Ljubljana: population and official figures

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Ljubljana: Ljubljana has a development ratio of 1.69 in the Ministry of Finance index for 2026-2027, where 1.00 is the national average, so the state co-finances 60% of eligible municipal investments.
• Health in Ljubljana: Ljubljana spent €824,679 on health in 2025, €3.04 per resident, 86th lowest of 212 municipalities.
• Education in Ljubljana: Ljubljana spent €113.62 million on education in 2025, 26.1% of its budget and €418 per resident, 48th highest of 212 municipalities.
• Poverty and living standards in Ljubljana: Ljubljana spent €19.74 million on social protection in 2025, €73 per resident and 4.5% of its budget, 77th lowest of 212 municipalities.
• Government budget and revenue in Ljubljana: The City Municipality of Ljubljana collected €443.56 million of revenue in 2025, €1,634 per resident, 81st highest of 212 municipalities (all municipalities: €1,605).

More figures

• The wider urban agglomeration had 287,497 inhabitants. Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copy
• 60% of people in Ljubljana agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 52% of residents of Ljubljana were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 57% of residents of Ljubljana found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 60% of residents of Ljubljana thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 69% of people in Ljubljana said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 90% of people in Ljubljana were satisfied to live in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Who runs Ljubljana?

In Slovenia, cities and towns are run by municipalities – občine: Mayor (župan) and council (7–45 members) directly elected every four years; a supervisory committee is appointed by the council. Primary schools and kindergartens, local roads, utilities, spatial planning, culture.

How local power works in Slovenia

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Sources

• United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
• Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia: Municipal budgets 2025, final outturn: expenditures by functional classification (COFOG), all municipalities, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 170af0ad592a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cpop1: Urban Audit: population on 1 January by age groups and sex (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0ef23d60abc9…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
• Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia: Municipal budgets 2025, final outturn: revenues and expenditures by economic classification, all municipalities, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 80d92e45db88…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
• Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia: Development coefficients of municipalities 2009-2025 and composite development indicator from 2026, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 06c7877a7b07…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
• Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia: Debt of municipalities and of municipal public-sector entities at 31 December 2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2a353379c5df…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)

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