Living in Bojnice
In Bojnice, unemployment is 2.9% (2025).
At the end of 2025, Bojnice had a population of 5,049. Bojnice's unemployment stood at 2.88% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Bojnice stood at 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Bojnice?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Bojnice. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Bojnice 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 Bojnice?
The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (2025-12).
- Unemployment rate: 2.88 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny13
Bojnice 2.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bojnice. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bojnice. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Bojnice?
Police recorded 900 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 900 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 | 31 Dec 2025 | MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety3Official |
Mobility and administration
Bojnice was 43 km from its nearest major airport.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bojnice. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.1°C in January to 20.4°C in July. Bojnice's monthly precipitation totalled 46.1 mm in January and 84 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 65.2 hours in January and 260.2 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Bojnice?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
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.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 12 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency1Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.6 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 17 · May 21.4 · Jun 25 · Jul 27.3 · Aug 27.1 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 3.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.6 · Feb -3.5 · Mar 0 · Apr 4.3 · May 8.7 · Jun 12.4 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -2.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.1 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 10.6 · May 15.2 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 0.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 46.1 · Feb 41 · Mar 41.3 · Apr 40.3 · May 65.9 · Jun 78.7 · Jul 84 · Aug 68.4 · Sep 59.2 · Oct 58.1 · Nov 49.9 · Dec 45.8 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 65.2 · Feb 91.7 · Mar 141.8 · Apr 195.9 · May 234.3 · Jun 244.8 · Jul 260.2 · Aug 253.9 · Sep 173.4 · Oct 126.5 · Nov 64.9 · Dec 52.7 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.2 °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
Bojnice's total area was 19.9 km² at the end of 2021. Population density was 250 people per km² at the end of 2021.
How many people live in Bojnice?
The published population was 5,049 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic8
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 19.92 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)9Official |
| Population density | 250 people/km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)9Official |
| Population | 5,049 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic8Official |
International community in Bojnice
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 | 4,978 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants born in Slovak Republic | 4,715 | 94.7% |
| inhabitants born abroad | 239 | 4.8% |
| not found out | 24 | 0.5% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
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 | 4,978 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic | 4,889 | 98.2% |
| foreigners | 85 | 1.7% |
| not found out | 4 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
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 | 4,978 | 100.0% |
| Slovak | 4,566 | 91.7% |
| not found out | 307 | 6.2% |
| Czech | 21 | 0.4% |
| Ukrainian | 15 | 0.3% |
| German | 15 | 0.3% |
| Hungarian | 14 | 0.3% |
| other | 13 | 0.3% |
| Russian | 8 | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 6 | 0.1% |
| Italian | 4 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | 2 | 0.0% |
| Jewish | 2 | 0.0% |
| Romani | 1 | 0.0% |
| Croatian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moravian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Romanian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irish | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Alternatives for people set on Bojnice
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.
Banská Bystrica as a Bojnice alternative in the same region
41 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 73,054 Banská Bystrica vs 5,049 Bojnice+1347%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,200 Banská Bystrica vs 900 Bojniceno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Banská Bystrica vs 12.0 µg/m³ Bojnice−8%
Petržalka as a Bojnice alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 130 km, better on 1 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 5,049 Bojnice+2121%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 900 Bojniceno percentage
- Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 2.9% Bojnice−5%
- Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 12.0 µg/m³ Bojnicesame level
Cities near Bojnice
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Slovakia
Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Bojnice, nearest in population first.
How does Bojnice compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bojnice 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 guideSchool 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; Bojnice's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Bojnice part of Žilina?
Bojnice is near Žilina, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 49.2 km away by straight-line distance. Žilina 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 Bojnice?
The published population was 5,049 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
Is the air quality good in Bojnice?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 Bojnice?
Police recorded 900 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 Bojnice?
The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.
Is Bojnice a good place to live?
Bojnice 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 Bojnice part of Žilina?
Bojnice is near Žilina, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 49.2 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Bojnice?
Prievidza, Handlová, Turčianske Teplice, Partizánske are near Bojnice. 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 Bojnice?
The official country of birth distribution records 4,715 people (94.7%) 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). Bojnice, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5e3e918c2301d76560fac6e4cc32b083]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/bojnice/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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