Slovenia - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Slovenia. Despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
A fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest are less dense
People and Society
In Slovenia, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | -0.16% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 7.52 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 4.2 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.49 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.73 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Slovenian | Slovene(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 14.3% (male 153,852/female 146,628) |
| 15-64 years | 62.5% (male 683,573/female 627,788) |
| 65 years and over | 23.2% (2024 est.) (male 213,619/female 272,433) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 58.5 (2024 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 22.8 (2024 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 35.7 (2024 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 2.8 (2024 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 46 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 45 years |
| Female | 47.9 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 56.1% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 286,000 LJUBLJANA (capital) (2018). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.09 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.78 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 1.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 1.6 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 1.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 82.2 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 79.4 years |
| Female | 85.2 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: total | total: 99.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: total | total: 99.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 11.05 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 4.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 5.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 1.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 17.3% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 19.3% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 15.3% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
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