language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for slovenian in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries slovenian is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where slovenian is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Slovenian speakers are Slovenia (97.0%), Croatia (1.5%), and Austria (0.6%).
0.6% of the European Union population speaks Slovenian (0.5% as a native language and 0.0% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 0.5% of 15–34 year olds speak Slovenian, compared to 0.6% of people aged 55 and over.