Slovenia — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Slovenia, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Slovenia was 3.17% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 10.10% in 2013. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.33% per year.
Slovenia ranks 142 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 76%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Slovenia sits below it. It peaked in 2013 and has fallen 69% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 65%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 45 of 49 economies; Poland (2.98%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 34% in 2009. That is 39% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 81st of 187 in 1991 → 94th of 187 in 2000 → 88th of 187 in 2010 → 126th of 187 in 2020 → 137th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.18% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 3.65% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 4.01% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 4.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 4.97% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 4.45% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 5.11% | -1.5 pp |
| 2017 | 6.56% | -1.4 pp |
| 2016 | 8% | -1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 8.96% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 9.67% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 8.84% | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 8.17% | +0.9 pp |
| 2010 | 7.24% | +1.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.86% | +1.5 pp |
| 2008 | 4.37% | -0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 4.82% | -1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 5.95% | -0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 6.51% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 6.01% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 6.48% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 5.92% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 5.68% | -1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 6.92% | -0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 7.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 7.39% | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 6.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 6.88% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 7.15% | -1.1 pp |
| 1994 | 8.24% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 8.51% | +0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 7.83% | +0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 7.08% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Slovenia’s Unemployment in 1992?
7.83% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Slovenia’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -55.2% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.18%; 2024: 3.7%; 2023: 3.65%; 2022: 4.01%; 2021: 4.74%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.