Life Expectancy at Birth in Slovenia
Slovenia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 82.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.29
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
32nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
82.29
in 2024
All-time low
68.36
in 1969
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Slovenia, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Slovenia stood at 82.29. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Slovenia peaked at 82.29 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.36, in 1969.
That places Slovenia 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.98 | — |
| 1961 | 68.98 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 68.98 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 68.62 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 68.66 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 68.37 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 69.01 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 69.37 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 68.92 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 68.36 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 68.61 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 68.83 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 69.06 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 69.4 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 70.16 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 70.36 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 70.31 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 70.56 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.7 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 70.85 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 71.1 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 71.2 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 71.05 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 70.54 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 70.9 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 71.35 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 71.8 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 72 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 72.45 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 72.7 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 73.2 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 73.35 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 73.3 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.25 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.4 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 73.96 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 74.46 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 74.71 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 74.81 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 75.01 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.41 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.76 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 76.01 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.86 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 77.21 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.61 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.09 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.56 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 78.77 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.97 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.42 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 79.97 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.12 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.32 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.08 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 80.78 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.18 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.03 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.38 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.53 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.53 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 80.68 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.28 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 81.93 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.29 | +0.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 82.29 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 82.29 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.82 | 68.36 | 69.37 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.88 | 68.61 | 70.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.51 | 70.54 | 72.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.95 | 73.2 | 75.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.32 | 75.41 | 78.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.68 | 79.42 | 81.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.34 | 80.53 | 82.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More gender data for Slovenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 279.92 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,819 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,819 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0231 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 8,437 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 8,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 8,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Slovenia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Slovenia was 82.29 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.29 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.36 in 1969.
- How does Slovenia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Slovenia ranks 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.