Living in Raková

In Raková, unemployment is 4.5% (2025).

At the end of 2025, Raková had a population of 5,577. Raková's unemployment stood at 4.47% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Raková stood at 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population5,577people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,534EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate4.47%country median 4.1% — 8% aboveOfficial 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 mean16µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

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 Raková.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Raková. 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 citiesRaková 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 internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál⁹Official · national market

Is Raková a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–67%

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

Student56%strong on safety, weak on education · range 45–67%

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

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Raková?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 4.47 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁸

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Raková is 4.5%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Raková 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,534 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)¹²Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.47 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁸Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Raková?

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 — Safety⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesRaková 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 — Safety⁵Official

Mobility and administration

Raková was 94 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	94 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SLD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Raková's monthly mean temperatures were −4.5°C in January and 18°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 45.2 mm in January and 143.2 mm in July. Raková's average monthly sunshine was 67 hours in January and 203.1 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Raková?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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)²

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

129

132

143

110

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

109

164

181

203

207

142

104

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.516WHO 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	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.39 · Feb 11.93 · Mar 16.77 · Apr 24.07 · May 27.82 · Jun 30.94 · Jul 34.07 · Aug 33.64 · Sep 31.8 · Oct 22.63 · Nov 18.87 · Dec 11.21 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.94 · Feb -29.93 · Mar -22.94 · Apr -10.61 · May -2.29 · Jun 2.82 · Jul 4.92 · Aug 4.45 · Sep -0.62 · Oct -5.92 · Nov -17.11 · Dec -20.94 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.52 · Feb -3.08 · Mar 1.12 · Apr 7.24 · May 12.11 · Jun 15.92 · Jul 17.99 · Aug 17.82 · Sep 12.76 · Oct 7.51 · Nov 2.88 · Dec -2.58 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 45.2 · Feb 46.6 · Mar 58.6 · Apr 67.8 · May 128.7 · Jun 131.6 · Jul 143.2 · Aug 92 · Sep 110.2 · Oct 72.7 · Nov 56.8 · Dec 45.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 67 · Feb 70.3 · Mar 109 · Apr 164.4 · May 180.6 · Jun 181 · Jul 203.1 · Aug 207.4 · Sep 142.2 · Oct 103.9 · Nov 64.7 · Dec 62.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The total area of Raková was 41.5 km² at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 136 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Raková?

The published population was 5,577 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	41.52 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹⁴Official
Population density	136 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹⁴Official
Population	5,577 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹³Official

International community in Raková

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	5,630	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	5,459	97.0%
inhabitants born abroad	171	3.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

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	5,630	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	5,595	99.4%
foreigners	29	0.5%
not found out	6	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

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	5,630	100.0%
Slovak	5,538	98.4%
not found out	48	0.9%
Czech	29	0.5%
Polish	5	0.1%
Ruthenian	2	0.0%
Russian	2	0.0%
Moravian	2	0.0%
Bulgarian	1	0.0%
Romanian	1	0.0%
Vietnamese	1	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
other	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Alternatives for people set on Raková

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.

Krásno nad Kysucou as a Raková 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 Krásno nad Kysucou vs 700 Raková−29%
Unemployment: 4.1% Krásno nad Kysucou vs 4.5% Raková−9%
Residents: 6,471 Krásno nad Kysucou vs 5,577 Raková+16%

Full comparison More about Krásno nad Kysucou

Petržalka as a Raková alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 188 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 5,577 Raková+1910%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 4.5% Raková−38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 700 Rakováno percentage

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Cities near Raková

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

Jablunkov Czechia · 15.0 km away

Rent: 8.28 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-06-30

Bystřice Czechia · 21.5 km away

Rent: 9.26 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

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Vrbové5,523 residents Rajec5,641 residents Žarnovica5,509 residents Medzilaborce5,669 residents Rabča5,471 residents Gelnica5,689 residents

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

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

Is Raková part of Žilina?

Raková 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 26.6 km away by straight-line distance. Žilina city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source³

Common questions

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

How many people live in Raková?

The published population was 5,577 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Raková?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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 Raková?

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 Raková?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Raková a good place to live?

Raková 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 Raková part of Žilina?

Raková 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 26.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Raková?

Krásno nad Kysucou, Turzovka, Oščadnica, Skalité, Jablunkov are near Raková. 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 Raková?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,459 people (97.0%) 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). Raková, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 22c4ea8dd5339e7cccb8e3bfe52a2f18]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/rakova/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Raková, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {22c4ea8dd5339e7cccb8e3bfe52a2f18},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/rakova/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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