Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 76.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Slovenia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Slovenia stood at 76.2%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Slovenia peaked at 76.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 1991.
Slovenia ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.7% | — |
| 1991 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 66.7% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 67.2% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 70.5% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 74.8% | 76.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Slovenia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Slovenia was 76.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Slovenia ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.