Living in Lendak
In Lendak, unemployment is 6.3% (2025).
Lendak's population was 5,689 at the end of 2025. Lendak's unemployment stood at 6.34% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Lendak?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Lendak. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Lendak 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Lendak?
The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2025-12).
- Unemployment rate: 6.34 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny12
Lendak 6.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lendak. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lendak. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Lendak?
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 — Safety2
| 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 — Safety2Official |
Mobility and administration
Lendak's nearest major airport was 20 km away.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lendak. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from −10.1°C in January to 5.2°C in July. Lendak's monthly precipitation totalled 176.9 mm in January and 193.7 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 124 hours in January and 168.7 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Lendak?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
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 | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency1Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -7.3 · Feb -7.7 · Mar -5.8 · Apr -1.7 · May 2.9 · Jun 6.9 · Jul 8.7 · Aug 9 · Sep 4.5 · Oct 1.1 · Nov -2.7 · Dec -6.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -12.9 · Feb -13.4 · Mar -11.8 · Apr -7.5 · May -2.9 · Jun 0.6 · Jul 2.4 · Aug 2.9 · Sep -0.9 · Oct -4.1 · Nov -7.8 · Dec -11.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -10.1 · Feb -10.6 · Mar -8.9 · Apr -4.7 · May -0.2 · Jun 3.5 · Jul 5.2 · Aug 5.6 · Sep 1.6 · Oct -1.6 · Nov -5.3 · Dec -8.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 176.9 · Feb 170.3 · Mar 182.1 · Apr 165.3 · May 149.1 · Jun 156.5 · Jul 193.7 · Aug 140.8 · Sep 120.3 · Oct 126.3 · Nov 154 · Dec 167.1 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 124 · Feb 129.1 · Mar 164.8 · Apr 172.6 · May 168.9 · Jun 159.3 · Jul 168.7 · Aug 179.6 · Sep 166.4 · Oct 165.8 · Nov 121.1 · Dec 111.2 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±13.8 °C. Elsewhere: Bad Aibling (Germany) ±5.9 °C, Kolbermoor (Germany) ±5.9 °C, Miesbach (Germany) ±5.9 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±9.0 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±9.6 °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
An area of 19.7 km² comprised Lendak at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 275 people per km².
How many people live in Lendak?
The published population was 5,689 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 19.66 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)8Official |
| Population density | 275 people/km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)8Official |
| Population | 5,689 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic7Official |
International community in Lendak
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 | 5,409 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants born in Slovak Republic | 5,272 | 97.5% |
| inhabitants born abroad | 136 | 2.5% |
| not found out | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9
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 | 5,409 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic | 5,396 | 99.8% |
| foreigners | 12 | 0.2% |
| not found out | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
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 | 5,409 | 100.0% |
| Slovak | 5,369 | 99.3% |
| not found out | 23 | 0.4% |
| Czech | 5 | 0.1% |
| Polish | 5 | 0.1% |
| other | 4 | 0.1% |
| Hungarian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ukrainian | 1 | 0.0% |
| German | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Alternatives for people set on Lendak
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.
Svit as a Lendak alternative in the same region
23 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 3.7% Svit vs 6.3% Lendak−41%
- Residents: 7,642 Svit vs 5,689 Lendak+34%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 500 Svit vs 500 Lendaksame level
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Svit vs 8.0 µg/m³ Lendaksame level
Petržalka as a Lendak alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 268 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 112,118 Petržalka vs 5,689 Lendak+1871%
- Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 6.3% Lendak−57%
- Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 8.0 µg/m³ Lendak+50%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 500 Lendakno percentage
Cities near Lendak
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Slovakia
Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Lendak, nearest in population first.
How does Lendak compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lendak 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 guideSchool 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; Lendak'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 Lendak?
The published population was 5,689 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
Is the air quality good in Lendak?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Lendak?
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 Lendak?
The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.
Is Lendak a good place to live?
Lendak 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.
Which cities are near Lendak?
Spišská Belá, Kežmarok, Poprad, Szczawnica, Svit are near Lendak. 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 Lendak?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,272 people (97.5%) 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). Lendak, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 819afd61be6f9577c1d949189df9f30b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/lendak/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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