Living in Karlova Ves

In Karlova Ves, unemployment is 3.8% (2025).

At the end of 2025, Karlova Ves had a population of 34,746. At the end of 2025, unemployment in Karlova Ves reached 3.76%. Karlova Ves recorded annual PM2.5 of 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0732 sources

Population34,746people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary2,446EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate3.76%country median 4.1% — 9% belowOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime600incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 45% 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 Karlova Ves?

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 Karlova Ves.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Karlova Ves. 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 citiesKarlova Ves 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 Karlova Ves a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–69%

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

Student54%strong on safety, weak on education · range 43–65%

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

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Karlova Ves?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 3.76 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Karlova Ves is 3.8%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Karlova Ves 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,446 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)¹¹Official · county
Unemployment rate	3.76 %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 Karlova Ves. 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 Karlova Ves. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Karlova Ves?

Police recorded 600 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 — Safety⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesKarlova Ves 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	600 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety⁶Official

Mobility and administration

Karlova Ves's nearest airport was BTS, 12 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	12 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 Karlova Ves. 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 Karlova Ves.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.3°C in January and 21.2°C in July. Karlova Ves's monthly precipitation totalled 45.7 mm in January and 70.8 mm in July. Karlova Ves's average monthly sunshine was 64.2 hours in January and 292.4 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Karlova Ves?

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 Agency⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

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17°7°

21°11°

25°14°

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21°12°

15°7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

157

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265

272

292

279

195

136

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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 Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 10.6 · Apr 17 · May 21.2 · Jun 25 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 27.2 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 2.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.7 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 2 · Apr 6.7 · May 10.9 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 16.3 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 11.9 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 2.8 · Dec -1.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.3 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 11.3 · May 15.6 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 0.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 45.7 · Feb 42.8 · Mar 48.3 · Apr 43.4 · May 68.2 · Jun 72.1 · Jul 70.8 · Aug 70 · Sep 74 · Oct 55.4 · Nov 57 · Dec 53.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 64.2 · Feb 98 · Mar 156.5 · Apr 220.4 · May 264.8 · Jun 272.3 · Jul 292.4 · Aug 278.9 · Sep 195.2 · Oct 136.2 · Nov 66 · Dec 48.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Heidelberg (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Bensheim (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

The population density of Karlova Ves stood at 3,156.9 people per km² at the end of 2025.

How many people live in Karlova Ves?

The published population was 34,746 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population density	3,157 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹³Official
Population	34,746 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹²Official

International community in Karlova Ves

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	35,644	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	32,929	92.4%
inhabitants born abroad	2,483	7.0%
not found out	232	0.7%

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	35,644	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	34,576	97.0%
foreigners	1,057	3.0%
not found out	11	0.0%

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	35,644	100.0%
Slovak	30,951	86.8%
not found out	2,836	8.0%
Hungarian	596	1.7%
Czech	422	1.2%
other	203	0.6%
Ukrainian	117	0.3%
Russian	99	0.3%
Ruthenian	63	0.2%
German	51	0.1%
Polish	41	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgarian	35	0.1%
Italian	34	0.1%
Chinese	26	0.1%
Romanian	22	0.1%
Serbian	20	0.1%
Moravian	20	0.1%
Romani	16	0.0%
Croatian	16	0.0%
French	14	0.0%
Korean	11	0.0%
Turkish	11	0.0%
Albanian	8	0.0%
Jewish	7	0.0%
Greek	7	0.0%
Iranian	5	0.0%
Austrian	4	0.0%
Silesian	3	0.0%
Vietnamese	2	0.0%
Irish	2	0.0%
English	2	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 Karlova Ves

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.

Vrakuňa as a Karlova Ves alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.9% Vrakuňa vs 3.8% Karlova Ves−24%
Residents: 20,178 Vrakuňa vs 34,746 Karlova Ves−42%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 600 Vrakuňa vs 600 Karlova Vessame level
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Vrakuňa vs 12.0 µg/m³ Karlova Vessame level

Full comparison More about Vrakuňa

Banská Bystrica as a Karlova Ves alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 167 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 34,746 Karlova Ves+110%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,200 Banská Bystrica vs 600 Karlova Vesno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Banská Bystrica vs 12.0 µg/m³ Karlova Ves−8%

Full comparison More about Banská Bystrica

Cities near Karlova Ves

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Michalovce34,894 residents Dúbravka35,300 residents Spišská Nová Ves34,023 residents Nové Zámky35,628 residents Považská Bystrica36,690 residents Komárno31,560 residents

How does Karlova Ves compare?

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Karlova Ves in rankings

#5 of 30 in Safest cities in Slovakia by recorded crime #6 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Slovakia #16 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Slovakia #18 of 30 in Largest cities in Slovakia

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

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

Is Karlova Ves part of Bratislava?

Karlova Ves belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Bratislava; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 4.1 km away by straight-line distance. Bratislava city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source⁵

Common questions

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

How many people live in Karlova Ves?

The published population was 34,746 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Karlova Ves?

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 Karlova Ves?

Police recorded 600 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 Karlova Ves?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Karlova Ves a good place to live?

Karlova Ves 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 Karlova Ves part of Bratislava?

Karlova Ves belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Bratislava; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 4.1 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Karlova Ves?

Bratislava, Dúbravka, Lamač, Petržalka, Hainburg a.d. Donau are near Karlova Ves. 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 Karlova Ves?

The official country of birth distribution records 32,929 people (92.4%) 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Karlova Ves, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {070579802c1234b6b76fbb0a30a5e20f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/karlova-ves/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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