Living in Ilava

In Ilava, unemployment is 2.6% (2025).

At the end of 2025, Ilava had a population of 5,455. Ilava had an unemployment rate of 2.56% at the end of 2025. Ilava recorded annual PM2.5 of 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population5,455people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,806EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate2.56%country median 4.1% — 38% belowOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime500incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 55% 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 Ilava?

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 Ilava.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ilava. 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 citiesIlava 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 Ilava 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 52–72%

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

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

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

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ilava?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 2.56 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Ilava is 2.6%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Ilava 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,806 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	2.56 %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 Ilava. 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 Ilava. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Ilava?

Police recorded 500 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 citiesIlava 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	500 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Ilava was 77 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	77 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SLD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −3.8°C in January and 19.4°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Ilava?

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.

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 10.86 · Feb 13.48 · Mar 18.01 · Apr 25.79 · May 30.32 · Jun 32.85 · Jul 34.91 · Aug 35.54 · Sep 31.08 · Oct 24.59 · Nov 18.9 · Dec 11.75 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.23 · Feb -27.68 · Mar -18.86 · Apr -9.1 · May -1.45 · Jun 2.47 · Jul 5.7 · Aug 4.74 · Sep 0.45 · Oct -6.55 · Nov -13.84 · Dec -20.88 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.81 · Feb -2.02 · Mar 2.46 · Apr 8.57 · May 13.25 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.42 · Aug 19.16 · Sep 13.95 · Oct 8.34 · Nov 3.51 · Dec -2.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 24.3 km². Ilava's population density measured 229 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Ilava?

The published population was 5,455 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	24.3 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population density	229 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population	5,455 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰Official

International community in Ilava

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	5,572	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	5,344	95.9%
inhabitants born abroad	218	3.9%
not found out	10	0.2%

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	5,572	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	5,534	99.3%
foreigners	36	0.7%
not found out	2	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	5,572	100.0%
Slovak	5,228	93.8%
not found out	284	5.1%
Czech	39	0.7%
other	7	0.1%
Hungarian	4	0.1%
Ukrainian	3	0.1%
Ruthenian	2	0.0%
Serbian	1	0.0%
Bulgarian	1	0.0%
Vietnamese	1	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
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 source¹⁴

Alternatives for people set on Ilava

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.

Nemšová as an Ilava alternative in the same region

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

Recorded crime, per 100k: 400 Nemšová vs 500 Ilava−20%
Residents: 6,132 Nemšová vs 5,455 Ilava+12%
Unemployment: 2.6% Nemšová vs 2.6% Ilava+3%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Nemšová vs 13.0 µg/m³ Ilavasame level

Full comparison More about Nemšová

Banská Bystrica as an Ilava alternative in the same country

73 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 5,455 Ilava+1239%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,200 Banská Bystrica vs 500 Ilavano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Banská Bystrica vs 13.0 µg/m³ Ilava−15%

Full comparison More about Banská Bystrica

Cities near Ilava

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

Brumov-Bylnice Czechia · 18.6 km away

Rent: 7.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Rabča5,471 residents Žarnovica5,509 residents Vrbové5,523 residents Sládkovičovo5,365 residents Raková5,577 residents Šenkvice5,325 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ilava 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 guide

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; Ilava's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Ilava part of Žilina?

Ilava 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 45.5 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 Ilava?

The published population was 5,455 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Ilava?

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 Ilava?

Police recorded 500 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 Ilava?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Ilava a good place to live?

Ilava 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 Ilava part of Žilina?

Ilava 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 45.5 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Ilava?

Dubnica nad Váhom, Nemšová, Nová Dubnica, Beluša, Púchov are near Ilava. 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 Ilava?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,344 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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  title = {Ilava, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {50b16622b0d0b10d5a1b3225e1681f02},
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