Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Slovenia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Slovenia is 3.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Slovenia peaked at 10.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
That places Slovenia 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.1% | — |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +34.0% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 4.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 6 |
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 unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Slovenia?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Slovenia was 3.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Slovenia rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Slovenia ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.