NUTS-3 SI035 · Slovenia
Population
57,0832025
GDP
€981M2024
Unemployment· NUTS-2 source
4.2%2025
Employment· NUTS-2 source
76.8%2025
Active firms· FR-only
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Cadastral parcels· FR-only
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Area
485.9 km²
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2 regions side-by-side
SI035 · EL412
Decision brief
Download brief (PDF)mandate-neutral · ranked by overall opportunity
Best overall fit: Zasavska (Opportunity 34). Runner-up: Ικαρία, Σάμος (19). Contrarian pick: Ικαρία, Σάμος — leads the set on Demographic outlook (EU pctl 100).
#1Zasavska
Strengths
Industrial base (84) · Cost advantage (72)
Red flags
Economic base (EU bottom 15%)
Demographic outlook (EU bottom 15%)
Strengths
Demographic outlook (100) · Cost advantage (88)
Red flags
Economic base (EU bottom 15%)
Labour market (EU bottom 15%)
Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%)
Freight intensity (EU bottom 15%)
Industrial base (EU bottom 15%)
Governance (EU bottom 15%)
Resilience (EU bottom 15%)
Why you might not pick Zasavska
Economic base (EU bottom 15%); Demographic outlook (EU bottom 15%). Its weakest dimension is Economic base (EU pctl 8) — Ικαρία, Σάμος may suit a mandate that weights that higher.
How robust is this recommendation?
The leader depends on the mandate: Logistics → Zasavska · Manufacturing → Zasavska · Office → Zasavska · Residential → Ικαρία, Σάμος.
Phase-2 diligence checklist
- Site-level grid connection capacity and power pricing (beyond country-grain energy data)
- Local incentives, tax regimes and permitting timelines
- Workforce depth for your specific roles (the talent pillar is a proxy)
- Real-estate availability, rents and land — public pan-EU data stops at the Nordics
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Composite intelligence · 0–100 EU-percentile scores
Opportunity Indexscale + growth + access + structure
34.2
18.8
Resilience Indexdiversification, stability, buffers
46.5
13.0
Quality of Lifeprosperity, health, safety, environment
36.6
32.0
Clean AirPM2.5 / PM10 / NO₂ inverted
22.3
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Connectivitytransit + air + market access
51.0
17.0
Talent & Human Capitalskills, learning, knowledge workers
57.5
12.3
Growth Momentumrecent GDP / employment trajectory
63.2
41.2
Trajectories · 2012–latest
Real GDP (2020 prices)
2.8% 5y
3.6% 5y
Population
0.0% 5y
0.6% 5y
Unemployment rate
2.6% 5y
17.5% 5y
Derived comparisons
GDP per capita
€17,187
€14,811
Population density
117 /km²
55 /km²
Parcels per 1k pop
FR-only
FR-only
Firms per 1k pop
FR-only
FR-only
All indicators · 87 metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€869M
€556M
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€21M
€12M
GVA — industry (B–E)
€271M
€49M
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€243M
€24M
GVA — construction (F)
€98M
€11M
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€146M
€175M
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
€16,700
€11,200
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
19,500 PPS
16,000 PPS
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€17,100
€12,900
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy) ·N2
€6,367M
€652M
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C) ·N2
€1,605M
€19M
Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2
€14,558M
€1,148M
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€99M
€86M
GVA — information & communication (J)
€11M
€4M
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€177M
€132M
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€156M
€178M
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€804M
€578M
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€56,859
€36,648
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€239M
€164M
Labour market
Employment, total persons
18,120
18,780
Self-employed persons
4,310
7,750
Employment in manufacturing (C)
4,260
850
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
74.8%
68.6%
Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2
13.3%
31.9%
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
4.1%
6.4%
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
27,000
17,200
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
3,719
4,055
Enterprise births
358
260
Enterprise deaths
237
81
3-year enterprise survival rate
5.3%
3.8%
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP ·N2
1.4%
1.1%
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total) ·N2
4.9%
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R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE) ·N2
0.9%
1.5%
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2
31.0%
21.3%
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool) ·N2
40.2%
19.1%
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks) ·N2
20.4%
5.2%
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force) ·N2
23.2%
12.9%
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2
8.3%
7.7%
Digital
Households with internet access ·N2
92.4%
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Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
21,427
1,377,316
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants ·N2
592 /1k
302 /1k
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
917 kt
143 kt
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²) ·N2
26 km/1000km²
0 km/1000km²
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
38
70
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
4
2
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
35,590
26,965
Population aged 65+
13,647
11,301
Population aged under 15
7,846
4,744
Median age of population
46.9 yrs
46.9 yrs
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
38.3%
41.9%
Crude rate of total population change
-2.8 /1k
12.8 /1k
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
1.1 /1k
18.8 /1k
Crude birth rate
7.7 /1k
6.0 /1k
Crude death rate
11.6 /1k
12.0 /1k
Live births
440
255
Deaths
663
511
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
60.4%
59.5%
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.56
1.39
Population density (persons per km²)
119 /km²
56 /km²
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
41,769
93,018
Social
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) ·N2
17.7%
27.9%
Life expectancy at birth ·N2
81.3 yrs
83.0 yrs
At-risk-of-poverty rate (regional) ·N2
16.2%
22.5%
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants ·N2
340 /100k
335 /100k
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate) ·N2
1,141 /100k
861 /100k
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate) ·N2
285 /100k
199 /100k
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.0 /100k
2.4 /100k
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
3.5 /100k
4.7 /100k
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
135 /100k
25.9 /100k
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
449 /100k
104 /100k
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants ·N2
32 /M
98 /M
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.26
0.56
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.74
0.42
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.92
0.49
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.75
0.32
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.77
0.24
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.132/kWh
€0.143/kWh
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.051/kWh
€0.039/kWh
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
452 m
518 m
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
6 days/yr
41 days/yr
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
75 days/yr
7 days/yr
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
14 days/yr
15 days/yr