Prispevek obravnava prebivalstveno rast in spremembe v slovenskih mestih, kjer avtor ugotavlja, da so značilnost slovenske poselitve majhna mesta. Zadnji kazalci o številu prebivalstva kažejo na znižanje, kar ne naznanja nazadovanja ampak razvoj v drugo smer. Glede na demografske trende, bo rast večjih slovenskih mest morala biti predvsem kvalitativna in nikakor ne na račun manjših. The article deals with population growth and changes in towns in Slovenia, whose characteristic are small towns. The latest population indicators show a decline in growth, which doesn't necessarily represent stagnation but development in a new direction. In view of the present demographic trends, growth of larger towns in Slovenia will have to be qualitative and under no circumstances on account of smaller towns.