221

km2 of surface

15.753

of inhabitants

1.254

companies

1.731

(EUR/preb) reg. GDP

71

% of work activity

The Municipality of Litija is part of the Zasavje Statistical Region. It covers 221 km2. It ranks 24th among Slovenian municipalities in area size. place.

The municipality had 15,753 inhabitants in 2023 (8,006 men and 7,747 women). An average 71.2 people lived per square kilometre of the municipality, which means the population density was lower than the national average (104.4 inhabitants per km2).

In 2022, the number of live births was lower than the number of deaths. Natural increase per 1,000 people in the municipality was therefore with -1.1 (-2.3 in Slovenia). In 2021, the number of people emigrating from the municipality was lower than the number of people moving here. The net migration per 1,000 inhabitants in the municipality was positive with 0.8. The sum of the natural growth and net migration per 1,000 inhabitants in the municipality was negative with -1.2 (-0.9 in Slovenia).

The average age of the inhabitants in 2023 was 43.0, which is lower than the Slovenian average (44.0).

The statistical data for 2021 indicate that as in most municipalities, the number of older people was higher than the number of young people: for every 100 people aged 0–14, there were 116 people aged 65 or over. This ratio shows that the value of the ageing index for this municipality was lower than the national average (139). It also shows that the mean age of people in this municipality is growing slower than the Slovenian average. Sex-disaggregated data show that the ageing index for women in the municipality was higher than the ageing index for males. A rarity among Slovenian municipalities, there were fewer women over 65 than those under 14; the situation was the reverse for men.

According to the statistical data for 2021, the municipality has 11 kindergartens with 701 children attending them. Of all the children in the municipality aged 1–5, 85% were enrolled in kindergarten, which is a higher percentage than the Slovenian average (81%). Of all the children in the municipality aged 1–5, 85% were enrolled in kindergarten, which is a higher percentage than the Slovenian average (81%). Around 580 students attended different secondary schools. There were 35 students and 7 graduates per 1,000 people in the municipality; the number of students per 1,000 people in Slovenia is 39 students and 8 graduates.

Statistics for 2021 show that among people aged 15–64 (i.e., the working-age population), around 70% were employed or self-employed (i.e., in employment), which is higher than the national average (67%).

Statistics for 2021 show that the average monthly gross salary for people employed by legal entities was about 14% lower than the annual average of monthly earnings for Slovenia and about 12% lower in net earnings.

In 2021, the municipality had 382 dwellings per 1,000 people. The average number of people in a dwelling was 3.1. The average useful floor area of the dwelling was 83.5 m2.

Statistics for 2021 show that every other person in the municipality had a car (551 cars per 1,000 people); cars in this municipality were 11 years old on average.

The statistical data for 2021 show that 276 kg of waste was collected per person in the municipality, which is 89 kg less than the rest of the country.

Vir: http://www.stat.si