Social circumstances in Slovenia according to selected elements

V prispevku so prikazane nekatere socialne razmere v Sloveniji na podlagi izbranih kazalcev. Kazalce socialnih razmer smo razdelili v štiri sklope, in sicer: vitalnost prebivalstva, socialna infrastruktura, materialno blagostanje ljudi ter socialno ranljive skupine prebivalcev. Podatki so zbrani in prikazani na nivoju statističnih regij. Rezultati analize podatkov niso obetavni. Slovensko prebivalstvo se hitro stara, demografska rast je posledica priseljevanj in ne naravne rasti, socialna neenakost se povečuje, obseg sredstev za socialne namene v državnem proračunu se zmanjšuje, število socialno ranljivih oseb narašča, regionalne razlike se povečujejo.The paper shows some characteristics of social structure of Slovenia. The elements of social structure are discussed in four groups: vitality of population, social infrastructure, material wealth of population and social vulnerable social groups. The situation in discussed areas is not very promising. The population is ageing rapidlythe trends of demographic growth are not favourable because the number of people is growing due to immigration and not due to natural growthsocial inequality is growing, social systems prevent social collapsebudget expenditures in the future will show the most severe cuts into social activities while regional differences will not decrease but rather the opposite. The number of people risking poverty has been increasing, so are the numbers of recipients of social support