Living in Gabčíkovo

In Gabčíkovo, unemployment is 2.9% (2025).

The population of Gabčíkovo totalled 5,300 at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 2.9% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population5,300people31 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 rate2.9%country median 4.1% — 30% belowOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime400incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 64% belowOfficial 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 Gabčíkovo?

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 Gabčíkovo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Gabčíkovo. 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 citiesGabčíkovo 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 internet⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál⁷Official · national market

Is Gabčíkovo a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–71%

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

Student53%strong on safety, weak on education · range 42–64%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–74%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gabčíkovo?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Gabčíkovo is 2.9%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Gabčíkovo 2.9%

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)¹¹Official · county
Unemployment rate	2.9 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁷Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gabčíkovo. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Gabčíkovo?

Police recorded 400 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 — Safety⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesGabčíkovo 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	400 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Gabčíkovo's nearest airport was BTS, 41 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	41 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BTS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.5°C in January to 23°C in July. Gabčíkovo's monthly precipitation totalled 32.7 mm in January and 64.8 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Gabčíkovo?

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.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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 Center⁵Official · 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 Center⁵Official · 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 Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 32.7 · Feb 26.9 · Mar 37.5 · Apr 35.8 · May 63.1 · Jun 59.1 · Jul 64.8 · Aug 58.4 · Sep 59.3 · Oct 48.2 · Nov 46.4 · Dec 37.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 52.4 km². The city recorded a population density of 100 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Gabčíkovo?

The published population was 5,300 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	52.4 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹³Official
Population density	100 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹³Official
Population	5,300 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹²Official

International community in Gabčíkovo

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	5,232	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	4,986	95.3%
inhabitants born abroad	223	4.3%
not found out	23	0.4%

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

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	5,232	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	5,072	96.9%
foreigners	160	3.1%

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

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	5,232	100.0%
Hungarian	4,217	80.6%
Slovak	727	13.9%
not found out	238	4.5%
Czech	18	0.3%
Polish	7	0.1%
Serbian	6	0.1%
Russian	6	0.1%
Moravian	4	0.1%
Ukrainian	2	0.0%
Romanian	2	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
other	2	0.0%
Ruthenian	1	0.0%
Croatian	1	0.0%
Jewish	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Alternatives for people set on Gabčíkovo

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 Gabčíkovo alternative in the same region

44 km away, 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 5,300 Gabčíkovo+2015%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 400 Gabčíkovono percentage
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 2.9% Gabčíkovo−5%
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 12.0 µg/m³ Gabčíkovosame level

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Banská Bystrica as a Gabčíkovo alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 149 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 5,300 Gabčíkovo+1278%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,200 Banská Bystrica vs 400 Gabčíkovono percentage
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Banská Bystrica vs 12.0 µg/m³ Gabčíkovo−8%

Full comparison More about Banská Bystrica

Cities near Gabčíkovo

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

Győr Hungary · 23.5 km away

Rent: 5.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2018-10-31

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

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Šenkvice5,325 residents Sládkovičovo5,365 residents Skalité5,211 residents Dobšiná5,158 residents Ilava5,455 residents Rabča5,471 residents

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

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

Is Gabčíkovo part of Trnava?

Gabčíkovo 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 Gabčíkovo?

The published population was 5,300 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Gabčíkovo?

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 Gabčíkovo?

Police recorded 400 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 Gabčíkovo?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Gabčíkovo a good place to live?

Gabčíkovo 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 Gabčíkovo part of Trnava?

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

Which cities are near Gabčíkovo?

Dunajská Streda, Veľký Meder, Mosonmagyaróvár, Győr, Šamorín are near Gabčíkovo. 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 Gabčíkovo?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,986 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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  title = {Gabčíkovo, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {244529ea754c43c2062df16cedcbf022},
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}

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