Slovenia: cities by population
Slovenia has a population of 2,114,573 (UN estimate, 2026), with Ljubljana as its capital. The 50 largest of its 602 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+6%
since 2000 (1,986,816)
-6%
projected by 2050 (1,981,553)
105
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Slovenia
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ljubljana | Ljubljana | 272,220 |
| 2 | Maribor | Urban Municipality of Maribor | 96,209 |
| 3 | Celje | Urban Municipality of Celje | 38,059 |
| 4 | Kranj | Urban Municipality of Kranj | 37,966 |
| 5 | Koper | Urban Municipality of Koper | 25,753 |
| 6 | Novo Mesto | Urban Municipality of Novo Mesto | 24,446 |
| 7 | Velenje | Urban Municipality of Velenje | 24,327 |
| 8 | Ptuj | Urban Municipality of Ptuj | 17,984 |
| 9 | Trbovlje | Municipality of Trbovlje | 15,163 |
| 10 | Kamnik | Municipality of Kamnik | 13,644 |
| 11 | Jesenice | Municipality of Jesenice | 13,255 |
| 12 | Domžale | Municipality of Domžale | 13,204 |
| 13 | Nova Gorica | Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica | 13,031 |
| 14 | Škofja Loka | Škofja Loka | 11,619 |
| 15 | Izola | Municipality of Izola | 11,223 |
| 16 | Murska Sobota | Urban Municipality of Murska Sobota | 11,107 |
| 17 | Postojna | Municipality of Postojna | 9,605 |
| 18 | Logatec | Logatec | 8,942 |
| 19 | Šentilj v Slov. Goricah | Municipality of Šentilj | 8,452 |
| 20 | Vrhnika | Municipality of Vrhnika | 8,413 |
| 21 | Kočevje | Municipality of Kočevje | 8,113 |
| 22 | Slovenska Bistrica | Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica | 7,454 |
| 23 | Slovenj Gradec | Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec | 7,249 |
| 24 | Grosuplje | Municipality of Grosuplje | 7,098 |
| 25 | Ravne na Koroškem | Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem | 6,979 |
| 26 | Krško | Urban Municipality of Krško | 6,852 |
| 27 | Brežice | Municipality of Brežice | 6,843 |
| 28 | Ajdovščina | Municipality of Ajdovščina | 6,843 |
| 29 | Litija | Municipality of Litija | 6,505 |
| 30 | Zagorje ob Savi | Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi | 6,439 |
| 31 | Mengeš | Municipality of Mengeš | 6,112 |
| 32 | Lucija | Municipality of Piran | 6,057 |
| 33 | Sežana | Municipality of Sežana | 6,037 |
| 34 | Idrija | Municipality of Idrija | 5,955 |
| 35 | Radovljica | Radovljica | 5,940 |
| 36 | Hrastnik | Municipality of Hrastnik | 5,621 |
| 37 | Črnomelj | Municipality of Črnomelj | 5,496 |
| 38 | Medvode | Municipality of Medvode | 5,380 |
| 39 | Bled | Municipality of Bled | 5,181 |
| 40 | Rogaška Slatina | Municipality of Rogaška Slatina | 5,111 |
| 41 | Žalec | Municipality of Žalec | 4,943 |
| 42 | Šentjur | Sentjur | 4,940 |
| 43 | Slovenske Konjice | Municipality of Slovenske Konjice | 4,869 |
| 44 | Sevnica | Municipality of Sevnica | 4,660 |
| 45 | Prevalje | Municipality of Prevalje | 4,643 |
| 46 | Ilirska Bistrica | Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica | 4,553 |
| 47 | Ruše | Municipality of Ruše | 4,503 |
| 48 | Piran | Municipality of Piran | 4,192 |
| 49 | Cerknica | Municipality of Cerknica | 4,018 |
| 50 | Trzin | Municipality of Trzin | 3,925 |
Twenty years earlier: Slovenia in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 1,956,916.
Common questions
What is the population of Slovenia?
Slovenia has a population of 2,114,573, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 1,981,553 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Slovenia?
Ljubljana.