Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Slovenia
Slovenia: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 2.08 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Slovenia, 2008–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 2.08 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Slovenia peaked at 2.65 0-6 scale in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.08 0-6 scale, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.65 0-6 scale | — |
| 2009 | 2.65 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.65 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6 0-6 scale | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.6 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.08 0-6 scale | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.08 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.65 0-6 scale | 2.65 0-6 scale | 2.65 0-6 scale | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.29 0-6 scale | 2.08 0-6 scale | 2.65 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 0-6 scale | 2.08 0-6 scale | 2.08 0-6 scale | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 2 India 3.29 0-6 scale compare
- 2 Latvia 3.02 0-6 scale compare
- 3 Türkiye 2.98 0-6 scale compare
- 3 Czechia 3.26 0-6 scale compare
- 3 China 3.26 0-6 scale compare
- 4 Poland 2.33 0-6 scale compare
- 5 Portugal 3.14 0-6 scale compare
- 6 Russian Federation 3.06 0-6 scale compare
- 6 Lithuania 1.88 0-6 scale compare
- 7 Chile 2.67 0-6 scale compare
- 7 Estonia 1.81 0-6 scale compare
- 8 Germany 2.6 0-6 scale compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Slovenia?
- Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Slovenia was 2.08 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 0-6 scale in 2008.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 0-6 scale in 2014.
- How does Slovenia rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Slovenia ranks 5th out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org