Living in Metlika

For Metlika, the unemployment rate was 14.6% in 2016. The population of Metlika, in Slovenia, was 8,552 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population8,552people1 Jan 2026Official source · SURS municipality population and area 2026

Median gross salary (region)1,542EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · pxweb.stat.si

Unemployment rate14.6%country median 9.9% — 47% aboveOfficial source · Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures

Recorded crime3,208incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024)

PM2.5, annual mean14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

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

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 Metlika.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Metlika. 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 Metlika 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.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on housing · range 34–56%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on education · range 40–60%

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

Family45%strong on safety, weak on education · range 33–57%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Metlika?

The unemployment rate is 14.6 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in SloveniaUnemployment in Metlika is 14.6%. Of 107 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Metlika 14.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,542 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	pxweb.stat.si¹¹Official
Unemployment rate	14.6 %country median 9.9%	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 Metlika. 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 Metlika. 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 Metlika. 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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Open the full Slovenia section

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Metlika?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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°

5°-3°

7°-2°

12°1°

17°5°

22°10°

26°14°

28°15°

27°15°

22°11°

16°7°

10°3°

5°-2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

103

105

112

136

120

111

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

108

156

185

232

256

288

267

182

129

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

PM2.514WHO 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	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.7 · Feb 7.3 · Mar 12.3 · Apr 17.3 · May 21.7 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 27.6 · Aug 27.2 · Sep 21.6 · Oct 16.2 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 4.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.6 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 5.4 · May 9.7 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 15 · Sep 10.9 · Oct 7 · Nov 3.1 · Dec -1.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.7 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 11.1 · May 15.6 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 1.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 56.2 · Feb 69.7 · Mar 60.1 · Apr 83.4 · May 103.4 · Jun 104.6 · Jul 98.5 · Aug 112.1 · Sep 135.9 · Oct 120.1 · Nov 111.4 · Dec 81.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 79.4 · Feb 108.2 · Mar 155.5 · Apr 184.6 · May 232.2 · Jun 255.8 · Jul 288.3 · Aug 267.3 · Sep 181.7 · Oct 129.1 · Nov 66.9 · Dec 61.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovenia: Maribor ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.8 °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 109 km² in 2026. Population density was 78 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Metlika?

The published population was 8,552 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.3%
Foreign residents18.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	612 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹³Official
City area	109 km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹³Official
Foreign residents	1,600	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)¹²Official · place/municipality
Population density	78 people/km²	1 Jan 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹³Official
Population	8,552 people	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹³Official

International community in Metlika

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	1,600	100.0%
EU countries	1,009	63.1%
Countries of former Yugoslavia	548	34.3%
Other European countries	29	1.8%
Other countries	14	0.9%

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	8,552	100.0%
Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia	7,735	90.4%
Foreign citizens	817	9.6%

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

Alternatives for people set on Metlika

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.

Koper/Capodistria as a Metlika alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 54,795 Koper/Capodistria vs 8,552 Metlika+541%
Unemployment: 9.8% Koper/Capodistria vs 14.6% Metlika−33%
Median gross pay, region: €1,910 Koper/Capodistria vs €1,542 Metlika+24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,590 Koper/Capodistria vs 3,208 Metlika−19%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Koper/Capodistria vs 14.0 µg/m³ Metlika−29%

Full comparison More about Koper/Capodistria

Alternative cities in Slovenia

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

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Gornja Radgona8,555 residents Lenart8,674 residents Šentilj8,371 residents Rače - Fram8,363 residents Hrastnik8,755 residents Dravograd8,773 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Metlika 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; Metlika'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 Metlika?

The published population was 8,552 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026.

Is the air quality good in Metlika?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 Metlika?

The unemployment rate is 14.6 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures.

What is the typical salary around Metlika?

The median gross salary is 1,542 EUR/month. Source: pxweb.stat.si.

How many foreign residents live in Metlika?

1,600 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS).

Is Metlika a good place to live?

Metlika 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 Metlika?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,600 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). Metlika, Slovenia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 78222197edb81156f0d7b845322686d4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/metlika/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Metlika, Slovenia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {78222197edb81156f0d7b845322686d4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/metlika/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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T-2 fixed broadband t-2.net · checked 2026-09-15

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