The Osrednjeslovenska statistical region, in terms of area the second largest, had over a quarter of Slovenia’s population (26.4%) in 2022. On average people in this region were the youngest (42.3 years) and population density was the highest (239 per square kilometre). Osrednjeslovenska was the region with the highest natural increase i.e. -0.3 per 1,000 population. The region had the highest share of women in the population (50.6%). The age structure of the population in the region was favourable. The share of the population aged 65 or more was the lowest (19.4%), while the share of the population aged 0–14 was the second highest (15.8%). In Osrednjeslovenska 48.1% of children were born to married mothers, which was the second highest share among regions. The mean age of mother at birth of children was the highest at 31.7 years and first-time mothers at the age of 30.4 years. The educational structure of the population also stood out among regions. The share of the population aged 25–64 with tertiary education was the highest (40.8%) and the share of the population with basic education or less was the lowest (10.0%). This region also had the highest share of children aged 1–5 included in kindergartens (83.7%). The share of foreign citizens among the population was the second highest at 10.0%.
According to the labour migration index (132.7), this region was very labour-oriented; the number of persons in employment working in the region was much higher than the number of persons in employment living in the region. In terms of employment, this region was also very important for residents of other regions. The employment rate was 69.7%, above the national average of 68.6%, and the LFS unemployment rate 3.9%, just below the national average of 4.0%. Average monthly net earnings of persons employed in the region were the highest in the country (EUR 1,437), 9% higher than the national average. Disposable income per capita in the region amounted to EUR 15,656 and exceeded the national average (EUR 15,193) by 3.1%. In the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region 38.4% of the national GDP was generated, which was EUR 39,367 per capita. The region was first in terms of the number of enterprises in the country. It had a third of all enterprises or a little more than 75,400.
People living in Osrednjeslovenska assessed general satisfaction with their life with the second highest average score, i.e. 7.8 out of 10. The share of households where all household members can afford a one-week annual holiday away from home was the highest at the regional level (87%). In this region the second lowest number of passenger cars (548) per 1,000 population was recorded. People in this region were driving on average the youngest cars (10.2 years). Only 54.3% of wastewater was treated before discharge from the sewage system. In comparison with other regions, this was the lowest share. In the region, 549 kg of municipal waste per capita was generated, which was the most at the regional level.