Living in Kanal

In 2016, the unemployment rate was 9.8%. The population of Kanal, in Slovenia, was 5,047 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population5,047people1 Jan 2026Official source · SURS municipality population and area 2026

Median gross salary (region)1,728EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · pxweb.stat.si

Unemployment rate9.8%country median 9.9% — about the sameOfficial source · Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures

Recorded crime1,883incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024)

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

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

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 Kanal.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Kanal. 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 broadband¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	14.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Slovenia mobile plan¹Official · national market

Is Kanal a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on housing · range 36–58%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–62%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–67%

Family47%strong on safety, weak on education · range 35–59%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kanal?

The unemployment rate is 9.8 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in SloveniaUnemployment in Kanal is 9.8%. Of 107 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Kanal 9.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,728 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	pxweb.stat.si¹¹Official
Unemployment rate	9.8 %country median 9.9% — about the same	31 Dec 2016	Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹⁰Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kanal. 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 Kanal. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,883 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 Kanal. 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 Kanal.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kanal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu²

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

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

0°

8°-1°

10°0°

14°3°

18°6°

23°11°

27°15°

30°16°

24°12°

19°8°

14°5°

9°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

113

109

100

103

166

150

172

124

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

106

132

174

193

236

258

303

287

201

150

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.512WHO 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	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.2 · Feb 10 · Mar 14.3 · Apr 18.4 · May 23 · Jun 27.1 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 29.7 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 18.9 · Nov 13.5 · Dec 9.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.8 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 6.5 · May 10.9 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 0 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.2 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 12.2 · May 16.8 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 4.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 82 · Feb 82.5 · Mar 84 · Apr 89.8 · May 112.9 · Jun 109.3 · Jul 99.8 · Aug 102.7 · Sep 166 · Oct 149.9 · Nov 171.8 · Dec 123.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 105.9 · Feb 131.5 · Mar 173.7 · Apr 192.9 · May 235.6 · Jun 258.4 · Jul 303 · Aug 287.4 · Sep 200.7 · Oct 150.3 · Nov 98.2 · Dec 96.1 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovenia: Maribor ±2.4 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.1 °C, Reims (France) ±2.6 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.8 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.0 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±3.2 °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 147 km² in 2026. Population density was 35 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Kanal?

The published population was 5,047 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	698 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹³Official
City area	147 km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹³Official
Foreign residents	472	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)¹²Official · place/municipality
Population density	35 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹³Official
Population	5,047 people	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹³Official

International community in Kanal

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	472	100.0%
Countries of former Yugoslavia	372	78.8%
EU countries	71	15.0%
Other European countries	15	3.2%
Other countries	14	3.0%

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	5,047	100.0%
Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia	4,763	94.4%
Foreign citizens	284	5.6%

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

Alternatives for people set on Kanal

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 Kanal alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 57,491 Kranj vs 5,047 Kanal+1039%
Median gross pay, region: €1,905 Kranj vs €1,728 Kanal+10%
Unemployment: 9.1% Kranj vs 9.8% Kanal−7%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,920 Kranj vs 1,883 Kanalsame level

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Alternative cities in Slovenia

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

All Slovenia cities

Radenci5,064 residents Miren - Kostanjevica5,069 residents Kungota5,018 residents Kranjska Gora5,143 residents Žiri5,159 residents Bohinj5,216 residents

How does Kanal compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kanal 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; Kanal'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.

How many people live in Kanal?

The published population was 5,047 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026.

Is the air quality good in Kanal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Kanal?

The unemployment rate is 9.8 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures.

What is the typical salary around Kanal?

The median gross salary is 1,728 EUR/month. Source: pxweb.stat.si.

How many foreign residents live in Kanal?

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

Is Kanal a good place to live?

Kanal 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 Kanal?

The official country of birth distribution records 472 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). Kanal, Slovenia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f657179d7b6f0b7fcfdaf15089aab742]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/kanal/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kanal, Slovenia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f657179d7b6f0b7fcfdaf15089aab742},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/kanal/},
  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
air.discomap.eea.europa.eu air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-26
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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