Living in Zalaegerszeg

Zalaegerszeg is a city in Hungary, and the figures below are its published values. Zalaegerszeg had a population of 54,428 at the end of 2022. Zalaegerszeg registered an unemployment rate of 3.32% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 1,013 at the end of 2022.

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

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 Zalaegerszeg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2022, the vacancy rate reached 14.32%. The dwelling count was 27,876 at the end of 2022.

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct	14.32 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)²Official
Dwellings	27,876 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

1.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,013 people of 54,428 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 HungaryUnemployment in Zalaegerszeg is 3.3%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	3.32 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁷Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zalaegerszeg. 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

National Employment Service of Hungary

Job Search

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

Mobility and administration

Zalaegerszeg's nearest major airport was 29 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest Major Airport Iata	SOB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zalaegerszeg. 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 Zalaegerszeg.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.1°C in January to 22.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 21 mm in January and 71.7 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 16.75 · Feb 20.44 · Mar 21.98 · Apr 29.37 · May 34.16 · Jun 38.15 · Jul 40.72 · Aug 41.13 · Sep 35.28 · Oct 27.11 · Nov 21.29 · Dec 16.4 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -25.42 · Feb -17.41 · Mar -18.49 · Apr -4.44 · May 0.6 · Jun 3.82 · Jul 9.06 · Aug 6.94 · Sep 2.14 · Oct -7.16 · Nov -8.76 · Dec -16.7 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.08 · Feb 0.81 · Mar 5.34 · Apr 11.03 · May 15.9 · Jun 20.47 · Jul 22.76 · Aug 22.15 · Sep 16.52 · Oct 10.87 · Nov 5.29 · Dec 0.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 21 · Feb 31.8 · Mar 32.8 · Apr 41 · May 65.8 · Jun 80 · Jul 71.7 · Aug 69.4 · Sep 76.4 · Oct 55.7 · Nov 51.3 · Dec 37 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Békéscsaba55,164 residents Veszprém55,910 residents Kaposvár59,397 residents Eger49,182 residents Sopron60,334 residents Tatabánya65,830 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
Foreign residents	1,013 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)¹Official
Population	54,428 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁷Official

People and communities

The other-or-no-religion share in Zalaegerszeg was 10.81%.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	10.81 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official

International community in Zalaegerszeg

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	54,428	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	53,415	98.1%
Foreign national	1,013	1.9%
Non-EU foreign national	805	1.5%
EU foreign national	208	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

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	54,428	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	47,638	87.5%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	6,460	11.9%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	1,435	2.6%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	922	1.7%
German language spoken with family members or friends	356	0.7%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	242	0.4%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends	203	0.4%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	182	0.3%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	65	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	31	0.1%
Croatian language spoken with family members or friends	22	0.0%
Polish language spoken with family members or friends	20	0.0%
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends	11	0.0%
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends	11	0.0%
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends	10	0.0%
Slovenian language spoken with family members or friends	7	0.0%
Armenian language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.0%
Greek language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.0%
Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

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	54,428	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	48,844	89.7%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	5,266	9.7%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	1,526	2.8%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	1,408	2.6%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	455	0.8%
Belong to German ethnic group	447	0.8%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	257	0.5%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	59	0.1%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	49	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Polish ethnic group	33	0.1%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	27	0.0%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	27	0.0%
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group	25	0.0%
Belong to Armenian ethnic group	22	0.0%
Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group	19	0.0%
Belong to Greek ethnic group	16	0.0%
Belong to Slovenian ethnic group	16	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Is Zalaegerszeg 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–68%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–72%

Student50%strong on education, weak on safety · range 40–60%

Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–64%

Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Foreign residents1,013 people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)

Population54,428 people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Dwellings27,876 dwellings31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)

Unemployment rate3.32 %31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

No religion or other, share10.81 %31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct	23.25 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zalaegerszeg 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.

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Zalaegerszeg?

The unemployment rate is 3.32 %. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many people live in Zalaegerszeg?

The published population is 54,428 people. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Zalaegerszeg?

1,013 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Is Zalaegerszeg a good place to live?

Zalaegerszeg 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 are in the Citizenship citizenship group in Zalaegerszeg?

The official citizenship distribution records 54,428 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Zalaegerszeg, Hungary: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/zalaegerszeg/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Zalaegerszeg, Hungary: jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/zalaegerszeg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu · checked 2026-08-07
Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu · checked 2026-08-07
Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu · checked 2026-08-07
Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu · checked 2026-08-07
Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu · checked 2026-08-07
Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) language_spoken_at_home distribution nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu · checked 2026-08-28
Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu · checked 2026-08-04
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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