Living in Brežice
Car density was 618 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024. Brežice had a population of 24,412 at the start of 2026.
Which Slovenia-wide rules apply when you move to Brežice?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | T-2 fixed broadband9Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 14.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | A1 Slovenia mobile plan1Official · national market |
| Median monthly rent | 200 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2017 | GURS Report on the Real Estate Rental Market for 2016 and 2017, Table 2 - 2017 median monthly rent for an apartment2Official · county |
| Median monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 200 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2017 | GURS Report on the Real Estate Rental Market for 2016 and 2017, Table 2 - 2017 median monthly rent for an apartment2Official · county |
Is Brežice a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
14.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 3,513 of 24,412 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Brežice 13.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,695 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | pxweb.stat.si6Official |
| Unemployment rate | 13.8 %country median 9.9% | 31 Dec 2016 | Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures5Official |
What does a salary buy in Brežice?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €1,137 |
| Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · GURS Report on the Real Estate Rental Market for 2016 and 2017, Table 2 - 2017 median monthly rent for an apartment · 2017-12-31 | − €200 |
| Internet€30 · official · T-2 fixed broadband · 2026-09-30 | − €30 |
| Mobile plan€15 · official · A1 Slovenia mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €15 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €892 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brežice. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Employment Service of Slovenia — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Brežice. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,208 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024)3Official · regional context |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Brežice. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Population and city profile
The city covered 268 km² in 2026.
By nationality
National passport85.6%Foreign residents14.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 618 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | SURS PxWeb table 2640010S8Official |
| City area | 268 km² | 1 Jan 2026 | SURS municipality population and area 20268Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,513 | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)7Official · place/municipality |
| Population density | 91 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | SURS PxWeb table 2640010S8Official |
| Population | 24,412 people | 1 Jan 2026 | SURS municipality population and area 20268Official |
International community in Brežice
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 | 3,513 | 100.0% |
| EU countries | 1,949 | 55.5% |
| Countries of former Yugoslavia | 1,417 | 40.3% |
| Other countries | 74 | 2.1% |
| Other European countries | 73 | 2.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
Citizenship
Population by municipality, half-year 2026H1, sex total; source-native citizenship status measures · 2026H1
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 24,412 | 100.0% |
| Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia | 22,295 | 91.3% |
| Foreign citizens | 2,117 | 8.7% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4
Alternatives for people set on Brežice
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Kranj as a Brežice alternative in the same country
Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 57,491 Kranj vs 24,412 Brežice+136%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,920 Kranj vs 3,208 Brežice−40%
- Unemployment: 9.1% Kranj vs 13.8% Brežice−34%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,905 Kranj vs €1,695 Brežice+12%
Alternative cities in Slovenia
Other cities in Slovenia to compare with Brežice, nearest in population first.
How does Brežice compare?
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Brežice in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Brežice 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Brežice's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Brežice?
The median gross salary is 1,695 EUR/month. Source: pxweb.stat.si.
What is the unemployment rate in Brežice?
The unemployment rate is 13.8 %. Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures.
How safe is Brežice?
Police recorded 3,208 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024).
How many people live in Brežice?
The published population is 24,412 people. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Brežice?
3,513 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS).
Is Brežice a good place to live?
Brežice 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.
How many people born in First residence - TOTAL live in Brežice?
The official country of birth distribution records 3,513 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). Brežice, Slovenia: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 20df240d040a50614dc3014a42e1c167]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/brezice/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- A1 Slovenia mobile plan a1.si · checked 2026-09-15
- GURS Report on the Real Estate Rental Market for 2016 and 2017, Table 2 - 2017 median monthly rent for an apartment e-prostor.gov.si · checked 2026-10-06
- Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024) policija.si · checked 2026-10-05
- Official statistics: foreign residents pxweb.stat.si · checked 2026-07-18
- Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures pxweb.stat.si · checked 2026-07-27
- pxweb.stat.si pxweb.stat.si · checked 2026-08-27
- 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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