Indicator	Value
Total population	2,120,000–2,130,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 2,119,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 2,127,000 people
Median age	44.3 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	81.6–82.3 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 82.29 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 81.6 years
Ethnic groups	Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Slovene (official) 87.7%, Croatian 2.8%, Serbo-Croatian 1.8%, Bosnian 1.6%, Serbian 1.6%, Hungarian 0.4% (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian nationals reside), Italian 0.2% (official, only in municipalities where Italian nationals reside), other or unspecified 3.9% (2002 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Catholic 69%, Orthodox 4%, Muslim 3%, Christian 1%, other 3%, atheist 14%, non-believer/agnostic 4%, refused to answer 2% (2019 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	56.1% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	0.327 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	7.9 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	10.1 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	55.8 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Balkan Romani / Bavarian / Central Romani / German / Hungarian / Italian / Noric / Sinte-Manus Romani / Slovenian / Venetian / Vlax Romani / Yugoslavian Sign LanguageGlottolog [2026]