147

km2 of surfaces

16.413

of inhabitants

1.151

companies

1.760

(EUR/preb) reg. GDP

70

% of work activity

The municipality of Zagorje ob Savi covers 147 km2. It ranks 43rd among Slovenian municipalities in area size. place.

The municipality had 16,413 inhabitants in 2023 (8,215 men and 8,198 women). An average 111.5 people lived per square kilometre of the municipality, which means the population density was higher 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 negative with -3.1 (-2.3 in Slovenia). In 2021, the number of people emigrating from the municipality was therefore higher than the number of people moving here. The net migration per 1,000 inhabitants in the municipality was negative with -2.8. The sum of the natural growth and net migration per 1,000 inhabitants in the municipality was negative with -5.4 (-0.9 in Slovenia).

The average age of the inhabitants in 2023 was 44.4, which is higher 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 138 people aged 65 or over. This ratio shows that the value of the ageing index for this municipality was higher than the national average (139). It also shows that the mean age of people in this municipality is growing more rapidly than the Slovenian average. ex-disaggregated data show that the ageing index for women in the municipality was higher than the ageing index for males. As in most Slovenian municipalities, there were more women over 65 than those under 14; the situation was the same for men.

According to the statistical data for 2021, the municipality has 5 kindergartens with 659 children attending them. Of all the children in the municipality aged 1–5, 80% were enrolled in kindergarten, which is a lower percentage than the Slovenian average (81%). The primary schools had about 1,540 pupils in the 2021/2022 school year. Around 600 students attended different secondary schools. There were 35 students and 10 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 68% 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 12% lower than the annual average of monthly earnings for Slovenia and about 11% lower in net earnings.

In 2021, the municipality had 383 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 83.3 m2.

Statistics for 2021 show that every other person in the municipality had a car (556 cars per 1,000 people); cars in this municipality were 10 years old on average.

The statistical data for 2021 show that 340 kg of waste was collected per person in the municipality, which is 25 kg less than the rest of the country.

Vir: http://www.stat.si