Unemployment rate,Percent in Slovenia
Slovenia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate,Percent in Slovenia, 1992–2025
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 43rd 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.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.6% | — |
| 1993 | 14.6% | +26.0% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +36.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 4.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 4.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 88% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Slovenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.124 (2050)
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 43rd 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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