Life expectancy at birth, total in Slovenia
Slovenia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 82.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Slovenia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Slovenia stood at 82.29 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Slovenia peaked at 82.29 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.36 years, in 1969.
That places Slovenia 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.82 years | 68.36 years | 69.37 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.88 years | 68.61 years | 70.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.51 years | 70.54 years | 72.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.95 years | 73.2 years | 75.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.32 years | 75.41 years | 78.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.68 years | 79.42 years | 81.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.34 years | 80.53 years | 82.29 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 11,442 (2025)
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- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 10,507 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 11,859 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Slovenia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Slovenia was 82.29 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.29 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.36 years in 1969.
- How does Slovenia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Slovenia ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.