Poverty and living standards in Vzhodna Slovenija, Slovenia: official figures
Disposable household income was 18,700 PPS per person in 2024.
How many people in Vzhodna Slovenija are at risk of poverty?
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 17.7% in 2025, against 15.5% for Slovenia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Vzhodna Slovenija?
The median net income of the population of Vzhodna Slovenija was €12,052 in 2024, lower than in Zahodna Slovenija and 3% below the Slovenian average of €12,455; in 2019 it was €8,678.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Vzhodna Slovenija?
Pensions made up 22.5% of net household income in Vzhodna Slovenija in 2024 (Slovenia: 21.9%), and the average pensioner there received €10,020 net over the year.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) · saved copyMore figures
- 91% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- Parental, family and social benefits were 5.6% of net income in Vzhodna Slovenija in 2024, higher than in Zahodna Slovenija, compared with 6.8% in 2014. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) · saved copy
- Municipalities in Vzhodna Slovenija spent €175 per resident on social protection in 2025, 10.5% of their budgets (all Slovenian municipalities: €143 and 8.6%). Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Cash transfers to households from municipal budgets in Vzhodna Slovenija, including unemployment and family benefits, social security transfers and scholarships, came to €302 per resident in 2025, higher than in Zahodna Slovenija. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Income from property, capital and other sources was 2.8% of net income in Vzhodna Slovenija in 2024, against 3.9% nationally. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) · saved copy
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2hhinc: Disposable household income per person (PPS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd6019768e9f…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps11n: At risk of poverty or social exclusion, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 94dcf245d20e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_broad_h: Households with broadband, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b02c9a1ef222…)
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS): Net income received by the population, cohesion and statistical regions, Slovenia, annually (table 0883204S), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 57b7b332b4bc…)
- 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…)
- 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…)
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