Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Slovenia
Slovenia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.58 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.58 live births per woman
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.99 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.2 live births per woman
in 2003
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Slovenia, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Slovenia stood at 1.58 live births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Slovenia peaked at 2.99 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.2 live births per woman, in 2003.
Slovenia ranks 154th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.99 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.83 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1952 | 2.77 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 2.76 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.6 live births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1955 | 2.59 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 2.52 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 2.38 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1958 | 2.23 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1959 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 2.19 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 2.27 live births per woman | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 2.28 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.3 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 2.32 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.44 live births per woman | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 2.48 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 2.38 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 2.26 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 2.18 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 2.11 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 2.16 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.17 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.2 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.12 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 2.17 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 2.2 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.17 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 2.19 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.21 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.1 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 1.96 live births per woman | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 1.93 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.81 live births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.75 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.72 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.67 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.65 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.63 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.52 live births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 1.46 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.42 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.33 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 1.33 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.31 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.29 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.28 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.25 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.23 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.21 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.25 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.21 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.21 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.25 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.26 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.32 live births per woman | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.39 live births per woman | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.53 live births per woman | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.54 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.58 live births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.57 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.59 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.55 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.58 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.58 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.59 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.62 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.61 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.61 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.59 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.64 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.57 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.58 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.58 live births per woman | +0.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 1.58 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 1.58 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.59 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.31 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.11 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,351 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,658 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 160,956 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 132,709 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Slovenia?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Slovenia was 1.58 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 live births per woman in 2003.
- How does Slovenia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Slovenia ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.