men in paid employment for October 2023 amounted to EUR 1,454. Men in paid employment earned on average EUR 65 or 4.7% more than women.
Last year, men were on average more satisfied with their jobs than women. On the scale from 0 to 10, their score was 7.9 and women’s 7.7. The most satisfied with their jobs were young men aged 16–24 (8.3), and the least satisfied those aged 45–54 (7.7).
A fifth of older men assessed their health as bad or very bad
Last year, 68% of men aged 16+ assessed their health as very good or good. On average, young men aged 16–24 felt the healthiest with 88% assessing their health as very good or good. As expected, the elderly are the least satisfied with their health: 20% of men aged 65+ assessed their health as poor or very poor.
Last year, 21,540 residents of Slovenia died, among them 10,945 (49.2%) men. The average age of men at death was 75.2 years, 7.4 years lower than that of women. The leading cause of death for men was neoplasms (35.4%), followed by diseases of the circulatory system (30.1%), while for women the opposite was true: 42.5% of women died as a result of diseases of the circulatory system and 27.5% of neoplasms.
At the beginning of this year, there were 1,068,429 men in Slovenia, i.e. 98,200 or 10.1% more than at independence in 1991. The number of men exceeded the number of women for the first time in mid-2019. The reason for the inverted sex ratio is the larger number of foreign citizens, especially men: in mid-2008, 4.7% of men were foreign citizens, while at the beginning of this year the share was 12.0%. As regards EU Member States, in addition to Slovenia, last year only Luxembourg, Sweden and Malta had more men than women (measured by the so-called femininity index).
Last year, the median age of women in Slovenia was three years higher than the median age of men. The difference was the smallest in Luxembourg and Ireland (1.1 years) and the largest in Baltic States (Estonia 5.8 years, Lithuania 6.8 years and Latvia 7.6 years).
Almost half of men are single
At the beginning of the year, the largest number of men aged 15+ (438,075 or 48.3%) was single (never married), followed by married (43.0%), divorced (6.1%) and widowers (2.6%).
Among grooms who married last year for the first time, the largest share was aged 30–34 years (27.7%), while the largest share of brides was aged 25–29 years (31.2%). As regards first marriages, seven grooms and 56 brides were less than 20 years old, while 282 grooms and 173 brides were at least 50 years old.
The largest share of persons divorced at the age of 40–44 years: 17.7% of men and 17.8% of women.
Fewer men in education only at the tertiary level
In the past school year, boys represented slightly more than 50% of pupils enrolled in kindergartens, basic and upper secondary schools. There were greater differences in upper secondary and tertiary education. More male than female pupils were enrolled in vocational and technical upper secondary education, while fewer (only 38.4% of all) were enrolled in general upper secondary education. Men represented 42.1% of tertiary education students and women 57.9%.
And what about the education achieved? Among Slovenian residents with upper secondary education, there were 15.9 percentage points more men than women. The opposite was true of persons with basic education (6.9 p.p. more women) and tertiary education (9.1 p.p. more women).
As regards occupations, the largest share of men are drivers
Last year, there were almost 519,000 men in employment. The largest share of them were heavy truck and lorry drivers (5.3%), followed by stock clerks (2.8%) and bricklayers and related workers (2.5%).
Average monthly net earnings of men in paid employment for October 2023 amounted to EUR 1,454. Men in paid employment earned on average EUR 65 or 4.7% more than women.
Last year, men were on average more satisfied with their jobs than women. On the scale from 0 to 10, their score was 7.9 and women’s 7.7. The most satisfied with their jobs were young men aged 16–24 (8.3), and the least satisfied those aged 45–54 (7.7).
A fifth of older men assessed their health as bad or very bad
Last year, 68% of men aged 16+ assessed their health as very good or good. On average, young men aged 16–24 felt the healthiest with 88% assessing their health as very good or good. As expected, the elderly are the least satisfied with their health: 20% of men aged 65+ assessed their health as poor or very poor.
Last year, 21,540 residents of Slovenia died, among them 10,945 (49.2%) men. The average age of men at death was 75.2 years, 7.4 years lower than that of women. The leading cause of death for men was neoplasms (35.4%), followed by diseases of the circulatory system (30.1%), while for women the opposite was true: 42.5% of women died as a result of diseases of the circulatory system and 27.5% of neoplasms.
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