Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Slovenia
Slovenia: Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation was 3.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Slovenia, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Slovenia is 3.9, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Slovenia peaked at 10.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 2023.
That places Slovenia 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.9 | — |
| 1997 | 6.7 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 7.4 | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 5.7 | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 6 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.5 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 6 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 6.5 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 6 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 4.9 | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 5.9 | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 7.3 | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 8.2 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 10.1 | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 6.6 | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 5.1 | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 5 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.9 | +5.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 3.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.05, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 3.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.4, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.88 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.74 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 | 3.7 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 34 Cyprus 4.4 compare
- 34 Hungary 4.4 compare
- 36 Netherlands 3.9 compare
- 36 Netherlands 3.9 compare
- 36 Slovenia 3.9 compare
More work & labour data for Slovenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3442 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,335 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 606.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 773.01 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 859.02 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,632 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Slovenia?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Slovenia was 3.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2023.
- How does Slovenia rank for unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation?
- Slovenia ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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