Unemployment rate,Percent in Slovenia

Slovenia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 4.6% in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
4.6%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
42nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 1993
All-time low
4.6%
in 2025
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Slovenia, 1992–2025

4681012141992200820251992: 11.61993: 14.61994: 14.61995: 141996: 13.91997: 14.41998: 14.51999: 13.62000: 11.72001: 11.22002: 11.32003: 10.82004: 10.32005: 10.12006: 9.42007: 7.72008: 6.72009: 9.22010: 10.82011: 11.92012: 122013: 13.12014: 13.12015: 12.32016: 11.22017: 9.52018: 8.32019: 7.72020: 8.72021: 7.62022: 5.82023: 4.92024: 4.62025: 4.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Slovenia is 4.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Slovenia peaked at 14.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2025.

That places Slovenia 42nd out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.9% 11.6% 14.6% 8
2000s 9.9% 6.7% 11.7% 10
2010s 11.0% 7.7% 13.1% 10
2020s 6.0% 4.6% 8.7% 6

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 39 United Kingdom 4.8% compare
  2. 40 Kazakhstan 4.8% compare
  3. 41 Sri Lanka 4.7% compare
  4. 43 Ireland 4.6% compare
  5. 44 Norway 4.5% compare
  6. 45 Croatia 4.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Slovenia?
Unemployment rate,percent in Slovenia was 4.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 1993.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2025.
How does Slovenia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Slovenia ranks 42nd out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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