Living in Pivka

Pivka is a city in Slovenia. In 2016, the unemployment rate was 11%. At the start of 2026, Pivka had a population of 6,168.

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

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 Pivka.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Pivka yet. Slovenia has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

14% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 861 of 6,168 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 Pivka is 11.0%. Of 86 cities with data, 26 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,661 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	pxweb.stat.si²Official
Unemployment rate	11 %country median 10.1%	31 Dec 2016	Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹Official

Public employment service

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

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

Cities of a similar size in Slovenia

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Slovenia cities

Lukovica6,193 residents Radlje ob Dravi6,229 residents Moravske Toplice5,967 residents Dol pri Ljubljani6,438 residents Braslovče5,908 residents Šempeter - Vrtojba6,451 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 223 km² in 2026. Population density was 28 people per km² in 2026.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	702 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S⁵Official
City area	223 km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026⁵Official
Foreign residents	861	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)⁴Official · place/municipality
Population density	28 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S⁵Official
Population	6,168 people	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026⁵Official

International community in Pivka

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	861	100.0%
Countries of former Yugoslavia	727	84.4%
EU countries	106	12.3%
Other countries	17	2.0%
Other European countries	11	1.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Population	6,168	100.0%
Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia	5,538	89.8%
Foreign citizens	630	10.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Foreign residents86131 Dec 2021Official source · Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)

Population6,168 people1 Jan 2026Official source · SURS municipality population and area 2026

Median gross salary (regional)1,661 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · pxweb.stat.si

Unemployment rate11 %31 Dec 2016Official source · Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures

Cars per 1,000 residents702 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Official source · SURS PxWeb table 2640010S

City area223 km²1 Jan 2026Official source · SURS municipality population and area 2026

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

This city record is still being completed

The URL stays available with its sourced facts, but it is not included in search discovery yet. The page needs a broader set of current decision facts and a useful internal comparison before ImmigrationDB presents it as a complete city guide.

Verified metrics: 7
Decision domains: 1
Current facts: 7

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pivka 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 guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around Pivka?

The median gross salary is 1,661 EUR/month. Source: pxweb.stat.si.

What is the unemployment rate in Pivka?

The unemployment rate is 11 %. Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures.

How many people live in Pivka?

The published population is 6,168 people. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Pivka?

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

Is Pivka a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

How many people born in First residence - TOTAL live in Pivka?

The official country of birth distribution records 861 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, September 12). Pivka, Slovenia: salary, jobs, transport [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/pivka/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Pivka, Slovenia: salary, jobs, transport},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/pivka/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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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
SI official material for foreign_population_total pxweb.stat.si · checked 2026-07-18
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

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