Living in Makó

In Makó, unemployment is 4.7% (2022).

Makó numbered 21,878 residents at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, unemployment in Makó reached 4.69%. At the end of 2022, the foreign population in Makó numbered 140.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population21,878people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,540EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions

Average net rent3.2EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei

Unemployment rate4.69%country median 4.6% — about the sameOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime3,139incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region

Which Hungary-wide rules apply when you move to Makó?

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 HungaryNational rates and thresholds that apply in Makó.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Makó's housing vacancy rate stood at 11.51% at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, the dwelling count totalled 11,052.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€26

Mobile plan, 10 GB€18

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	26.04 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom home internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁵Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	11.51 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Dwellings	11,052 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.2 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	169.3 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · regional context

Is Makó a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–66%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student47%strong on cost, weak on work · range 37–57%

Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–58%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Makó?

The unemployment rate is about 4.7 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.69 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Makó is 4.7%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

124

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1424–26

Makó 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,540 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions¹⁰Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.69 %country median 4.6% — about the same	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Makó?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€436of €672 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€672
Rent, 60 m²€3.20/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31	− €192
Internet€26 · official · Telekom home internet · 2026-09-30	− €26
Mobile plan€18 · official · Telekom Domino Next · 2026-09-30	− €18
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€436

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

National Employment Service — Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Makó?

Police recorded about 3,139 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,139 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Makó's nearest airport was BUD, 164 km away and offered 77 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	77 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	164 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BUD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Makó. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Care and integration support for persons granted international or national protection — Newcomer Adaptation

National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing — Refugee Affairs Directorate

For persons granted international protection, persons granted national protection.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Makó.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.6°C in January and 24.3°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.95 · Feb 19.71 · Mar 24.44 · Apr 29.98 · May 34.48 · Jun 38.9 · Jul 40.43 · Aug 41.46 · Sep 37.37 · Oct 31.04 · Nov 24.24 · Dec 17.58 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.04 · Feb -18.19 · Mar -12.64 · Apr -4.56 · May 1.9 · Jun 5.14 · Jul 9.79 · Aug 8.96 · Sep 4.21 · Oct -4.4 · Nov -6.21 · Dec -19.18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.61 · Feb 1.61 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 12.43 · May 17.62 · Jun 21.87 · Jul 24.27 · Aug 24.3 · Sep 18.61 · Oct 12.45 · Nov 6.51 · Dec 0.73 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Makó?

The published population was 21,878 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	140 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Population	21,878 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	23.53 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁷Official

International community in Makó

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

Citizenship

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship	21,878	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	21,738	99.4%
Foreign national	140	0.6%
EU foreign national	85	0.4%
Non-EU foreign national	55	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Language spoken at home

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Language spoken with family members or friends	21,878	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	18,774	85.8%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	3,059	14.0%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	561	2.6%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	197	0.9%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	80	0.4%
German language spoken with family members or friends	54	0.2%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	33	0.2%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	26	0.1%
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends	15	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	9	0.0%
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.0%
Armenian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%
Greek language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Belong to ethnic groups	21,878	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	19,334	88.4%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	2,513	11.5%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	578	2.6%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	566	2.6%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	249	1.1%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	160	0.7%
Belong to German ethnic group	79	0.4%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	32	0.1%
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group	22	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Armenian ethnic group	12	0.1%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	10	0.0%
Belong to Polish ethnic group	8	0.0%
Belong to Greek ethnic group	7	0.0%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	4	0.0%
Belong to Slovenian ethnic group	3	0.0%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	14.28 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Makó

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.

Algyő as a Makó alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.0% Algyő vs 4.7% Makó−36%
Residents: 5,898 Algyő vs 21,878 Makó−73%
Rent: €3.20/m² Algyő vs €3.20/m² Makósame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,139 Algyő vs 3,139 Makósame level

Full comparison More about Algyő

Békéscsaba as a Makó alternative in the same country

69 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 55,164 Békéscsaba vs 21,878 Makó+152%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 319 Békéscsaba vs 3,139 Makóno percentage
Unemployment: 4.3% Békéscsaba vs 4.7% Makó−8%
Rent: €3.20/m² Békéscsaba vs €3.20/m² Makósame level

Full comparison More about Békéscsaba

Cities near Makó

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Hungary

Other cities in Hungary to compare with Makó, nearest in population first.

All Hungary cities

Göd21,897 residents Komló21,917 residents Fót21,431 residents Vecsés21,134 residents Veresegyház20,764 residents Nagykőrös23,116 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Makó under the national coverage rules.

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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Hungarian as a second language (második idegen nyelvként) support programmes. How to enrol a child (kormany.hu).

A country-wide rule for Hungary; Makó's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

Is Makó part of Szeged?

Makó is near Szeged, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 28.5 km away by straight-line distance. Szeged city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Makó?

The published population was 21,878 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Makó?

What is the unemployment rate in Makó?

The unemployment rate is about 4.7 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Makó?

140 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Is Makó a good place to live?

Makó 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.

Is Makó part of Szeged?

Makó is near Szeged, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 28.5 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Makó?

Sânnicolau Mare, Algyő are near Makó. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Citizenship citizenship group in Makó?

The official citizenship distribution records 21,878 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Telekom Domino Next mobilvasarlasapp.telekom.hu · checked 2026-09-15
Telekom home internet telekom.hu · checked 2026-09-15
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