Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Slovenia

The unemployment rate in Slovenia was 3.9% of the labour force in 2025.

Measure: Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 Unit: % of the labour force Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Slovenia, 2025 3.9% % of the labour force
Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 3.7%
European Union, 2025 6.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 6.0% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 29th of 34 See the full ranking

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Slovenia over time

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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 (% of the labour force), 2009 to 2025
Period SloveniaEuropean Union
2025 3.9% 6.0%
2024 3.7% 6.0%
2023 3.7% 6.1%
2022 4.0% 6.2%
2021 4.8% 7.1%
2020 5.0% 7.2%
2019 4.4% 6.8%
2018 5.1% 7.4%
2017 6.6% 8.3%
2016 8.0% 9.3%
2015 9.0% 10.2%
2014 9.7% 11.0%
2013 10.1% 11.6%
2012 8.9% 11.1%
2011 8.2% 10.1%
2010 7.3% 10.1%
2009 5.9% 9.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 3.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 9.0%, the figure has changed by −5.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Slovenia has the 29th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
une_rt_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-74 unit=PC_ACT
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Slovenia
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat