The results of the European statistical office Eurostat survey regarding the satisfaction with the quality of life in European cities for 2015 show that as many as 92% of residents of Ljubljana are satisfied with the quality of life in our city.

The survey was conducted in 83 European cities, among them 28 capitals of European Union countries. As many as 92% of residents are satisfied with the quality of life in Ljubljana, which makes our city one of the top ten European capitals. It is also gratifying that the share of satisfied residents has increased by two percentage points in comparison to 2012.
The Eurostat survey covers various areas of life, including satisfaction with public transport, cultural and sports infrastructure, educational institutions, public services, the living environment and the attitude towards foreigners. The survey also touches upon the satisfaction with the environment in which we live, including air quality and cleanliness of the city, and the feeling of safety in the city.
The data for Ljubljana show that as many as 86% of residents are satisfied with public spaces (squares, parks, pedestrian areas), which positions Ljubljana at the top of the list of European capitals, more accurately, in fourth place. Ljubljana holds the excellent fourth place also in the category of satisfaction with schools and other educational institutions, namely, as many as 79% of residents are satisfied with them.
In the area of satisfaction with the environment the results are remarkable: 76% of residents are satisfied with the quality of air in Ljubljana, and it has to be underscored that the share of satisfied residents increased by as much as 15 percentage points in comparison to 2012. The cleanliness of the city completely satisfied 88% of residents, putting Ljubljana in the third place among European capitals, and 88% of residents are satisfied with green surfaces. Ljubljana is also at the top – in the third place – of the list of cities which are, in the opinion of the respondents, most committed to the fight against climate change.
75% of residents are fully satisfied with public transport, 69% with health care services and sports facilities (Ljubljana holds the sixth place in the field of sports), 82% with cultural facilities, and 76% of individuals surveyed are satisfied with the state of the streets and buildings in their neighbourhood.
The results also confirm the fact that Ljubljana is a safe city: as many as 91% of residents feel completely safe in our city; whereas the number with regard to the feeling of safety in neighbourhoods is even slightly higher – 92% of respondents feel safe in their own neighbourhood. 81% of residents of Ljubljana generally trust other people in their neighbourhood, 77% of individuals agree with the statement that the presence of foreigners is positive in Ljubljana, and as many as 68% of respondents are of the opinion that foreigners are well integrated, which puts Ljubljana in the second place among European capitals.
It is also interesting that the agreement of residents with the statement that housing can be bought at a reasonable price has risen by as much as 12 percentage points (to 27%).

In addition, among the most satisfied residents of European capitals are residents of Vilnius, Stockholm and Copenhagen, and among least satisfied are residents of Athens, Rome, Bucharest and Paris.