Record Number of Slovenians Left the Country in 2012

31. 07. 2013

Record Number of Slovenians Left the Country in 2012


Slovenia saw a record number of its citizens moving from the country in 2012, according to data released by the Statistics Office on Tuesday. As many as 8,191 Slovenians left the country for a job or education abroad. 25% of them moved to Germany and about 14% went to Austria.

 

 

 

 

A total of 14,378 people left Slovenia last year, up 19.6% compared to 2011, while 15,022 moved to the country, which was 6.7% more than the year before.

 

The number of people who moved to the country exceeded those who left by 644, which was about a third less than in 2011.

 

In the past 10 years, the share of Slovenian citizens in the total number of those who left the country was below 40%. However in 2012, the share reached 57%.

 

Nearly a half (47.7%) of the Slovenians who left the country last year were aged between 20 and 44. Job or education were among the most common reasons for the move.

 

The number Slovenians who left the country exceeded the number of Slovenians who returned for thirteenth consecutive year in 2012. The number of those who left exceeded those who returned by 5,450.

 

Just over 2,740 Slovenians returned to Slovenia in 2012, with their average age being 37.8. The Statistics Office was able to determine that many of those returned as families.

 

A total of 12,821 foreign citizens emigrated to Slovenia in 2012. Most of them came from the former Yugoslav republics.

 

Moreover, most foreigners who left Slovenia in 2012 moved to the former Yugoslav republics, while around 20% moved to other EU member states.

 

Source: The Slovenia Times

 

Record Number of Slovenians Left the Country in 2012