Maribor: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Maribor: Maribor has a development ratio of 1.43 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 Maribor: Maribor spent €1.31 million on health in 2025, €12.67 per resident, 63rd highest of 212 municipalities.
- Education in Maribor: Maribor spent €35.19 million on education in 2025, 21.6% of its budget and €340 per resident, 81st lowest of 212 municipalities.
- Poverty and living standards in Maribor: Maribor spent €12.62 million on social protection in 2025, €122 per resident and 7.8% of its budget, 60th highest of 212 municipalities.
- Government budget and revenue in Maribor: The City Municipality of Maribor collected €158.05 million of revenue in 2025, €1,528 per resident, 106th highest of 212 municipalities (all municipalities: €1,605).
What is the population of Maribor?
The City Municipality of Maribor had 103,466 permanent residents on 1 January 2025, the population the Ministry of Finance uses for per-resident municipal debt figures.
Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copyWhat is the population of Maribor?
Maribor had 113,747 residents on 1 January 2024 according to the EU Urban Audit; 12.5% were under 15 and 23.7% were 65 or older.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyIs Maribor growing?
The population grew by 2.0% between 2012 and 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWho runs Maribor?
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
- 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…)
- 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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