Living in Bled

In 2016, the unemployment rate was 7.2%. The population of Bled, in Slovenia, was 8,103 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population8,103people1 Jan 2026Official source · SURS municipality population and area 2026

Median gross salary (region)1,768EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · pxweb.stat.si

Unemployment rate7.2%country median 9.9% — 27% belowOfficial source · Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures

Recorded crime1,920incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024)

PM2.5, annual mean13.68µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean

Which Slovenia-wide rules apply when you move to Bled?

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 SloveniaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bled.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Bled. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	T-2 fixed broadband¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	14.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Slovenia mobile plan¹Official · national market

Is Bled a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on housing · range 37–59%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–63%

Student54%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–66%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–62%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bled?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹¹

Unemployment across cities in SloveniaUnemployment in Bled is 7.2%. Of 107 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–24

Bled 7.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,768 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	pxweb.stat.si¹²Official
Unemployment rate	7.2 %country median 9.9%	31 Dec 2016	Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹¹Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Employment Service of Slovenia — Public employment service

Zavod Republike Slovenije za zaposlovanje (ESS)

Job SearchRegistration

Open the Slovenia service overview

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,920 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024)⁴Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Initial Integration of Migrants (ZIP) — Slovenian language and society — Integration course

Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for the Support and Integration of Migrants

For third-country nationals.

SloveneIn PersonFree

Open official information

Slovene as a second and foreign language — breakthrough level A1 — Job-related language course

Employment Service of Slovenia

For registered unemployed foreign citizens, third-country nationals, EU citizens.

SloveneCEFR pre-A1–A1In PersonFree

Open official information

Open the full Slovenia section

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bled?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 13.68 µg/m³ · EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean²

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

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10°5°

6°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

121

141

163

206

218

206

236

216

131

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

109

111

133

131

150

158

180

160

127

123

101

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hours

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.513.7WHO 5 · EU 25

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	13.68 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -4.3 · Feb -4.9 · Mar -3.1 · Apr -0.6 · May 3.3 · Jun 7.5 · Jul 10 · Aug 10.2 · Sep 6.3 · Oct 3.7 · Nov -0.4 · Dec -3.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -9.5 · Feb -10.6 · Mar -8.4 · Apr -5.3 · May -0.9 · Jun 2.8 · Jul 4.9 · Aug 5.3 · Sep 1.4 · Oct -1.5 · Nov -5.3 · Dec -8.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -7 · Feb -7.9 · Mar -5.9 · Apr -3.1 · May 1.1 · Jun 5 · Jul 7.2 · Aug 7.5 · Sep 3.5 · Oct 0.9 · Nov -3 · Dec -6.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 89.1 · Feb 96.1 · Mar 120.8 · Apr 141.1 · May 162.5 · Jun 206.2 · Jul 217.8 · Aug 205.8 · Sep 235.6 · Oct 236.4 · Nov 215.8 · Dec 131.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 109.4 · Feb 111.4 · Mar 133 · Apr 130.9 · May 150 · Jun 158.2 · Jul 179.8 · Aug 160.1 · Sep 126.5 · Oct 123.2 · Nov 89.2 · Dec 100.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovenia: Maribor ±11.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±6.7 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±7.6 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±7.9 °C, Bad Aibling (Germany) ±3.6 °C, Kolbermoor (Germany) ±3.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 72 km² in 2026. Population density was 113 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Bled?

The published population was 8,103 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	587 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹⁴Official
City area	72 km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	868	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)¹³Official · place/municipality
Population density	113 people/km²	1 Jan 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹⁴Official
Population	8,103 people	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁴Official

International community in Bled

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Foreign-born population by municipality, 2021; source-native FIRST RESIDENCE groups · 2021

Published group	People	Share
First residence - TOTAL	868	100.0%
Countries of former Yugoslavia	427	49.2%
EU countries	235	27.1%
Other European countries	125	14.4%
Other countries	81	9.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Citizenship

Population by municipality, half-year 2026H1, sex total; source-native citizenship status measures · 2026H1

Published group	People	Share
Population	8,103	100.0%
Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia	7,368	90.9%
Foreign citizens	735	9.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Bled

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Bled from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Slovenia

Other cities in Slovenia to compare with Bled, nearest in population first.

All Slovenia cities

Beltinci8,078 residents Dobrova - Polhov Gradec8,068 residents Cerklje na Gorenjskem8,029 residents Ig7,974 residents Pesnica7,879 residents Rače - Fram8,363 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bled 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.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Smernice za vključevanje otrok, učencev in dijakov iz drugih jezikovnih in kulturnih okolij (Guidelines for inclusion of learners from other linguistic/cultural environments) + Slovenian as L2 adaptation. How to enrol a child (gov.si).

A country-wide rule for Slovenia; Bled's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Bled part of Ljubljana?

Bled is in the published commuting zone of Ljubljana; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Ljubljana city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source³

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Bled?

The published population was 8,103 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026.

Is the air quality good in Bled?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean.

What is the unemployment rate in Bled?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures.

What is the typical salary around Bled?

The median gross salary is 1,768 EUR/month. Source: pxweb.stat.si.

How many foreign residents live in Bled?

868 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS).

Is Bled a good place to live?

Bled may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Bled part of Ljubljana?

Bled is in the published commuting zone of Ljubljana; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in First residence - TOTAL live in Bled?

The official country of birth distribution records 868 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bled, Slovenia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6796a7aa95e1baf1eaaba9e494b2ece3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/bled/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bled-slovenia-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_f5ed183c24f8,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bled, Slovenia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6796a7aa95e1baf1eaaba9e494b2ece3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/bled/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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A1 Slovenia mobile plan a1.si · checked 2026-09-15
EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean EEA Air Quality Statistics · discodata.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-10-06
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures pxweb.stat.si · checked 2026-07-27
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Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) pxweb.stat.si · checked 2026-08-08
SURS municipality population and area 2026 pxweb.stat.si · checked 2026-07-14
T-2 fixed broadband t-2.net · checked 2026-09-15

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