Living in Velenje

At the start of 2026, Velenje had a population of 33,873. The unemployment rate was 12.4% in 2016.

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population33,873people1 Jan 2026Official source · SURS municipality population and area 2026

Median gross salary (region)1,757EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · pxweb.stat.si

Median rent160EUR/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 rate12.4%country median 9.9% — 25% 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)

PM2.5, annual mean16µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

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

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 Velenje.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 broadband¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	14.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Slovenia mobile plan¹Official · national market
Median monthly rent	160 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)	160 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 Velenje a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

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

Family52%strong on safety, weak on education · range 41–63%

Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–75%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Velenje?

The unemployment rate is 12.4 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹¹

Unemployment across cities in SloveniaUnemployment in Velenje is 12.4%. Of 107 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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Velenje 12.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,757 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	pxweb.stat.si¹²Official
Unemployment rate	12.4 %country median 9.9%	31 Dec 2016	Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Velenje?

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

Left over each month€967of €1,172 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.	€1,172
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	− €160
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	€967

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Velenje. 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 Velenje. 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)⁴Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Velenje?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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°

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

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

PM2.516WHO 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	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
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 / WMO⁵Official · 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 / WMO⁶Official · 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 / WMO⁷Official · 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 / WMO⁸Official · 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 / WMO⁹Official · 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 84 km² in 2026. Population density was 402 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Velenje?

The published population was 33,873 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport73.9%
Foreign residents26.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	537 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹⁴Official
City area	84 km²	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	8,829	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS)¹³Official · place/municipality
Population density	402 people/km²	1 Jan 2024	SURS PxWeb table 2640010S¹⁴Official
Population	33,873 people	1 Jan 2026	SURS municipality population and area 2026¹⁴Official

International community in Velenje

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	8,829	100.0%
Countries of former Yugoslavia	7,795	88.3%
EU countries	870	9.9%
Other countries	121	1.4%
Other European countries	43	0.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Population	33,873	100.0%
Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia	27,814	82.1%
Foreign citizens	6,059	17.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Velenje

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Kranj as a Velenje alternative in the same country

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

Unemployment: 9.1% Kranj vs 12.4% Velenje−27%
Residents: 57,491 Kranj vs 33,873 Velenje+70%
Median gross pay, region: €1,905 Kranj vs €1,757 Velenje+8%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,920 Kranj vs 1,924 Velenjesame level

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Alternative cities in Slovenia

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All Slovenia cities

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Velenje in rankings

#3 of 11 in Cheapest cities to rent in Slovenia #8 of 18 in Largest cities in Slovenia #14 of 18 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Slovenia

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

The published population was 33,873 people in January 2026. Source: SURS municipality population and area 2026.

Is the air quality good in Velenje?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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 Velenje?

The unemployment rate is 12.4 % (2016). Source: Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures.

What is the typical salary around Velenje?

The median gross salary is 1,757 EUR/month. Source: pxweb.stat.si.

How many foreign residents live in Velenje?

8,829 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS).

Is Velenje a good place to live?

Velenje 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 Velenje?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,829 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 = {Velenje, Slovenia: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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