Living in Koper/Capodistria

In Koper/Capodistria, average gross earnings are €2,437 a month (2024).

Living space averaged 34 m² per person at the start of 2021. At the start of 2026, Koper/Capodistria had a population of 54,795. The city had 15 schools in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0417 sources

Population54,795people1 Jan 2026Official source · SURS municipality population and area 2026

Median gross salary (region)1,910EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · pxweb.stat.si

Median rent250EUR/month31 Dec 2017Official source · Poročilo o najemnem trgu nepremičnin za leti 2016 in 2017

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 crime2,590incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024)

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Which Slovenia-wide rules apply when you move to Koper/Capodistria?

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 Koper/Capodistria.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Transport pass€13

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	T-2 fixed broadband¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	14.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Slovenia mobile plan¹Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	13 EUR/month	13 Sept 2026	Arriva Slovenija / Mestna občina Koper³Official
Dwellings	23,097 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Official statistics: dwellings¹⁰Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	250 EUR/month	31 Dec 2017	Poročilo o najemnem trgu nepremičnin za leti 2016 in 2017¹³Official

Is Koper/Capodistria a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–69%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on work · range 51–67%

Family52%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 43–61%

Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–73%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 9.8% in 2016. The employment rate was 70.1% in 2024. Average monthly gross earnings were €2,436.5 in 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Koper/Capodistria?

The unemployment rate is 9.8 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹²

Unemployment across cities in SloveniaUnemployment in Koper/Capodistria 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

Koper/Capodistria 9.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,437 EUR/month	2024	Official statistics: city area¹⁶Official
Employment rate	70.1 %	2024	Official statistics: city area¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,910 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	pxweb.stat.si¹⁴Official
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 measures¹²Official

What does a salary buy in Koper/Capodistria?

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

Left over each month€949of €1,257 take-home

Rent
Transport
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.	€1,257
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Poročilo o najemnem trgu nepremičnin za leti 2016 in 2017 · 2017-12-31	− €250
Public transport pass€13 · official · Arriva Slovenija / Mestna občina Koper · 2026-09-13	− €13
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city	—
Internet€30 · official · T-2 fixed broadband · 2026-09-30	− €30
Mobile plan€15 · official · A1 Slovenia mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €15
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€949

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	15 schools	2024	Official statistics: city area¹⁶Official

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; Koper/Capodistria's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,590 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 Koper/Capodistria. 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 Koper/Capodistria.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Koper/Capodistria?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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

9°4°

10°4°

13°7°

18°11°

22°15°

27°19°

29°21°

24°17°

19°13°

14°9°

10°5°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

108

113

117

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

148

165

201

205

255

265

300

283

212

172

128

143

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

PM2.510WHO 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	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.98 · Feb 9.7 · Mar 13.48 · Apr 17.65 · May 22.34 · Jun 26.52 · Jul 29.06 · Aug 29.06 · Sep 24.34 · Oct 19.1 · Nov 14.26 · Dec 10.19 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4.15 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 7.05 · Apr 10.62 · May 14.85 · Jun 18.78 · Jul 20.99 · Aug 21.19 · Sep 17.17 · Oct 13.19 · Nov 9.18 · Dec 5.25 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.33 · Feb 6.73 · Mar 10.02 · Apr 13.95 · May 18.49 · Jun 22.61 · Jul 24.96 · Aug 24.96 · Sep 20.48 · Oct 15.86 · Nov 11.51 · Dec 7.51 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 51.5 · Feb 64.68 · Mar 56.58 · Apr 69.44 · May 80.93 · Jun 74.87 · Jul 55.59 · Aug 74.85 · Sep 108.3 · Oct 113.3 · Nov 117.5 · Dec 82.51 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 148.5 · Feb 165.2 · Mar 200.6 · Apr 204.9 · May 255.1 · Jun 265.2 · Jul 300.1 · Aug 283.3 · Sep 212.1 · Oct 171.7 · Nov 127.8 · Dec 143.2 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovenia: Maribor ±4.7 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.8 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±3.1 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.1 °C, Lyon (France) ±2.4 °C, Villeurbanne (France) ±2.4 °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 303 km² in 2026. Population density was 179 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Koper/Capodistria?

The published population was 54,795 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84%
Foreign residents16%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	616 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Official statistics: city area¹⁶Official
City area	303 km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	16 %	1 Jul 2026	Official statistics: foreign residents¹¹Official
Foreign residents	8,756 people	1 Jul 2026	Official statistics: foreign residents¹¹Official
Population density	179 people/km²	1 Jan 2024	Official statistics: city area¹⁶Official
Population	54,795 people	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁶Official
Students as a share of residents	3.2 %	2024	Official statistics: city area¹⁶Official

International community in Koper/Capodistria

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	13,038	100.0%
Countries of former Yugoslavia	8,528	65.4%
EU countries	3,877	29.7%
Other European countries	396	3.0%
Other countries	237	1.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Population	54,795	100.0%
Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia	46,039	84.0%
Foreign citizens	8,756	16.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Living space per resident	33.96 m²/person	1 Jan 2021	Official statistics: dwellings¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Koper/Capodistria

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 Koper/Capodistria alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,920 Kranj vs 2,590 Koper/Capodistria−26%
Foreign residents: 13.6% Kranj vs 16.0% Koper/Capodistria−15%
Unemployment: 9.1% Kranj vs 9.8% Koper/Capodistria−7%
Residents: 57,491 Kranj vs 54,795 Koper/Capodistria+5%
Median gross pay, region: €1,905 Kranj vs €1,910 Koper/Capodistriasame level

Full comparison More about Kranj

Alternative cities in Slovenia

Other cities in Slovenia to compare with Koper/Capodistria, nearest in population first.

All Slovenia cities

Kranj57,491 residents Celje49,802 residents Novo mesto38,678 residents Domžale38,326 residents Velenje33,873 residents Nova Gorica31,781 residents

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Koper/Capodistria in rankings

#4 of 18 in Largest cities in Slovenia #10 of 18 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Slovenia

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

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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 Koper/Capodistria?

The published population was 54,795 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026.

Is the air quality good in Koper/Capodistria?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Koper/Capodistria?

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 Koper/Capodistria?

The median gross salary is 1,910 EUR/month. Source: pxweb.stat.si.

How many foreign residents live in Koper/Capodistria?

8,756 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official statistics: foreign residents.

Is Koper/Capodistria a good place to live?

Koper/Capodistria 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 Koper/Capodistria?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,038 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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  title = {Koper/Capodistria, Slovenia: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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Arriva Slovenija / Mestna občina Koper arriva.si · checked 2026-09-15
Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024) policija.si · checked 2026-10-03
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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
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