As Bruce “the Boss” Springsteen might say, Slovenia’s “going down, down, down, down, down.” At least when it comes to population demographics.

From Facts About Slovenia, 5th Edition:

Slovenia‘s population is slowly declining. Sadly, Slovenia is the country with one of the lowest birth-rates in Europe. Just as in other modern societies, the average number of people per household is decreasing (in the last census in 2002 it was only 2.8) and the number of marriages is also falling, whilst the average age of mothers having their first child is increasing; it was 26.7 in 2002. In 2001, Slovenian women had on average only 1.2 children.

Of course, not everything is falling. The average age is going up, up and away as the country gets older, grayer, and starts having more problems with its back. According to the UN:

Among developed countries, 17 are expected to have a median age of 50 years or more, with Japan, Latvia and Slovenia (each with a median age of about 53 years) … leading the list.

The UN also estimates that by 2050, Slovenia’s total population will fall by about 400.000 people, to around 1.5 million.