Migration trends in Slovenia
Europe
314.1K people from around the world have made Slovenia their home. That's 14.8% of the country population, arriving from 173 different countries
2.1M
Population
314.1K
Immigrants
78.8K
Emigrants
+235.3K
Inflow
Every 7th person in Slovenia was born abroad
The #97 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Slovenia
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
174.4K immigrants · 112.7K emigrants
1995
- Serbia replaced Croatia as the main destination for those leaving
2000
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
- Net migration doubled — the annual surplus reached 100K
2005
- Italy replaced Austria as the main destination for those leaving
2010
- Migration accounted for 74% of the country's population growth
2015
- Austria replaced Croatia as the main destination for those leaving
Today
- Without migration, the population would have declined
- Since 1990: 139.6K more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad