ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Slovenia

Slovenia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 15 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15 %
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
56th
of 72 countries
All-time high
28.7 %
in 1996
All-time low
13.4 %
in 2020
Years of data
21
1996–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Slovenia, 1996–2024

01020301996201020241996: 28.7 %2005: 17.5 %2006: 19.7 %2007: 19.6 %2008: 17.7 %2009: 19 %2010: 19.8 %2011: 19.8 %2012: 19.5 %2013: 19.9 %2014: 22.2 %2015: 18.9 %2016: 15.4 %2017: 15.9 %2018: 17.1 %2019: 15.3 %2020: 13.4 %2021: 14.1 %2022: 14.4 %2023: 14.6 %2024: 15 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 15 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Slovenia peaked at 28.7 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13.4 %, in 2020.

That places Slovenia 56th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Slovenia, 1996 to 2024.
Year % Change
1996 28.7 %
2005 17.5 % -39.0%
2006 19.7 % +12.6%
2007 19.6 % -0.5%
2008 17.7 % -9.7%
2009 19 % +7.3%
2010 19.8 % +4.2%
2011 19.8 % +0.0%
2012 19.5 % -1.5%
2013 19.9 % +2.1%
2014 22.2 % +11.6%
2015 18.9 % -14.9%
2016 15.4 % -18.5%
2017 15.9 % +3.2%
2018 17.1 % +7.5%
2019 15.3 % -10.5%
2020 13.4 % -12.4%
2021 14.1 % +5.2%
2022 14.4 % +2.1%
2023 14.6 % +1.4%
2024 15 % +2.7%

Slovenia compared with similar countries

  • Slovenia's 15 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Slovenia's 15 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9 %, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 -39.0% 28.7 % 17.5 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.7 % 28.7 % 28.7 % 1
2000s 18.7 % 17.5 % 19.7 % 5
2010s 18.38 % 15.3 % 22.2 % 10
2020s 14.3 % 13.4 % 15 % 5

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 53 Austria 15.8 % compare
  2. 53 Malta 15.8 % compare
  3. 55 Czechia 15.2 % compare
  4. 57 Latvia 14.9 % compare
  5. 58 Croatia 14 % compare
  6. 58 Cyprus 14 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Slovenia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Slovenia was 15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 28.7 % in 1996.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4 % in 2020.
How does Slovenia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Slovenia ranks 56th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.