Poverty and living standards in Ljubljana, Slovenia: official figures
Ljubljana spent €19.74 million on social protection in 2025, €73 per resident and 4.5% of its budget, 77th lowest of 212 municipalities.
How much does an apartment cost in Ljubljana?
An apartment in Ljubljana cost €237,503 to buy on average in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does a house cost in Ljubljana?
A house cost €386,555 to buy on average in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people live alone in Ljubljana?
43% of the 130,575 households in Ljubljana were people living alone in 2021, and 5.1% were lone parents with children under 18.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people own their home in Ljubljana?
62% of households owned their home in 2018.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Ljubljana afford their bills?
In the EU's 2023 quality of life survey, 6% of residents of Ljubljana said they had difficulty paying their bills at the end of the month most of the time.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Cash transfers to households from the Ljubljana budget came to €314 per resident in 2025 (all municipalities: €297). Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Social protection of socially vulnerable people cost Ljubljana €40 per resident in 2025. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Family and child protection programmes received €8.77 per resident from Ljubljana in 2025. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Social security transfers to individuals paid from the Ljubljana budget came to €3 per resident in 2025. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 24% of residents of Ljubljana agreed that it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 85% of residents of Ljubljana felt safe walking alone at night in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
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Sources
- 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_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
- 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…)
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