Life expectancy at birth in Slovenia
Slovenia: Life expectancy at birth was 81.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth in Slovenia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 81.6 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Slovenia peaked at 81.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.81 years, in 1950.
Slovenia ranks 44th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.48 years | 61.81 years | 68.15 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.71 years | 68.49 years | 68.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.76 years | 69.05 years | 71.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.97 years | 71.19 years | 73.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.26 years | 73.42 years | 75.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.28 years | 75.83 years | 79.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.25 years | 79.3 years | 81.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8 years | 80.36 years | 81.6 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 11,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 10,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 10,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 9,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 10,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 9,567 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Slovenia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Slovenia was 81.6 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.81 years in 1950.
- How does Slovenia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Slovenia ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.