Employment by status in Slovenia
Slovenia: Employment by status was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Slovenia, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 85.9% for employment by status in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Slovenia peaked at 85.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 1997.
That places Slovenia 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 78.3% | 82.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 80.1% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 80.2% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.2% | 85.9% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Slovenia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 76.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Slovenia?
- Employment by status in Slovenia was 85.9% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 1997.
- How does Slovenia rank for employment by status?
- Slovenia ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.