Living in Ptuj

Annual PM2.5 was 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Ptuj had a population of 23,898 at the start of 2026. Car density was 611 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population23,898people1 Jan 2026Official source · SURS municipality population and area 2026

Median gross salary (region)1,658EUR/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 rate10.4%country median 9.9% — 5% aboveOfficial source · Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures

Recorded crime2,089incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024)

PM2.5, annual mean14µg/m³country median 13.5 — 4% aboveOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — SI 2024 PM2.5 station data

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

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 Ptuj.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 broadband¹⁶Official · 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 apartment³Official
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 apartment³Official

Is Ptuj a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

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

Family54%strong on safety, weak on education · range 43–65%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 10.4% in 2016.

What is the unemployment rate in Ptuj?

The unemployment rate is 10.4 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹²

Unemployment across cities in SloveniaUnemployment in Ptuj is 10.4%. Of 107 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Ptuj 10.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,658 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	pxweb.stat.si¹³Official
Unemployment rate	10.4 %country median 9.9%	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 Ptuj?

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

Left over each month€919of €1,114 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.	€1,114
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	€919

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Public employment service

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,089 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 Ptuj. 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 Ptuj.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ptuj?

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: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — SI 2024 PM2.5 station data²

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°

4°-4°

7°-3°

12°1°

17°5°

21°10°

25°13°

27°15°

27°14°

21°10°

16°6°

10°2°

5°-3°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

107

103

101

113

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

113

155

196

240

257

278

259

184

142

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/m³country median 13.5	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — SI 2024 PM2.5 station data²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.2 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 16.9 · May 21.4 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 27.1 · Aug 26.7 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 16.1 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 4.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.8 · Feb -2.9 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 5 · May 9.6 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 6 · Apr 11 · May 15.6 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 33.5 · Feb 43.2 · Mar 48.6 · Apr 61.9 · May 97.5 · Jun 107 · Jul 102.9 · Aug 101.1 · Sep 113 · Oct 87.3 · Nov 82 · Dec 60.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 83.4 · Feb 112.8 · Mar 155 · Apr 195.8 · May 240.2 · Jun 256.9 · Jul 277.5 · Aug 259.2 · Sep 183.9 · Oct 141.5 · Nov 80.4 · Dec 68.6 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.5 °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 67 km² in 2026. Population density was 359 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Ptuj?

The published population was 23,898 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.6%
Foreign residents12.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	611 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹⁵Official
City area	67 km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,972	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)¹⁴Official · place/municipality
Population density	359 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹⁵Official
Population	23,898 people	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁵Official

International community in Ptuj

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	2,972	100.0%
Countries of former Yugoslavia	1,880	63.3%
EU countries	914	30.8%
Other European countries	90	3.0%
Other countries	88	3.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Population	23,898	100.0%
Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia	21,196	88.7%
Foreign citizens	2,702	11.3%

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

Alternatives for people set on Ptuj

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.

Maribor as a Ptuj alternative in the same region

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

Residents: 114,872 Maribor vs 23,898 Ptuj+381%
Median gross pay, region: €1,821 Maribor vs €1,658 Ptuj+10%
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Maribor vs 14.0 µg/m³ Ptuj−14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,089 Maribor vs 2,089 Ptujsame level

Full comparison More about Maribor

Kranj as a Ptuj alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 57,491 Kranj vs 23,898 Ptuj+141%
Median gross pay, region: €1,905 Kranj vs €1,658 Ptuj+15%
Unemployment: 9.1% Kranj vs 10.4% Ptuj−13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,920 Kranj vs 2,089 Ptuj−8%
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Kranj vs 14.0 µg/m³ Ptujsame level

Full comparison More about Kranj

Alternative cities in Slovenia

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

All Slovenia cities

Škofja Loka23,850 residents Brežice24,412 residents Grosuplje22,276 residents Krško26,210 residents Jesenice21,769 residents Žalec21,737 residents

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Ptuj in rankings

#2 of 11 in Cheapest cities to rent in Slovenia #12 of 18 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Slovenia #14 of 18 in Largest cities in Slovenia

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

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

Is Ptuj part of Maribor?

Ptuj is in the published commuting zone of Maribor; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Maribor city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁰

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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 Ptuj?

The published population was 23,898 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026.

Is the air quality good in Ptuj?

What is the unemployment rate in Ptuj?

The unemployment rate is 10.4 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures.

What is the typical salary around Ptuj?

The median gross salary is 1,658 EUR/month. Source: pxweb.stat.si.

How many foreign residents live in Ptuj?

2,972 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS).

Is Ptuj a good place to live?

Ptuj 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.

Is Ptuj part of Maribor?

Ptuj is in the published commuting zone of Maribor; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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

The official country of birth distribution records 2,972 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 = {Ptuj, Slovenia: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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A1 Slovenia mobile plan a1.si · checked 2026-09-15
EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — SI 2024 PM2.5 station data EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-29
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
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oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28

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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
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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