Living in Jesenice

Car density was 526 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024. Jesenice had a population of 21,769 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population21,769people1 Jan 2026Official source · SURS municipality population and area 2026

Median gross salary (region)1,962EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · pxweb.stat.si

Median rent150EUR/month31 Dec 2017Official source · GURS Report on the Real Estate Rental Market for 2016 and 2017, Table 2 - 2017 median monthly rent for an apartment

Unemployment rate8.6%country median 9.9% — 13% 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)

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

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 Jesenice.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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 broadband¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	14.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Slovenia mobile plan¹Official · national market
Median monthly rent	150 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
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	150 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

Is Jesenice a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student65%strong on cost, weak on education · range 54–76%

Family55%strong on safety, weak on education · range 44–66%

Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–75%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

29.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 6,468 of 21,769 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in SloveniaUnemployment in Jesenice is 8.6%. Of 107 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Jesenice 8.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,962 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	pxweb.stat.si¹¹Official
Unemployment rate	8.6 %country median 9.9%	31 Dec 2016	Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Jesenice?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,091of €1,286 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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.	€1,286
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	− €150
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	€1,091

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jesenice. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Jesenice. 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)³Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Jesenice. 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

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

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Climate and air quality

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

0°

-4°-10°

-5°-11°

-3°-8°

-1°-5°

3°-1°

8°3°

10°5°

6°1°

4°-2°

0°-5°

-4°-9°

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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

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

109

111

133

131

150

158

180

160

127

123

101

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
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 / WMO⁴Official · 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 / WMO⁵Official · 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 / WMO⁶Official · 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 / WMO⁷Official · 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 / WMO⁸Official · 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 76 km² in 2026.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport70.3%
Foreign residents29.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	526 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹³Official
City area	76 km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹³Official
Foreign residents	6,468	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)¹²Official · place/municipality
Population density	289 people/km²	1 Jan 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹³Official
Population	21,769 people	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹³Official

International community in Jesenice

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	6,468	100.0%
Countries of former Yugoslavia	5,887	91.0%
EU countries	387	6.0%
Other countries	151	2.3%
Other European countries	43	0.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Population	21,769	100.0%
Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia	17,672	81.2%
Foreign citizens	4,097	18.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Alternatives for people set on Jesenice

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

Alternative cities in Slovenia

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

All Slovenia cities

Žalec21,737 residents Grosuplje22,276 residents Ajdovščina19,977 residents Škofja Loka23,850 residents Ptuj23,898 residents Šentjur19,757 residents

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Jesenice in rankings

#1 of 11 in Cheapest cities to rent in Slovenia #5 of 18 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Slovenia #12 of 30 in Cities with the highest published annual rainfall #17 of 18 in Largest cities in Slovenia

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jesenice 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; Jesenice's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around Jesenice?

The median gross salary is 1,962 EUR/month. Source: pxweb.stat.si.

What is the unemployment rate in Jesenice?

The unemployment rate is 8.6 %. Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures.

How safe is Jesenice?

Police recorded 1,920 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 Jesenice?

The published population is 21,769 people. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Jesenice?

6,468 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS).

Is Jesenice a good place to live?

Jesenice 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 Jesenice?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,468 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Jesenice, Slovenia: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/jesenice/},
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}

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Sources

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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
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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

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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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