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name: Murska Sobota
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# Murska Sobota

Murska Sobota is a city in Slovenia. Annual PM2.5 was 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Murska Sobota had a population of 18,317 at the start of 2026.

## Population

The city covered 64 km² in 2026. Population density was 289 people per km² in 2024.

## Work

The unemployment rate was 19.2% in 2016.

## Mobility

Car density was 579 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 18,317 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-12 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 19.2 % | city | 2016-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 15 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | `car_density_per_1000` | 579 cars/1000 residents | place | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [1] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 64 km2 | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-12 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 289 people/km² | place | 2024-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [1] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Sources

1. SURS municipality population and area 2026 — Official source — https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/api/v1/en/Data/2640010S.px
2. Persons in employment, registered unemployed persons and registered unemployment rates by municipalities, sex, year and measures — Official source — https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/pxweb/en/Data/-/0775360S.px/
3. EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — SI 2024 PM2.5 station data — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+Country_ISO%3D%27SI%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CAreaOfMeasurementStation%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CTypeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation&returnGeometry=false&resultRecordCount=1000&resultOffset=0&f=json

## Cite

ImmigrationDB. "Murska Sobota, Slovenia." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-29. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/murska-sobota/

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## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/murska-sobota/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/si/murska-sobota.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/si/murska-sobota.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/si/murska-sobota
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json