Slovenia

Government
Name	Republic of Slovenia
Slovene	Republika Slovenija
Government type	parliamentary republic
Capital	Ljubljana (284,355 (2019))
Currency	Euro (EUR)
People
Population (2020)	2,078,932 (147th)
Density of population	102 P/km² (106th)
Nationality	Slovene
Official languages
Slovene
Ethnic groups (2002)
Slovene	83.1%
Serb	2%
Croat	1.8%
Bosniak	1.1%
other or unspecified	12%
Religions (2002)
Catholic	57.8%
Muslim	2.4%
Orthodox	2.3%
other Christian	0.9%
unaffiliated	3.5%
other or unspecified	23%
none	10.1%
Life expectancy (2020)
Male	78.5 years
Female	84.4 years
Total population	81.4 years (32nd)
Homicides
Total (2018)	0.5 per 100,000 people (164th)
Geography
Land area	20,151 km²
water area	122 km²
total area	20,273 km² (155th)
Mean elevation	492 m
Lowest point
Adriatic Sea	0 m
Highest point
Triglav	2,864 m
Land use (2011)
Agricultural land	22.8%
Arable land	8.4%
Permanent crops	1.3%
Permanent pasture	13.1%
Forest	62.3%
Other	14.9%
Urbanization
Urban population (2020)	55.1%
Rate of urbanization	0.56% annual rate of change (2015 – 2020)
Economy
Labor force (2017)	959,000 (145th)
Labor force by occupation (2017)
Agriculture	5.5%
Industry	31.2%
Services	63.3%
Unemployment rate (2017)	6.6% (98th)
GDP (PPP) (estimate 2020)
Total	$83 billion (93rd)
Per capita	$40,343 (37th)
GDP (nominal) (estimate 2020)
Total	$56 billion (80th)
Per capita	$27,452 (34th)
GDP by sector (estimate 2017)
Agriculture	1.8%
Industry	32.2%
Services	65.9%
Exports (2017)	$32.14 billion (61st)
Exports partners (2017)
Germany	18.9%
Italy	10.7%
Austria	7.4%
Croatia	7.1%
France	4.8%
Poland	4.2%
Hungary	4.2%
Imports (2017)	$30.38 billion (68th)
Imports partners (2017)
Germany	16.5%
Italy	13.5%
Austria	9.3%
Turkey	5.8%
Croatia	4.8%
China	4.5%

Slovenia on the world map

Slovenia top 10 largest cities (2019)

Ljubljana (284,355)
Maribor (95,767)
Celje (37,875)
Kranj (37,463)
Koper (25,611)
Velenje (25,327)
Novo Mesto (23,719)
Ptuj (17,858)
Kamnik (13,742)
Trbovlje (13,718)

Demography

Population pyramid

Age structure data

Estimate for 2020:

0-14 years: 14.84% (male 160,134/female 151,960)
15-24 years: 9.01% (male 98,205/female 91,318)
25-54 years: 40.73% (male 449,930/female 406,395)
55-64 years: 14.19% (male 148,785/female 149,635)
65 years and over: 21.23% (male 192,420/female 253,896)

Remark: the age structure of a population affects a nation’s key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.

Population from 1950 to 2020

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Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. Rev. 1.

Evolution of the life expectancy from 1960 to 2018

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Source: World Development Indicators, The World Bank

Economy

Agriculture:

hops, wheat, coffee, corn, apples, pears, cattle, sheep, poultry

Industries:

ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting, electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools

Exports – commodities:

manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

Imports – commodities:

machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food