Living in Šoštanj

In 2016, the unemployment rate was 11.3%. The population of Šoštanj, in Slovenia, was 9,007 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population9,007people1 Jan 2026Official source · SURS municipality population and area 2026

Median gross salary (region)1,765EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · pxweb.stat.si

Unemployment rate11.3%country median 9.9% — 14% aboveOfficial source · Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures

Recorded crime1,924incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024)

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

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 Šoštanj.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Šoštanj. 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 broadband¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	14.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Slovenia mobile plan¹Official · national market

Is Šoštanj 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–58%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 41–61%

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

Family46%strong on safety, weak on education · range 34–58%

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

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

13.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,219 of 9,007 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 Šoštanj is 11.3%. Of 107 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Šoštanj 11.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,765 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	pxweb.stat.si¹⁰Official
Unemployment rate	11.3 %country median 9.9%	31 Dec 2016	Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures⁹Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,924 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024)²Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

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

0°

3°-6°

6°-5°

11°-1°

16°3°

20°8°

24°12°

26°13°

20°9°

15°5°

8°1°

3°-4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

130

137

127

132

105

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

110

154

183

215

233

258

242

170

132

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 11 · Apr 15.8 · May 20.3 · Jun 24 · Jul 26 · Aug 25.6 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 2.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.7 · Feb -4.6 · Mar -1 · Apr 3.1 · May 7.7 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -4.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.7 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.3 · May 14 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.2 · Dec -1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 41.4 · Feb 49 · Mar 59 · Apr 72 · May 99.3 · Jun 130 · Jul 136.5 · Aug 127.1 · Sep 131.7 · Oct 105 · Nov 98.4 · Dec 66.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 84.3 · Feb 110 · Mar 153.6 · Apr 183.1 · May 215.4 · Jun 233.1 · Jul 257.5 · Aug 242.1 · Sep 169.8 · Oct 131.8 · Nov 73.6 · Dec 65.8 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovenia: Maribor ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±1.1 °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 96 km² in 2026. Population density was 95 people per km² in 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.5%
Foreign residents13.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	570 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹²Official
City area	96 km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹²Official
Foreign residents	1,219	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)¹¹Official · place/municipality
Population density	95 people/km²	1 Jan 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹²Official
Population	9,007 people	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹²Official

International community in Šoštanj

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	1,219	100.0%
Countries of former Yugoslavia	1,069	87.7%
EU countries	122	10.0%
Other European countries	18	1.5%
Other countries	10	0.8%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Population	9,007	100.0%
Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia	7,873	87.4%
Foreign citizens	1,134	12.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Šoštanj

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 Šoštanj alternative in the same country

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

Residents: 57,491 Kranj vs 9,007 Šoštanj+538%
Unemployment: 9.1% Kranj vs 11.3% Šoštanj−19%
Median gross pay, region: €1,905 Kranj vs €1,765 Šoštanj+8%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,920 Kranj vs 1,924 Šoštanjsame level

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Alternative cities in Slovenia

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

All Slovenia cities

Šenčur9,041 residents Mengeš8,812 residents Dravograd8,773 residents Hrastnik8,755 residents Lenart8,674 residents Vojnik9,360 residents

How does Šoštanj compare?

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

What is the typical salary around Šoštanj?

The median gross salary is 1,765 EUR/month. Source: pxweb.stat.si.

What is the unemployment rate in Šoštanj?

The unemployment rate is 11.3 %. Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures.

How safe is Šoštanj?

Police recorded 1,924 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Kriminaliteta v Sloveniji v letu 2024 (Crime in Slovenia in 2024).

How many people live in Šoštanj?

The published population is 9,007 people. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Šoštanj?

1,219 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS).

Is Šoštanj a good place to live?

Šoštanj 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 Šoštanj?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,219 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). Šoštanj, Slovenia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 053c20613a388430e8b25f2a299a85d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/sostanj/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sostanj-slovenia-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_e77778c1adcd,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Šoštanj, Slovenia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {053c20613a388430e8b25f2a299a85d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/sostanj/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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A1 Slovenia mobile plan a1.si · checked 2026-09-15
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
pxweb.stat.si pxweb.stat.si · checked 2026-08-27

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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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