Living in Považská Bystrica

In Považská Bystrica, unemployment is 3.4% (2025).

At the end of 2025, Považská Bystrica had a population of 36,690. Považská Bystrica's unemployment stood at 3.38% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 17 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population36,690people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,667EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate3.38%country median 4.1% — 18% belowOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime700incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 36% belowOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

PM2.5, annual mean17µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Považská Bystrica?

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 Považská Bystrica.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Považská Bystrica. 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 citiesPovažská Bystrica 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 internet⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál⁴Official · national market

Is Považská Bystrica a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–70%

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

Student53%strong on safety, weak on education · range 42–64%

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

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Považská Bystrica?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 3.38 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹³

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Považská Bystrica is 3.4%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Považská Bystrica 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,667 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁷Official · county
Unemployment rate	3.38 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹³Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Považská Bystrica. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Považská Bystrica. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Považská Bystrica?

Police recorded 700 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 citiesPovažská Bystrica 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	700 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety³Official

Mobility and administration

Považská Bystrica was 75 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	75 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SLD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Považská Bystrica.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −2°C in January to 18.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 46.9 mm in January and 93.7 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 48.8 hours in January and 243.8 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Považská Bystrica?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 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 (EEA)¹

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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16°3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

126

179

212

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107

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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

PM2.517WHO 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	17 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.4 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 15.9 · May 20.4 · Jun 23.9 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 25.9 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5 · Feb -4.3 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 3 · May 7.7 · Jun 11.3 · Jul 13 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 4.6 · Nov 1 · Dec -3.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 4.3 · Dec -0.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 46.9 · Feb 40.1 · Mar 45.5 · Apr 46.5 · May 74.3 · Jun 83.9 · Jul 93.7 · Aug 77.9 · Sep 68.9 · Oct 62.8 · Nov 51 · Dec 48.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 48.8 · Feb 72.6 · Mar 125.5 · Apr 179 · May 212.1 · Jun 228.5 · Jul 243.8 · Aug 235.7 · Sep 154.1 · Oct 106.7 · Nov 52.9 · Dec 40.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±1.9 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Bytom (Poland) ±0.6 °C, Chorzów (Poland) ±0.6 °C, Ruda Śląska (Poland) ±0.6 °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

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 90.6 km². Považská Bystrica had a population density of 427 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Považská Bystrica?

The published population was 36,690 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	90.56 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁹Official
Population density	427 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁹Official
Population	36,690 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁸Official

International community in Považská Bystrica

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	38,641	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	37,302	96.5%
inhabitants born abroad	1,285	3.3%
not found out	54	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

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	38,641	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	38,416	99.4%
foreigners	211	0.6%
not found out	14	0.0%

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

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	38,641	100.0%
Slovak	36,158	93.6%
not found out	2,024	5.2%
Czech	243	0.6%
other	52	0.1%
Hungarian	35	0.1%
Russian	24	0.1%
Polish	23	0.1%
Ukrainian	21	0.1%
Moravian	12	0.0%
Ruthenian	9	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
German	8	0.0%
Romani	6	0.0%
Serbian	5	0.0%
Vietnamese	4	0.0%
Korean	4	0.0%
English	4	0.0%
Turkish	2	0.0%
Croatian	1	0.0%
Jewish	1	0.0%
Bulgarian	1	0.0%
Austrian	1	0.0%
Albanian	1	0.0%
Italian	1	0.0%
Iranian	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Považská Bystrica

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.

Púchov as a Považská Bystrica alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 500 Púchov vs 700 Považská Bystrica−29%
Residents: 16,622 Púchov vs 36,690 Považská Bystrica−55%
Unemployment: 3.2% Púchov vs 3.4% Považská Bystrica−6%

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Petržalka as a Považská Bystrica alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 147 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: 112,118 Petržalka vs 36,690 Považská Bystrica+206%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 3.4% Považská Bystrica−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 700 Považská Bystricano percentage

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Cities near Považská Bystrica

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Nové Zámky35,628 residents Dúbravka35,300 residents Michalovce34,894 residents Karlova Ves34,746 residents Zvolen38,747 residents Spišská Nová Ves34,023 residents

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Považská Bystrica in rankings

#10 of 30 in Safest cities in Slovakia by recorded crime #12 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Slovakia #14 of 30 in Largest cities in Slovakia

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

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

Is Považská Bystrica part of Žilina?

Považská Bystrica 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 24.2 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 Považská Bystrica?

The published population was 36,690 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Považská Bystrica?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 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 (EEA).

How safe is Považská Bystrica?

Police recorded 700 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 Považská Bystrica?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Považská Bystrica a good place to live?

Považská Bystrica 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 Považská Bystrica part of Žilina?

Which cities are near Považská Bystrica?

Púchov, Beluša, Rajec, Bytča, Ilava are near Považská Bystrica. 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 Považská Bystrica?

The official country of birth distribution records 37,302 people (96.5%) 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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  title = {Považská Bystrica, Slovakia: population, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
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}

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