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Slovenia

Destination country · migration, permits and visas

Inflow of foreign nationals, 2023 (OECD)
25,067
Largest group, 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina
First residence permits, 2025 (Eurostat)
24,520
Schengen visa refusal rate, 2024
24.3%
DestinationSI2023–2025
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Who moves to Slovenia

Inflows of foreign nationals recorded by Slovenia, by nationality (OECD).

Inflows by nationality, 2023
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina12,036
  2. Serbia3,048
  3. Ukraine1,967
  4. North Macedonia1,925
  5. Russia1,124
  6. Croatia1,047
  7. Türkiye473
  8. Bulgaria376
  9. Italy306
  10. India241
  11. Montenegro170
  12. China170
  13. Germany166
  14. Hungary123
  15. United States108
  16. Romania99
  17. Nepal97
  18. Austria96
  19. Belarus80
  20. United Kingdom77

All inflows by year

14k27k2007201020132016201920222023
14k27k2007201020132016201920222023
Data table
200727,485
200825,793
200923,794
201010,769
20119,535
201210,922
201310,569
201410,012
201511,134
201612,277
201714,140
201821,670
201924,216
202020,982
202116,161
202226,759
202325,067
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Foreign nationals living in Slovenia

Stock of foreign nationals by nationality (latest year reported) and acquisitions of Slovenia's nationality (OECD).

Foreign nationals, 2024
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina94,273
  2. Serbia18,443
  3. North Macedonia15,855
  4. Croatia9,652
  5. Ukraine8,821
  6. Russia5,056
  7. Bulgaria3,203
  8. Italy2,548
  9. China1,368
  10. Montenegro1,100
  11. Germany1,088
  12. Türkiye1,049
  13. United Kingdom729
  14. Hungary720
  15. India536
Acquisitions of nationality by former nationality, 2023
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina879
  2. North Macedonia206
  3. Serbia191
  4. Argentina72
  5. Bulgaria34
  6. Russia34
  7. Croatia30
  8. Ukraine19
  9. Montenegro15
  10. Italy13
  11. Iran11
  12. Poland8
  13. Kazakhstan6
  14. Chile6
  15. Austria6

Acquisitions of nationality by year

1,1092,2172007201020132016201920222023
1,1092,2172007201020132016201920222023
Data table
20071,548
20081,691
20091,554
20101,673
20111,694
20121,407
20131,387
2014996
20151,175
20161,225
20171,465
20181,892
20192,217
20201,926
20211,667
20221,793
20231,513
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

International migrants

People living in Slovenia who were born in another country, or who hold foreign citizenship where country of birth is not recorded: mid-year estimates (UN DESA).

Largest countries of birth, 2024
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina138,576
  2. Serbia53,729
  3. Croatia52,829
  4. North Macedonia21,691
  5. Germany8,709
  6. Italy5,114
  7. Russia4,050
  8. Montenegro4,014
  9. Austria3,190
  10. Ukraine3,181
  11. Bulgaria1,585
  12. France1,340

International migrants by year

158k315k19901995200020052010201520202024
158k315k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990178,077
1995174,419
2000214,508
2005217,218
2010253,786
2015237,616
2020277,964
2024315,122
International migrants, 2024
315,122
Share of the population, 2024
14.9%
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Migrants in the labour market

Labour force survey results for Slovenia: residents aged 15 and over who were born abroad, compared with those born in the country (ILOSTAT).

IndicatorBorn in the countryBorn abroad
Employment-to-population ratio, 202555.9%58.4%
Unemployment rate, 20253.8%4.3%
Born abroad: share of all workers, 2025
15.3%
Born abroad: share of high-skill jobs, 2025
6.9%
Born abroad: share of medium-skill jobs, 2025
19.0%
Born abroad: share of elementary jobs, 2025
33.7%
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Earnings by occupation

Mean gross annual earnings of employees in Slovenia by major occupation group, in enterprises with 10 or more employees (Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022).

