Living in Villach
In Villach, unemployment is 8.4% (2024).
For Villach, annual NO₂ was 17.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 134.9 km² in 2025. Population density was 487.3 people per km² in 2025. The median age was 45 years in 2024. The unemployment rate was 8.4% at the end of 2024. Villach is in Austria; its population was 65,749 at the start of 2025.
Higher unemployment than 94% of Austrian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 82% of Austrian cities that publish it.
Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Villach?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.9 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | A1 Internet 1001Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 9.9 EUR/month | 30 Apr 2026 | bob Flex 100GB4Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.9 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 394.8 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context |
Is Villach 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Villach?
The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities15
Villach 8.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 71.7 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistik Austria17Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,268 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 20245Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 %country median 4.8% | 31 Dec 2024 | Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities15Official |
What does a salary buy in Villach?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,435 |
| Rent, 60 m²€5.90/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31 | − €354 |
| Internet€30 · official · A1 Internet 100 · 2026-09-30 | − €30 |
| Mobile plan€10 · official · bob Flex 100GB · 2026-04-30 | − €10 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €2,042 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Villach. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Villach. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,382 beds per 100,000 | 3 Aug 2026 | Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at)9Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Villach 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Villach?
Police recorded 6,321 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables16
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,321 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables16Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration in Villach
2 exact course-location records are linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.
Villach
Hauptplatz 7, 9500 Villach
View official recordVillach
Widmanngasse 11, 9500 Villach
View official recordClimate and air quality
Annual PM10 was 17.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in Villach?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency7
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Villach 11.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 17.29 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 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.10Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 13 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.12Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 17.4 µg/m³country median 15.6 | 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.11Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³country median 10.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency7Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -3.1 · Feb -3.7 · Mar -1.2 · Apr 1.9 · May 6.3 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 4.8 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -2.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Villacher Alpe19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -7.8 · Feb -9.1 · Mar -6 · Apr -2.9 · May 1.4 · Jun 5.3 · Jul 6.9 · Aug 7.3 · Sep 3.6 · Oct 0.5 · Nov -3.6 · Dec -6.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Villacher Alpe19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -5.6 · Feb -6 · Mar -3.7 · Apr -0.5 · May 4 · Jun 8.1 · Jul 10 · Aug 10.2 · Sep 5.9 · Oct 2.7 · Nov -1.5 · Dec -4.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Villacher Alpe19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 69 · Feb 63.2 · Mar 74.7 · Apr 92 · May 109 · Jun 131.3 · Jul 150.1 · Aug 168.7 · Sep 128.9 · Oct 123.5 · Nov 138.6 · Dec 97.4 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Villacher Alpe19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 150.6 · Feb 158 · Mar 185.1 · Apr 166.1 · May 188.9 · Jun 203.9 · Jul 233.8 · Aug 224.9 · Sep 175.8 · Oct 166 · Nov 118.8 · Dec 137.7 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Villacher Alpe19Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 35.3% between 2015 and 2024, from 17.0 to 11.0.
Similar climate. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±4.8 °C, Bad Aibling (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Kolbermoor (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Miesbach (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Titisee-Neustadt (Germany) ±3.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Villach?
