Economy, jobs and prices in Ljubljana, Slovenia: official figures
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.
What is the unemployment rate in Ljubljana?
The unemployment rate in Ljubljana was 5.5% in 2024 (5.4% for women, 5.6% for men).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat are the main jobs in Ljubljana?
248,432 jobs were based in Ljubljana in 2024; the biggest employers were public administration, education and health (26% of jobs) and trade, transport, hotels and restaurants (23%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Ljubljana?
Tourist accommodation in Ljubljana recorded 540,195 nights in 2020, 85% by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow do people get to work in Ljubljana?
In 2017, 10% of journeys to work in Ljubljana were by public transport, 75% by car.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Ljubljana?
There were 546 registered cars per 1,000 residents in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Ljubljana spent €291 per resident on roads and transport in 2025 and €55 on environmental protection. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Sport and culture together took €315 per resident of Ljubljana's 2025 budget. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Purchases of goods and services took 7.3% of Ljubljana's spending in 2025. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Ljubljana received €7 per resident directly from EU funds in 2025 (all municipalities: €4). Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 72% of residents of Ljubljana were satisfied with public transport. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 36% of residents of Ljubljana agreed that it is easy to find a good job in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
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Sources
- 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_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…)
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