Living in Brezno

In Brezno, unemployment is 4.2% (2025).

Residents of Brezno numbered 19,577 at the end of 2025. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.24% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 164 people per km².

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population19,577people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,572EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate4.24%country median 4.1% — 2% aboveOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime800incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 27% belowOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

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

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 Brezno.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Brezno. 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 citiesBrezno 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 internet³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál²Official · national market

Is Brezno a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–68%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student55%strong on safety, weak on education · range 44–66%

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

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Brezno?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 4.24 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹¹

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Brezno is 4.2%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Brezno 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,572 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁵Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.24 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹¹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brezno. 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 Brezno. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Brezno?

Police recorded 800 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 — Safety¹

Recorded crime across major citiesBrezno 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	800 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety¹Official

Mobility and administration

Brezno was 41 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	41 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SLD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

SlovakIn Person

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −7.8°C in January and 8.5°C in July. Brezno's monthly precipitation totalled 79.1 mm in January and 156.5 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 92.1 hours in January and 171.9 hours in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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-3°-9°

1°-4°

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10°4°

12°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

114

135

157

110

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

114

146

151

150

172

176

118

106

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -5 · Feb -5.4 · Mar -3.3 · Apr 1.2 · May 5.8 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 7 · Oct 3.3 · Nov -0.7 · Dec -4.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -10.4 · Feb -10.7 · Mar -8.8 · Apr -4.1 · May 0.6 · Jun 4.1 · Jul 5.9 · Aug 6.3 · Sep 2.1 · Oct -1.6 · Nov -5.5 · Dec -9.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -7.8 · Feb -8.1 · Mar -6.2 · Apr -1.7 · May 3 · Jun 6.6 · Jul 8.5 · Aug 8.8 · Sep 4.4 · Oct 0.8 · Nov -3.2 · Dec -6.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 79.1 · Feb 86.2 · Mar 93.9 · Apr 78.6 · May 113.5 · Jun 135.4 · Jul 156.5 · Aug 109.5 · Sep 95.7 · Oct 82.6 · Nov 73.9 · Dec 82.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 92.1 · Feb 90.2 · Mar 114.2 · Apr 146 · May 150.9 · Jun 150.1 · Jul 171.9 · Aug 176.4 · Sep 117.6 · Oct 106.2 · Nov 76 · Dec 81.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±11.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±6.2 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±7.0 °C, Auerbach/Vogtl. (Germany) ±5.7 °C, Klingenthal (Germany) ±5.7 °C, Schneeberg (Germany) ±5.7 °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

Brezno covered an area of 122 km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Brezno?

The published population was 19,577 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	122 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁷Official
Population density	164 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁷Official
Population	19,577 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁶Official

International community in Brezno

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	20,061	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	19,432	96.9%
inhabitants born abroad	602	3.0%
not found out	27	0.1%

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

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	20,061	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	19,940	99.4%
foreigners	108	0.5%
not found out	13	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

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	20,061	100.0%
Slovak	18,560	92.5%
not found out	1,175	5.9%
Czech	101	0.5%
Romani	88	0.4%
Hungarian	32	0.2%
Vietnamese	21	0.1%
other	17	0.1%
Moravian	11	0.1%
Polish	10	0.1%
Ukrainian	8	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
German	7	0.0%
Ruthenian	6	0.0%
Chinese	6	0.0%
Russian	5	0.0%
Jewish	5	0.0%
Serbian	3	0.0%
Italian	3	0.0%
Romanian	1	0.0%
Albanian	1	0.0%
Irish	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Brezno

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.

Martin as a Brezno alternative in the same region

60 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: 50,153 Martin vs 19,577 Brezno+156%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,000 Martin vs 800 Breznono percentage
Unemployment: 4.0% Martin vs 4.2% Brezno−5%

Full comparison More about Martin

Petržalka as a Brezno alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 200 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 112,118 Petržalka vs 19,577 Brezno+473%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 4.2% Brezno−35%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 800 Breznono percentage

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Šaľa19,534 residents Hlohovec19,214 residents Nové Mesto nad Váhom19,171 residents Vranov nad Topľou20,007 residents Partizánske20,096 residents Vrakuňa20,178 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Brezno 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; Brezno'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 Brezno?

The published population was 19,577 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

How safe is Brezno?

Police recorded 800 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 Brezno?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Brezno a good place to live?

Brezno 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 born in inhabitants born in Slovak Republic live in Brezno?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,432 people (96.9%) 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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  title = {Brezno, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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