The published population was 65,749 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2
By nationality
National passport75.1%Foreign residents24.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 134.9 km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry8Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 24.2 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistik Austria17Official |
| Foreign residents | 16,347 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten3Official |
| Population density | 487.3 people/km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.8Official |
| Population | 65,749 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2Official |
International community in Villach
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 | 66,051 | 100.0% |
| Austria | 48,976 | 74.1% |
| Non-Austria | 17,075 | 25.9% |
| Third countries | 10,012 | 15.2% |
| EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom) | 7,063 | 10.7% |
| EU Member States (26) | 6,790 | 10.3% |
| Europe including Türkiye | 5,844 | 8.8% |
| EU Member States before 2004 (13) | 3,503 | 5.3% |
| EU Member States since 2004 (13) | 3,287 | 5.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,202 | 4.8% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | 3,122 | 4.7% |
| Germany | 2,197 | 3.3% |
| Syria | 854 | 1.3% |
| Croatia | 812 | 1.2% |
| Hungary | 590 | 0.9% |
| Serbia | 561 | 0.8% |
| Romania | 511 | 0.8% |
| Africa | 502 | 0.8% |
| Ukraine | 447 | 0.7% |
| America | 443 | 0.7% |
| Türkiye | 376 | 0.6% |
| Latin America | 293 | 0.4% |
| EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom | 273 | 0.4% |
| North America | 150 | 0.2% |
| Unknown / unsettled / stateless | 76 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 25 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Citizenship
Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Population total | 66,051 | 100.0% |
| Austria | 49,704 | 75.3% |
| Non-Austria | 16,347 | 24.7% |
| EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom) | 8,357 | 12.7% |
| EU Member States (26) | 8,206 | 12.4% |
| Third countries | 7,990 | 12.1% |
| EU Member States since 2004 (13) | 4,836 | 7.3% |
| Europe including Türkiye | 4,227 | 6.4% |
| EU Member States before 2004 (13) | 3,370 | 5.1% |
| Asia | 3,066 | 4.6% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,976 | 3.0% |
| Croatia | 1,935 | 2.9% |
| Germany | 1,928 | 2.9% |
| Syria | 956 | 1.4% |
| Hungary | 645 | 1.0% |
| Romania | 540 | 0.8% |
| Serbia | 496 | 0.8% |
| Ukraine | 439 | 0.7% |
| Africa | 336 | 0.5% |
| Türkiye | 331 | 0.5% |
| America | 316 | 0.5% |
| Latin America | 191 | 0.3% |
| EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom | 151 | 0.2% |
| North America | 125 | 0.2% |
| Unknown / unsettled / stateless | 30 | 0.0% |
| Oceania | 15 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Villach
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a Villach alternative in the same region
36 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Nearest airport: 3.0 km Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 37.0 km Villach−92%
- Residents: 105,256 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 65,749 Villach+60%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 6,321 Villachno percentage
- Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 8.4% Villach−13%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,550.1 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 1,382.4 Villach+12%
- Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 24.2% Villach−12%
- Annual PM2.5: 10.8 µg/m³ Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 11.0 µg/m³ Villachsame level
Innsbruck as a Villach alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 199 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 5.2% Innsbruck vs 8.4% Villach−38%
- Residents: 132,499 Innsbruck vs 65,749 Villach+102%
- Rent: €7.58/m² (2005) Innsbruck vs €5.90/m² (2025) Villachno percentage
- Nearest airport: 4.0 km Innsbruck vs 37.0 km Villach−89%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,565 Innsbruck vs 6,321 Villachno percentage
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,014.4 Innsbruck vs 1,382.4 Villach−27%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,039 Innsbruck vs €3,268 Villach−7%
Budapest as a Villach alternative in another country
Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €16.94/m² (2026) Budapest vs €5.90/m² (2025) Villachno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €2,534 (2026) Budapest vs €3,268 (2024) Villachno percentage
- Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 37.0 km Villach−51%
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 11.0 µg/m³ Villach+18%
Cities near Villach
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Austria
Other cities in Austria to compare with Villach, nearest in population first.
How does Villach compare?
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Villach in rankings
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Übergangsstufen (transition classes for pupils with insufficient German). How to enrol a child (bmbwf.gv.at).
A country-wide rule for Austria; Villach's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Villach?
The published population was 65,749 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.
Is the air quality good in Villach?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Villach?
Police recorded 6,321 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables.
What is the unemployment rate in Villach?
The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.
What is the typical salary around Villach?
The median gross salary is 3,268 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.
Is Villach a good place to live?
Villach 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.
Which cities are near Villach?
Finkenstein am Faaker See, Wernberg, Arnoldstein, Velden am Wörther See, Paternion are near Villach. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Population total live in Villach?
The official country of birth distribution records 66,051 people (100.0%) 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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