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name: Novo mesto
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# Novo mesto

Annual PM2.5 was 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. For Novo mesto, car density was 606 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024. The population of Novo mesto, in Slovenia, was 38,678 at the start of 2026.

## Population

The city covered 236 km² in 2026. Population density was 163 people per km² in 2024.

## Work

The unemployment rate was 9.8% in 2016.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 38,678 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-12 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 9.8 % | city | 2016-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 14 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | `car_density_per_1000` | 606 cars/1000 residents | place | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [1] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 236 km2 | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-12 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 163 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. "Novo mesto, Slovenia." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-29. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/novo-mesto/

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## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/si/novo-mesto/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/si/novo-mesto.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/si/novo-mesto.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/si/novo-mesto
- 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