Living in Oberwart

Population density was 221 people per km² in 2025. The unemployment rate was 11.1% at the end of 2024. Oberwart, a city in Austria, had a population of 8,060 at the start of 2025. For Oberwart, annual NO₂ was 17.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 36.5 km² in 2025.

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Oberwart?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustriaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Oberwart.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Oberwart yet. Austria has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesOberwart highlighted among comparable cities

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

20.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,656 people of 8,060 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Oberwart is 11.1%. Of 255 cities with data, 58 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	68.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹²Official
Unemployment rate	11.1 %country median 4.7%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oberwart. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich (AMS)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Oberwart. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital Beds Per 100k	4,583 beds per 100,000	3 Aug 2026	Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at)⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Oberwart when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital Beds Per 100k4,583 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	11 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Nearest airport	GRZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	67 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration in Oberwart

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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Oberwart

7400 Oberwart

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Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM10 was 17.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in AustriaWhere Oberwart lands among 59 measured cities

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	17.11 µg/m³country median 14.3	31 Dec 2024	Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.⁶Official
NO₂ — latest reading	12 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean.⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	17.61 µg/m³country median 15.5	31 Dec 2024	Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.⁷Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 14.66 · Feb 17.85 · Mar 20.45 · Apr 26.65 · May 32.18 · Jun 34.52 · Jul 36.44 · Aug 38.17 · Sep 33.56 · Oct 25.18 · Nov 19.83 · Dec 14.71 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -22.01 · Feb -18.47 · Mar -20.89 · Apr -6.28 · May -1.05 · Jun 1.97 · Jul 6.95 · Aug 6.08 · Sep 1.32 · Oct -8.78 · Nov -9.7 · Dec -18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.92 · Feb -0.51 · Mar 3.77 · Apr 9.26 · May 13.98 · Jun 18.37 · Jul 20.46 · Aug 19.89 · Sep 14.54 · Oct 9.31 · Nov 4.14 · Dec -0.75 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Cities of a similar size in Austria

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Austria cities

Herzogenburg7,990 residents Wattens8,138 residents Liezen8,147 residents Kindberg8,149 residents St. Andrä-Wördern7,956 residents Pressbaum7,932 residents

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	36.47 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry³Official
Foreign-resident share	19.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹²Official
Foreign residents	1,656 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten²Official
Population density	221 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.³Official
Population	8,060 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence¹Official

International community in Oberwart

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	8,130	100.0%
Austria	6,249	76.9%
Non-Austria	1,881	23.1%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	978	12.0%
EU Member States (26)	958	11.8%
Third countries	903	11.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	813	10.0%
Europe including Türkiye	501	6.2%
Hungary	490	6.0%
Asia	327	4.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	208	2.6%
Ukraine	186	2.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	145	1.8%
Germany	122	1.5%
Syria	110	1.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	107	1.3%
Africa	50	0.6%
Serbia	47	0.6%
Türkiye	44	0.5%
Croatia	34	0.4%
America	21	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	20	0.2%
North America	13	0.2%
Latin America	8	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	3	0.0%
Oceania	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	8,130	100.0%
Austria	6,474	79.6%
Non-Austria	1,656	20.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	891	11.0%
EU Member States (26)	886	10.9%
Third countries	765	9.4%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	754	9.3%
Hungary	526	6.5%
Europe including Türkiye	427	5.3%
Asia	279	3.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	190	2.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	132	1.6%
Romania	129	1.6%
Syria	115	1.4%
Germany	106	1.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	67	0.8%
Türkiye	42	0.5%
Africa	41	0.5%
Croatia	36	0.4%
Serbia	26	0.3%
America	9	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	8	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	5	0.1%
North America	5	0.1%
Latin America	4	0.0%
Oceania	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Is Oberwart a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%

Student62%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 52–72%

Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–60%

Retirement60%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 50–70%

Foreign residents1,656 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten

Population8,060 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

NO₂ — latest reading12 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean.

Employment rate68.1 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistik Austria

Unemployment rate11.1 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

NO₂ — annual mean17.11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	3,777 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹²Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Oberwart?

The unemployment rate is 11.1 %. Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

How many people live in Oberwart?

The published population is 8,060 people. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How many foreign residents live in Oberwart?

1,656 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten.

Is Oberwart a good place to live?

Oberwart may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Africa live in Oberwart?

The official country of birth distribution records 50 people (0.6%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Oberwart, Austria: rent, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/oberwart/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Oberwart, Austria: rent, jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/oberwart/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence statistik.at · checked 2025-01-01
Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten statistik.at · checked 2026-01-01
Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at) khstrukturdaten.goeg.at · checked 2026-08-03
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means. eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means. eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean. luft.umweltbundesamt.at · checked 2026-07-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
Statistik Austria data.statistik.gv.at · checked 2026-08-07

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