Living in Nová Baňa

In Nová Baňa, unemployment is 4.8% (2025).

Nová Baňa numbered 6,799 residents at the end of 2025. Nová Baňa's unemployment stood at 4.81% at the end of 2025. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population6,799people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,744EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate4.81%country median 4.1% — 16% aboveOfficial 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 mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Nová Baňa?

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 Nová Baňa.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Nová Baňa. 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 citiesNová Baňa 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 Nová Baňa 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–67%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–73%

Student57%strong on safety, weak on education · range 46–68%

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

Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nová Baňa?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 4.81 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Nová Baňa is 4.8%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Nová Baňa 4.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,744 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁸Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.81 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁴Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Nová Baňa?

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 — Safety³

Recorded crime across major citiesNová Baňa 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 — Safety³Official

Mobility and administration

Nová Baňa was 43 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	43 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SLD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −3.8°C in January to 19.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Nová Baňa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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

PM2.510WHO 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	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.51 · Feb 14.28 · Mar 18.73 · Apr 26.3 · May 28.56 · Jun 32.16 · Jul 35.68 · Aug 35.03 · Sep 30.53 · Oct 24.73 · Nov 18.81 · Dec 9.95 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.75 · Feb -23.98 · Mar -20.48 · Apr -5.87 · May -1.8 · Jun 2.2 · Jul 5.65 · Aug 5.1 · Sep 0.15 · Oct -6.62 · Nov -14.64 · Dec -18.17 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.75 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 9.05 · May 13.73 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.61 · Aug 19.37 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 8.52 · Nov 3.41 · Dec -2.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The total area of Nová Baňa was 61.3 km² at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 114 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Nová Baňa?

The published population was 6,799 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	61.26 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹⁰Official
Population density	114 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹⁰Official
Population	6,799 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁹Official

International community in Nová Baňa

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	7,007	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	6,727	96.0%
inhabitants born abroad	258	3.7%
not found out	22	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

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	7,007	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	6,935	99.0%
foreigners	72	1.0%

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

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	7,007	100.0%
Slovak	6,535	93.3%
not found out	359	5.1%
Ukrainian	35	0.5%
Czech	14	0.2%
other	13	0.2%
Hungarian	12	0.2%
Romani	8	0.1%
Chinese	6	0.1%
Russian	5	0.1%
Ruthenian	4	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
German	4	0.1%
Polish	4	0.1%
Turkish	3	0.0%
Vietnamese	2	0.0%
Moravian	1	0.0%
Italian	1	0.0%
French	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Nová Baňa

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.

Zlaté Moravce as a Nová Baňa alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 3.0% Zlaté Moravce vs 4.8% Nová Baňa−38%
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Zlaté Moravce vs 10.0 µg/m³ Nová Baňa+50%
Residents: 11,733 Zlaté Moravce vs 6,799 Nová Baňa+73%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 500 Zlaté Moravce vs 500 Nová Baňasame level

Full comparison More about Zlaté Moravce

Petržalka as a Nová Baňa alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 117 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 6,799 Nová Baňa+1549%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 4.8% Nová Baňa−43%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 500 Nová Baňano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 10.0 µg/m³ Nová Baňa+20%

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Cities near Nová Baňa

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Turzovka6,769 residents Šahy6,857 residents Hriňová6,867 residents Trstená6,900 residents Spišská Belá6,648 residents Tornaľa6,646 residents

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

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

Is Nová Baňa part of Nitra?

Nová Baňa is near Nitra, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 42.4 km away by straight-line distance. Nitra 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 Nová Baňa?

The published population was 6,799 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Nová Baňa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Nová Baňa?

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 Nová Baňa?

The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Nová Baňa a good place to live?

Nová Baňa 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 Nová Baňa part of Nitra?

Nová Baňa is near Nitra, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 42.4 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Nová Baňa?

Žarnovica, Zlaté Moravce, Banská Štiavnica, Levice, Žiar nad Hronom are near Nová Baňa. 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 Nová Baňa?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,727 people (96.0%) 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). Nová Baňa, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1ca3caab84dbc2289349c7e9778f2bf5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/nova-bana/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nová Baňa, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1ca3caab84dbc2289349c7e9778f2bf5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/nova-bana/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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