Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-19. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Slovenia →
Population on 1 January1,017,1192025+0.5% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001102024-2 year on year1 of 2 · SloveniaUnemployment rate (15–74)3.6%2025+0.3 pp year on year1 of 2 · SloveniaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant19,500 PPS2024+4.8% year on year1 of 2 · SloveniaLife expectancy at birth83.22024+0.4 year on year1 of 2 · SloveniaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education39.7%2025+0.9 pp year on year1 of 2 · Slovenia
How it compares with the regions of Europe
Each grey dot is a NUTS 2 region of Europe, for the period most of them publish. Zahodna Slovenija in blue; the dashed line marks the EU-27 average. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend |  Slovenia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 | 39,245 M€ | +5.1% | — | 1 / 2 | 151 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 | 38,700 € | +4.9% | 31,700 € | 1 / 2 | 108 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 44,100 PPS | +2.8% | 36,100 PPS | 1 / 2 | 60 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 | 110 | -2 | 90 | 1 / 2 | 60 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 34,748 M€ | +4.6% | — | 1 / 2 | 151 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 7,218 M€ | +1.5% | — | 2 / 2 | 98 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 | 5,883 M€ | +6.9% | — | 1 / 2 | 90 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 598.7 | +1.0% | — | 1 / 2 | 141 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 117,943 | +3.7% | — | 1 / 2 | 91 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 b | 10.6% | -0.9 pp | 10.5% | 1 / 2 | 79 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 12,323,502 | +6.9% | — | 1 / 2 | 79 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 12,116 | +6.4% | 8,366 | 1 / 2 | 36 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Slovenia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 3.6% | +0.3 pp | 3.9% | 1 / 2 | 58 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 u | 0.9% | +0.1 pp | 1.1% | 1 / 2 | 31 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 u | 10.8% | +1.0 pp | 12.1% | 1 / 2 | 40 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population1.9 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 79.9% | -0.6 pp | 78.3% | 1 / 2 | 94 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 82.3% | -1.2 pp | 80.6% | 1 / 2 | 120 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 77.3% | +0.1 pp | 75.7% | 1 / 2 | 75 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 6.6% | -0.3 pp | 7.6% | 1 / 2 | 30 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 39.7% | +0.9 pp | 35.1% | 1 / 2 | 96 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 51.7% | +0.9 pp | 47.7% | 1 / 2 | 102 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 2.64% | +0.01 pp | 2.14% | 1 / 2 | 7 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Slovenia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 19,500 PPS | +4.8% | 19,100 PPS | 1 / 2 | 42 / 63 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 13.1% | +1.5 pp | 15.5% | 1 / 2 | 26 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 83.2 | +0.4 | 82.1 | 1 / 2 | 62 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 1.7 | +0.1 | 1.7 | 1 / 2 | 15 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Slovenia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 1,017,119 | +0.5% | — | 2 / 2 | 204 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 44.6 | +0.4 | 45.5 | 2 / 2 | 146 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 33.5% | +0.4 pp | 34.9% | 1 / 2 | 138 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 129.9 | +0.4% | 105.6 | 1 / 2 | 128 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 4.8 | +1.7 | 3.2 | 1 / 2 | 92 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 5.9 | +1.4 | 5.4 | 1 / 2 | 108 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 1 / 2 | 151 / 294 | |