Demographics
In 1869, Ljubljana had about 22,600 inhabitants, a figure that grew to almost 60,000 by 1931.
At the 2002 census, 39.2% of Ljubljana inhabitants were Roman Catholic; 30.4% had no religion, an unknown religion or did not reply; 19.2% atheist; 5.5% Eastern Orthodox; 5.0% Muslim; and the remaining 0.7% Protestant or another religion.
Around 84% of the population speak Slovene as their native language. The second most-spoken language is Bosnian, with Serbian holding third place.
Demographic evolution
| 1600 | 1700 | 1754 | 1800 | 1846 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2002 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,000 | 7,500 | 9,400 | 10,000 | 18,000 | 22,593 | 26,284 | 30,505 | 36,547 | 41,727 | 53,294 | 59,768 | 98,599 | 113,340 | 135,366 | 173,853 | 224,817 | 258,873 | 267,008 | 271,885 |
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