Living in Bardejov

In Bardejov, unemployment is 6% (2025).

Bardejov had a population of 29,495 at the end of 2025. Bardejov had an unemployment rate of 6% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 13 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population29,495people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,419EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate6%country median 4.1% — 45% aboveOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime600incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 45% belowOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Bardejov?

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 SlovakiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bardejov.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Bardejov. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesBardejov highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Žilina€4.83

Prešov€4.67

Nitra€3.93

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Zlatý home internet⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál⁶Official · national market

Is Bardejov 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 housing · range 45–65%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–69%

Student58%strong on safety, weak on education · range 47–69%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–73%

Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bardejov?

The unemployment rate is 6 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Bardejov is 6.0%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Bardejov 6.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,419 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)¹⁰Official · county
Unemployment rate	6 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁶Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family — Public employment service

Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Job SearchTraining

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bardejov. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Bardejov?

Police recorded 600 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety³

Recorded crime across major citiesBardejov highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Žilina1,300

Banská Bystrica1,200

Petržalka1,100

Nitra1,100

Trnava1,100

Martin1,000

Trenčín900

Prešov800

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	600 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety³Official

Mobility and administration

Bardejov's nearest airport was KSC, 70 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	70 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KSC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Integration of third-country nationals including migrants — national project — Integration course

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic

For third-country nationals, migrants.

SlovakIn Person

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Integration policy of the Slovak Republic — Welcome Program

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic / Government of Slovakia

For foreigners with long-term residence, third-country nationals.

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.7°C in January and 18.7°C in July. Bardejov's monthly precipitation totalled 37.6 mm in January and 105.6 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Bardejov?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.513WHO 5 · EU 25

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.82 · Feb 15.41 · Mar 18.82 · Apr 25.4 · May 29.37 · Jun 31.39 · Jul 35.08 · Aug 34.33 · Sep 32.75 · Oct 23.2 · Nov 18.32 · Dec 10.66 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -27.31 · Feb -27.67 · Mar -19.84 · Apr -6.68 · May -2.87 · Jun 2.86 · Jul 5.16 · Aug 5.39 · Sep -0.32 · Oct -6.08 · Nov -13.93 · Dec -19.52 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.74 · Feb -3.16 · Mar 1.44 · Apr 7.68 · May 12.81 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.74 · Aug 18.56 · Sep 13.38 · Oct 7.65 · Nov 2.76 · Dec -2.65 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 37.6 · Feb 38.6 · Mar 38.3 · Apr 53 · May 95.2 · Jun 92.5 · Jul 105.6 · Aug 75 · Sep 76.6 · Oct 61.9 · Nov 43.9 · Dec 39.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

Bardejov's total area was 72.3 km² at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 426 people per km².

How many people live in Bardejov?

The published population was 29,495 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	72.34 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹²Official
Population density	426 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹²Official
Population	29,495 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹¹Official

International community in Bardejov

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

Country of birth

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	30,840	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	29,569	95.9%
inhabitants born abroad	1,229	4.0%
not found out	42	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Citizenship

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	30,840	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	30,577	99.2%
foreigners	253	0.8%
not found out	10	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	30,840	100.0%
Slovak	27,053	87.7%
not found out	2,171	7.0%
Ruthenian	695	2.3%
Romani	477	1.6%
Ukrainian	161	0.5%
Czech	81	0.3%
Polish	61	0.2%
Hungarian	43	0.1%
other	41	0.1%
Vietnamese	18	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian	15	0.1%
German	3	0.0%
Chinese	3	0.0%
Croatian	2	0.0%
Jewish	2	0.0%
Moravian	2	0.0%
Romanian	2	0.0%
Austrian	2	0.0%
Turkish	2	0.0%
Serbian	1	0.0%
Greek	1	0.0%
Albanian	1	0.0%
Irish	1	0.0%
English	1	0.0%
Iranian	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Alternatives for people set on Bardejov

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.

Petržalka as a Bardejov alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 331 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 112,118 Petržalka vs 29,495 Bardejov+280%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 6.0% Bardejov−54%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 600 Bardejovno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 13.0 µg/m³ Bardejov−8%

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Cities near Bardejov

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Bardejov, nearest in population first.

All Slovakia cities

Liptovský Mikuláš29,710 residents Humenné29,179 residents Levice30,161 residents Komárno31,560 residents Ružomberok26,099 residents Piešťany26,086 residents

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Bardejov in rankings

#2 of 30 in Safest cities in Slovakia by recorded crime #13 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Slovakia #23 of 30 in Largest cities in Slovakia #30 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Slovakia

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bardejov 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: jazykové kurzy pre deti cudzincov (language courses for children of foreigners, organised and funded by self-governing regions). How to enrol a child (minedu.sk).

A country-wide rule for Slovakia; Bardejov's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Bardejov part of Prešov?

Bardejov is near Prešov, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 34.5 km away by straight-line distance. Prešov 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 Bardejov?

The published population was 29,495 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Bardejov?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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 Bardejov?

Police recorded 600 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety.

What is the unemployment rate in Bardejov?

The unemployment rate is 6 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Bardejov a good place to live?

Bardejov 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 Bardejov part of Prešov?

Bardejov is near Prešov, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 34.5 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Bardejov?

Sabinov is near Bardejov. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in inhabitants born in Slovak Republic live in Bardejov?

The official country of birth distribution records 29,569 people (95.9%) in the source-defined population for SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bardejov, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version eab8afe2a79dea8e15f64e41dc202d5c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/bardejov/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bardejov, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {eab8afe2a79dea8e15f64e41dc202d5c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/bardejov/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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