"The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians (Slovene: Slovenci [slɔˈʋéːntsi]), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and also to Italy, Austria and Hungary in ...
addition to having a diaspora throughout the world, especially in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Australia. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their native language.
On 1 January 2021, there was 1,940,326 residents with Slovenian citizenship living in their homeland of Slovenia, while total population there with foreigners included was at 2,108,977 that day." - (en.wikipedia.org 11.08.2021)