Living in Sliven

Sliven, a city in Bulgaria, had a population of 109,879 at the end of 2025. In September 2021, the unemployment rate was 12.5%.

Which Bulgaria-wide rules apply when you move to Sliven?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in BulgariaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Sliven.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Sliven?

Average net cold rent is 5.89 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 5.89 EUR/m²/month · Imot.bg⁹

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Sliven yet.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.89 EUR/m²/month	4 Aug 2026	Imot.bg⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 353 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.89 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2026

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sliven?

The unemployment rate is 12.5 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	12.5 %	7 Sept 2021	NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality⁶Official

Unemployment rate over time9 published observations, 2011–2022

Unemployment rate fell 72.5% between 2011 and 2022, from 18.6% to 5.1%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sliven. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Employment Agency — Public employment service

Bulgarian Employment Agency

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sliven. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	JAM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	26 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sliven. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Free Bulgarian language courses for people displaced from Ukraine — State Language Course

Government of Bulgaria / Bulgaria for Ukraine

For people displaced from Ukraine, adults, children.

BulgarianCEFR A1–B2In Person, Onlinefree

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sliven.

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	24 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Sliven)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.1 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 17.9 · May 23.1 · Jun 27.5 · Jul 30.1 · Aug 30.5 · Sep 25.4 · Oct 19.1 · Nov 12.7 · Dec 7.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SLIVEN⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 7.3 · May 12.1 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 0.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SLIVEN⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 12.1 · May 17.3 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 3.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SLIVEN⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 40 · Feb 40 · Mar 41 · Apr 41 · May 66 · Jun 70 · Jul 48 · Aug 39 · Sep 52 · Oct 48 · Nov 45 · Dec 54 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SLIVEN⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 104 · Feb 125 · Mar 166 · Apr 205 · May 257 · Jun 292 · Jul 330 · Aug 322 · Sep 244 · Oct 177 · Nov 114 · Dec 95 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SLIVEN⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Bulgaria

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Bulgaria cities

Veliko Tŭrnovo77,049 residents Kostinbrod11,677 residents Radomir11,502 residents Sofia1,221,172 residents Tryavna6,940 residents Aksakovo6,932 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sliven?

The published population was 109,879 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1,367 km²	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat GISCO, European Commission³Official
Foreign-resident share	1.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Eurostat²Official
Foreign residents	919 people	31 Dec 2022	Eurostat²Official
G01 Area Km2	192.5 km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁴Official
G01 Density Per Km2	477 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Population	109,879 people	31 Dec 2025	NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities⁵Official

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2011–2022

Foreign residents rose 176.8% between 2011 and 2022, from 332 to 919.

Foreign residents919 people31 Dec 2022Official source · Eurostat

Population109,879 people31 Dec 2025Official source · NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities

Average net rent (nettokalt)5.89 EUR/m²/month4 Aug 2026Independent source · Imot.bg

Unemployment rate12.5 %7 Sept 2021Official source · NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality

PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Sliven)

City area1,367 km²31 Dec 2024Official source · Eurostat GISCO, European Commission

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

This city record is still being completed

The URL stays available with its sourced facts, but it is not included in search discovery yet. The page needs a broader set of current decision facts and a useful internal comparison before ImmigrationDB presents it as a complete city guide.

Verified metrics: 16
Decision domains: 3
Current facts: 16

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sliven when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Sliven?

The published population was 109,879 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities.

How much does it cost to rent in Sliven?

Average net cold rent is 5.89 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 412 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Imot.bg.

What is the unemployment rate in Sliven?

The unemployment rate is 12.5 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Sliven?

919 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Eurostat.

Is Sliven a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Sliven, Bulgaria: rent, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/sliven/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sliven-bulgaria-rent-jobs-air-quality_f9277599be5e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sliven, Bulgaria: rent, jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/sliven/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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Sources

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EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Sliven) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
Eurostat GISCO, European Commission gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities NSI Infostat 1062 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality NSI Infostat 2016 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SLIVEN WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
Imot.bg imot.bg · checked 2026-08-04

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