Living in Dunajská Streda

In Dunajská Streda, unemployment is 3.2% (2025).

Dunajská Streda numbered 22,720 residents at the end of 2025. An unemployment rate of 3.2% was measured at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population22,720people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,583EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate3.2%country median 4.1% — 23% belowOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime1,100incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — about the sameOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Dunajská Streda?

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 Dunajská Streda.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Dunajská Streda. 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 citiesDunajská Streda 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 internet⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál⁵Official · national market

Is Dunajská Streda a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–70%

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

Student52%strong on safety, weak on education · range 41–63%

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

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Dunajská Streda?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Dunajská Streda is 3.2%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Dunajská Streda 3.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,583 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	3.2 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁵Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Dunajská Streda?

Police recorded 1,100 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 citiesDunajská Streda 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	1,100 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety³Official

Mobility and administration

Dunajská Streda's nearest airport was BTS, 36 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	36 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BTS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.5°C in January and 23°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Dunajská Streda?

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.

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

PM2.512WHO 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	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 14.61 · Feb 18.12 · Mar 21.75 · Apr 30.14 · May 32.51 · Jun 37.04 · Jul 38.54 · Aug 40.43 · Sep 34.72 · Oct 28.25 · Nov 20.82 · Dec 15.85 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.77 · Feb -17.02 · Mar -14.11 · Apr -4.61 · May 0.68 · Jun 4.05 · Jul 8.86 · Aug 7.49 · Sep 2.91 · Oct -6.86 · Nov -10.05 · Dec -19.4 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.49 · Feb 0.63 · Mar 5.18 · Apr 11.16 · May 16.2 · Jun 20.69 · Jul 22.98 · Aug 22.37 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 10.79 · Nov 5.25 · Dec -0.19 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Dunajská Streda covered an area of 31.4 km² at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 733 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Dunajská Streda?

The published population was 22,720 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	31.45 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population density	733 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population	22,720 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰Official

International community in Dunajská Streda

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	23,044	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	21,970	95.3%
inhabitants born abroad	982	4.3%
not found out	92	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

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	23,044	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	22,543	97.8%
foreigners	497	2.2%
not found out	4	0.0%

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

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	23,044	100.0%
Hungarian	16,577	71.9%
Slovak	4,386	19.0%
not found out	1,659	7.2%
Czech	108	0.5%
Romani	87	0.4%
other	52	0.2%
Russian	31	0.1%
Vietnamese	30	0.1%
Ukrainian	29	0.1%
German	13	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Polish	12	0.1%
Jewish	11	0.1%
Chinese	11	0.1%
Serbian	5	0.0%
Iranian	5	0.0%
Ruthenian	4	0.0%
Bulgarian	4	0.0%
Greek	4	0.0%
Moravian	3	0.0%
Austrian	3	0.0%
Romanian	2	0.0%
Albanian	2	0.0%
Italian	2	0.0%
Turkish	2	0.0%
Croatian	1	0.0%
French	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Dunajská Streda

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.

Galanta as a Dunajská Streda alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 700 Galanta vs 1,100 Dunajská Streda−36%
Unemployment: 2.2% Galanta vs 3.2% Dunajská Streda−30%
Residents: 15,402 Galanta vs 22,720 Dunajská Streda−32%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Galanta vs 12.0 µg/m³ Dunajská Streda+8%

Full comparison More about Galanta

Banská Bystrica as a Dunajská Streda alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 140 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: 73,054 Banská Bystrica vs 22,720 Dunajská Streda+222%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,200 Banská Bystrica vs 1,100 Dunajská Stredano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Banská Bystrica vs 12.0 µg/m³ Dunajská Streda−8%

Full comparison More about Banská Bystrica

Cities near Dunajská Streda

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Trebišov22,706 residents Podunajské Biskupice22,998 residents Čadca22,072 residents Topoľčany23,638 residents Dubnica nad Váhom21,356 residents Pezinok24,340 residents

How does Dunajská Streda compare?

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Dunajská Streda in rankings

#5 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Slovakia #6 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Slovakia #24 of 30 in Safest cities in Slovakia by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dunajská Streda 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; Dunajská Streda's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Dunajská Streda part of Trnava?

Dunajská Streda is in the published commuting zone of Trnava; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Trnava city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Dunajská Streda?

The published population was 22,720 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Dunajská Streda?

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 Dunajská Streda?

Police recorded 1,100 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 Dunajská Streda?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Dunajská Streda a good place to live?

Dunajská Streda 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 Dunajská Streda part of Trnava?

Dunajská Streda is in the published commuting zone of Trnava; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Dunajská Streda?

Gabčíkovo, Veľký Meder, Šamorín, Sládkovičovo, Galanta are near Dunajská Streda. 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 Dunajská Streda?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,970 people (95.3%) 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). Dunajská Streda, Slovakia: population, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d20cc19f6338feb2b2f12ccb670a09d2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/dunajska-streda/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Dunajská Streda, Slovakia: population, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d20cc19f6338feb2b2f12ccb670a09d2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/dunajska-streda/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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