Population ages 65 and above in Slovenia
Slovenia: Population ages 65 and above was 22.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Slovenia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above in Slovenia is 22.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Slovenia peaked at 22.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1960.
Slovenia ranks 19th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.6% | — |
| 1961 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 7.8% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 8.2% | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 8.4% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 9.0% | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 9.4% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 9.8% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 10.5% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 10.7% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 10.9% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 10.4% | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 13.9% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.4% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.1% | 22.2% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8177 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Slovenia?
- Population ages 65 and above in Slovenia was 22.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1960.
- How does Slovenia rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Slovenia ranks 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.