Living in Poprad

In Poprad, unemployment is 4.1% (2025).

At the end of 2025, Poprad had a population of 48,034. At the end of 2025, unemployment in Poprad reached 4.07%. Poprad recorded annual PM2.5 of 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population48,034people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,649EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate4.07%country median 4.1% — 2% belowOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime900incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 18% belowOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Poprad?

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 Poprad.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Poprad. 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 citiesPoprad 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 internet⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál³Official · national market

Is Poprad 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on housing · range 48–68%

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

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

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–73%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Poprad?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 4.07 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹²

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Poprad is 4.1%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Poprad 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,649 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁶Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.07 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹²Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Poprad?

Police recorded 900 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

Recorded crime across major citiesPoprad 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	900 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety²Official

Mobility and administration

Poprad was 4 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	4 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TAT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −3.7°C in January to 17°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 25 mm in January and 101.5 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 86.6 hours in January and 237.7 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Poprad?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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.

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

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0°-8°

3°-7°

7°-3°

14°1°

18°6°

22°9°

23°11°

24°10°

18°6°

13°2°

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1°-6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

102

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

108

161

190

223

227

238

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178

143

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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

PM2.511WHO 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	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 2.7 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 13.5 · May 18.1 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 18.3 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 1.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8 · Feb -6.9 · Mar -3.3 · Apr 1.2 · May 5.9 · Jun 9.3 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 10.5 · Sep 6.4 · Oct 2.2 · Nov -1.6 · Dec -6.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.7 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 7.2 · May 12 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 7 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -2.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 25 · Feb 27.4 · Mar 30.3 · Apr 43.2 · May 75.5 · Jun 84 · Jul 101.5 · Aug 79.2 · Sep 56 · Oct 51.1 · Nov 36.6 · Dec 26.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 86.6 · Feb 107.9 · Mar 160.7 · Apr 189.8 · May 223.3 · Jun 227.1 · Jul 237.7 · Aug 239.5 · Sep 178.2 · Oct 142.7 · Nov 87.5 · Dec 68.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±4.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.8 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±2.3 °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 63.1 km² comprised Poprad at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 790 people per km².

How many people live in Poprad?

The published population was 48,034 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	63.09 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁸Official
Population density	790 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁸Official
Population	48,034 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁷Official

International community in Poprad

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	49,855	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	47,784	95.8%
inhabitants born abroad	1,946	3.9%
not found out	125	0.3%

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	49,855	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	49,372	99.0%
foreigners	460	0.9%
not found out	23	0.1%

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	49,855	100.0%
Slovak	46,166	92.6%
not found out	2,499	5.0%
Czech	326	0.7%
Romani	205	0.4%
Ruthenian	121	0.2%
Hungarian	101	0.2%
Ukrainian	73	0.1%
other	73	0.1%
Polish	58	0.1%
Vietnamese	56	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
German	41	0.1%
Russian	32	0.1%
Chinese	26	0.1%
Italian	12	0.0%
Moravian	11	0.0%
Albanian	9	0.0%
Jewish	8	0.0%
Croatian	6	0.0%
Serbian	6	0.0%
Canadian	6	0.0%
English	6	0.0%
Bulgarian	4	0.0%
Romanian	3	0.0%
French	2	0.0%
Silesian	1	0.0%
Austrian	1	0.0%
Irish	1	0.0%
Korean	1	0.0%
Turkish	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 Poprad

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 Poprad alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 500 Svit vs 900 Poprad−44%
Residents: 7,642 Svit vs 48,034 Poprad−84%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Svit vs 11.0 µg/m³ Poprad−27%
Unemployment: 3.7% Svit vs 4.1% Poprad−8%

Full comparison More about Svit

Petržalka as a Poprad alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 255 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 48,034 Poprad+133%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 4.1% Poprad−32%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 900 Popradno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 11.0 µg/m³ Poprad+9%

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Cities near Poprad

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Martin50,153 residents Trenčín54,104 residents Prievidza41,959 residents Zvolen38,747 residents Považská Bystrica36,690 residents Trnava63,184 residents

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Poprad in rankings

#2 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Slovakia #11 of 30 in Largest cities in Slovakia #16 of 30 in Safest cities in Slovakia by recorded crime #19 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Slovakia

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Poprad 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; Poprad'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 Poprad?

The published population was 48,034 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Poprad?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Poprad?

Police recorded 900 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 Poprad?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Poprad a good place to live?

Poprad 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 Poprad?

Svit, Kežmarok, Smižany, Spišská Belá, Levoča are near Poprad. 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 Poprad?

The official country of birth distribution records 47,784 people (95.8%) 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 = {Poprad, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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