Fertility Rate: Slovenia
Slovenia's fertility rate is currently 1.52 births per woman as of 2024. # Slovenia Fertility Rate Slovenia's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.52 births per woman
+0.7% y/y
Peak (1966)
2.465 births per woman
Low (2003)
1.2 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Slovenia
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Slovenia
Analysis# Slovenia Fertility Rate
Slovenia's fertility rate stands at 1.52 births per woman in 2024, reflecting a sustained demographic challenge for the Central European nation. Since 1960, the rate has declined 30.4%, plummeting from 2.13 births per woman to well below replacement level. The country experienced its peak fertility of 2.465 births per woman in 1966, before a sharp contraction through the late 20th century culminated in an all-time low of 1.2 in 2003.
Recent years show modest stabilization rather than recovery. From 2015 to 2024, the fertility rate fluctuated narrowly between 1.51 and 1.64, with no sustained upward momentum. The 2021 peak of 1.64 briefly suggested a reversal, but subsequent years returned to the 1.51–1.55 range. Without significant policy intervention or demographic shifts, Slovenia's fertility trajectory indicates continued population aging and potential workforce constraints ahead.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.52 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 2023 | 1.51 births per woman | -2.58% |
| 2022 | 1.55 births per woman | -5.49% |
| 2021 | 1.64 births per woman | +3.14% |
| 2020 | 1.59 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 2019 | 1.61 births per woman | +0.63% |
| 2018 | 1.6 births per woman | -1.23% |
| 2017 | 1.62 births per woman | +2.53% |
| 2016 | 1.58 births per woman | +0.64% |
| 2015 | 1.57 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 2014 | 1.58 births per woman | +1.94% |
| 2013 | 1.55 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 2012 | 1.58 births per woman | +1.28% |
| 2011 | 1.56 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 2010 | 1.57 births per woman | +2.61% |
| 2009 | 1.53 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2008 | 1.53 births per woman | +10.87% |
| 2007 | 1.38 births per woman | +5.34% |
| 2006 | 1.31 births per woman | +3.97% |
| 2005 | 1.26 births per woman | +0.80% |
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| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.25 births per woman | +4.17% |
| 2003 | 1.2 births per woman | -0.83% |
| 2002 | 1.21 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2001 | 1.21 births per woman | -3.97% |
| 2000 | 1.26 births per woman | +4.13% |
| 1999 | 1.21 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 1998 | 1.23 births per woman | -1.60% |
| 1997 | 1.25 births per woman | -2.34% |
| 1996 | 1.28 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 1995 | 1.29 births per woman | -2.27% |
| 1994 | 1.32 births per woman | -0.75% |
| 1993 | 1.33 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1992 | 1.33 births per woman | -6.34% |
| 1991 | 1.42 births per woman | -2.74% |
| 1990 | 1.46 births per woman | -3.95% |
| 1989 | 1.52 births per woman | -6.75% |
| 1988 | 1.63 births per woman | -1.21% |
| 1987 | 1.65 births per woman | -1.20% |
| 1986 | 1.67 births per woman | -2.34% |
| 1985 | 1.71 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 1984 | 1.74 births per woman | -3.87% |
| 1983 | 1.81 births per woman | -6.22% |
| 1982 | 1.93 births per woman | -1.58% |
| 1981 | 1.961 births per woman | -7.06% |
| 1980 | 2.11 births per woman | -4.74% |
| 1979 | 2.215 births per woman | +0.87% |
| 1978 | 2.196 births per woman | +1.39% |
| 1977 | 2.166 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 1976 | 2.201 births per woman | +1.20% |
| 1975 | 2.175 births per woman | +2.35% |
| 1974 | 2.125 births per woman | -3.58% |
| 1973 | 2.204 births per woman | +1.80% |
| 1972 | 2.165 births per woman | +0.37% |
| 1971 | 2.157 births per woman | +2.28% |
| 1970 | 2.109 births per woman | -2.99% |
| 1969 | 2.174 births per woman | -3.51% |
| 1968 | 2.253 births per woman | -4.94% |
| 1967 | 2.37 births per woman | -3.85% |
| 1966 | 2.465 births per woman | +1.36% |
| 1965 | 2.432 births per woman | +5.51% |
| 1964 | 2.305 births per woman | +1.59% |
| 1963 | 2.269 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1962 | 2.276 births per woman | +0.26% |
| 1961 | 2.27 births per woman | +3.89% |
| 1960 | 2.185 births per woman | — |
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