MigrantoMigration trends in Slovenia
Europe
Slovenia takes in more people than it loses: 314.1K immigrants against 78.8K emigrants. Net balance +235.3K — 11% of the country's population
2.1M
Population
314.1K
Immigrants
78.8K
Emigrants
+235.3K
Inflow
1 in 7 residents of Slovenia was born abroad — and 1 in 28 people born in Slovenia lives abroad
#97 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Slovenia
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 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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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