Occupation groupMean annual earnings, EURIndex, all occupations = 100
All occupations30,082100
Managers58,023193
Professionals39,084130
Technicians and associate professionals32,669109
Clerical support workers26,74889
Service and sales workers22,58975
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers20,62669
Craft and related trades workers25,18984
Plant and machine operators and assemblers24,84283
Elementary occupations20,63869
Mean gross annual earnings, all employees, 2022
30,082 EUR
Women's mean earnings as a share of men's, 2022
90.6%
Source: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2022

Residence permits

First residence permits issued by Slovenia to non-EU citizens (Eurostat).

First permits by year

16k32k2008201020122014201620182020202220242025
16k32k2008201120142017202020232025
Data table
200829,210
200915,746
20107,519
20119,763
20129,023
20138,202
20149,815
201511,350
201613,451
201719,539
201829,517
201931,127
202018,392
202126,571
202232,167
202331,277
202426,707
202524,520
By reason, 2025
  1. Work13,952
  2. Family7,200
  3. Education3,068
  4. Other reasons300
By citizenship, 2025
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina7,250
  2. Serbia3,993
  3. Kosovo3,733
  4. North Macedonia2,224
  5. India1,088
  6. Nepal900
  7. Russia733
  8. Philippines722
  9. China541
  10. Türkiye521
  11. Bangladesh305
  12. Ukraine217
  13. United States208
  14. Montenegro202
  15. Egypt167
EU Blue Cards granted by citizenship, 2024
  1. Russia38
  2. Serbia21
  3. Türkiye11
  4. India8
  5. China6
  6. Iran5
  7. Ukraine3
  8. Pakistan3
  9. South Africa2
  10. North Macedonia2
  11. Brazil2
  12. Belarus2
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities13,745
  2. EU Blue Card108
  3. Researchers99
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
226,234
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
10,311
Changed status into work, 2025
1,252
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
24
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
794
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Schengen visas issued by Slovenia

Short-stay visa applications at Slovenia's consulates worldwide.

Applications by year

51k101k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
51k101k200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009101,435
201052,508
201139,735
201242,127
201338,885
201426,492
201526,895
201625,876
201729,257
201826,403
201927,722
20204,414
20216,109
202217,680
202319,990
202418,171
Country of the consulateApplications 2024Refusal rate
Türkiye5,01628.0%
China2,97219.4%
India2,78750.7%
Montenegro2,0348.2%
Russia1,3205.5%
United Arab Emirates1,27128.2%
Serbia58610.1%
Iran50029.0%
Egypt46412.3%
United States42818.9%
United Kingdom3328.4%
Canada1569.6%
Israel12218.9%
Australia543.7%
Kosovo352.9%
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Slovenia's embassies and consulates abroad

Countries in which Slovenia has an embassy or consulate, as recorded in Wikidata.

CountryEmbassiesConsulates-generalConsulates
Albania111
Algeria1——
Argentina1—2
Australia11—
Austria114
Azerbaijan——1
Belgium1—1
Bosnia and Herzegovina1——
Brazil1—2
Bulgaria1——
Canada112
Chile——1
China1—1
Croatia1—1
Cyprus——1
Czechia1——
Egypt1——
Ethiopia1——
France1—1
Germany112
Greece1—1
Hungary11—
Iceland——1
India1——
Iran1——
Ireland1——
Israel1—1
Italy211
Japan1——
Jordan——1
Kosovo1——
Latvia1——
Lebanon——1
Luxembourg——1
Malaysia——1
Monaco——1
Montenegro1——
North Macedonia1—1
Norway——1
Philippines1—1
Poland1—2
Portugal——2
Romania1——
Russia1—1
Serbia1——
Singapore——1
Slovakia1——
South Korea1—1
Spain11—
Sweden——1
Switzerland1——
Thailand——1
Türkiye1——
Ukraine1—2
United Arab Emirates1——
United Kingdom1—1
United States129
Countries
57
Missions
107
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Remittances sent abroad

Personal remittances paid from Slovenia to other countries, in current US dollars (World Bank).

Remittances paid by year, US$ million

2975932000200320062009201220152018202120242025
297593200020052010201520202025
Data table
200027
200127
200245
200365
200479
200590
2006140
2007248
2008380
2009262
2010212
2011219
2012199
2013211
2014228
2015201
2016258
2017294
2018339
2019365
2020346
2021418
2022411
2023524
2024574
2025593
Remittances paid, 2025
US$593 million
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Corridors into Slovenia

Nationalities with a dedicated corridor page.

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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