Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Slovenia

Slovenia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 56.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
56.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
155th
of 238 countries
All-time high
56.0%
in 2025
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Slovenia, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Slovenia stood at 56.0%. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Slovenia peaked at 56.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.

Slovenia ranks 155th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1500s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1600s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1700s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1710s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1720s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1730s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1740s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1750s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1760s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1770s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1780s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1790s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1800s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1810s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1820s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1
1830s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1
1840s 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1
1850s 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1
1860s 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 1
1870s 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 1
1880s 4.2% 4.2% 4.2% 1
1890s 5.2% 5.2% 5.2% 1
1900s 6.5% 6.5% 6.5% 1
1910s 8.2% 8.2% 8.2% 1
1920s 10.2% 10.2% 10.2% 1
1930s 12.8% 12.8% 12.8% 1
1940s 15.9% 15.9% 15.9% 1
1950s 23.5% 19.8% 27.4% 10
1960s 32.1% 28.2% 36.0% 10
1970s 42.3% 37.0% 47.7% 10
1980s 50.0% 48.5% 51.0% 10
1990s 50.4% 50.2% 50.7% 10
2000s 50.6% 50.2% 50.8% 10
2010s 52.4% 49.8% 55.5% 10
2020s 55.6% 55.3% 56.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Slovenia?
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Slovenia was 56.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2025.
What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
How does Slovenia rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Slovenia ranks 155th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.