Living in Revúca
In Revúca, unemployment is 7.7% (2025).
At the end of 2025, Revúca had a population of 10,778. An unemployment rate of 7.7% was measured at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 20 µg/m³.
Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Revúca?
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 Revúca. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Revúca 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 Revúca?
The unemployment rate is 7.7 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny12
Revúca 7.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Revúca. 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 Revúca. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Revúca?
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
| 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
Revúca's nearest major airport was 44 km away.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Revúca. 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
Revúca's monthly mean temperatures were −4°C in January and 15.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 39.3 mm in January and 118.9 mm in July. Revúca's average monthly sunshine was 85.8 hours in January and 226.9 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Revúca?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 20 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 | 20 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency1Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -0.2 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 11.4 · May 16 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 21.2 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 0.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -7.3 · Feb -6.6 · Mar -3.7 · Apr 0.7 · May 5.5 · Jun 8.9 · Jul 10.4 · Aug 10.4 · Sep 6.3 · Oct 2.3 · Nov -1.6 · Dec -6.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -4 · Feb -3.1 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 5.7 · May 10.5 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 15.7 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 5.9 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -3.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 39.3 · Feb 41.9 · Mar 49.9 · Apr 65.5 · May 105.4 · Jun 116.6 · Jul 118.9 · Aug 101.7 · Sep 74.9 · Oct 70.5 · Nov 69 · Dec 45.1 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 85.8 · Feb 98 · Mar 146.3 · Apr 181.5 · May 209.9 · Jun 211.3 · Jul 226.9 · Aug 229 · Sep 161.4 · Oct 124.1 · Nov 77.3 · Dec 69.7 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±5.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±0.9 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Balingen (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Rottweil (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Spaichingen (Germany) ±1.7 °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
Revúca covered an area of 38.9 km² at the end of 2021. Population density was 295 people per km² at the end of 2021.
How many people live in Revúca?
The published population was 10,778 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 38.87 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)8Official |
| Population density | 295 people/km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)8Official |
| Population | 10,778 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic7Official |
International community in Revúca
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 | 11,484 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants born in Slovak Republic | 11,048 | 96.2% |
| inhabitants born abroad | 417 | 3.6% |
| not found out | 19 | 0.2% |
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 | 11,484 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic | 11,426 | 99.5% |
| foreigners | 57 | 0.5% |
| 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 | 11,484 | 100.0% |
| Slovak | 9,516 | 82.9% |
| not found out | 1,190 | 10.4% |
| Romani | 534 | 4.7% |
| Hungarian | 142 | 1.2% |
| Czech | 32 | 0.3% |
| Ukrainian | 31 | 0.3% |
| other | 9 | 0.1% |
| Ruthenian | 7 | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 5 | 0.0% |
| Russian | 4 | 0.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | 3 | 0.0% |
| Albanian | 3 | 0.0% |
| German | 2 | 0.0% |
| Vietnamese | 2 | 0.0% |
| Moravian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Romanian | 1 | 0.0% |
| English | 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 Revúca
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.
Hnúšťa as a Revúca alternative in the same region
17 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 9.8% Hnúšťa vs 7.7% Revúca+27%
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Hnúšťa vs 20.0 µg/m³ Revúca−30%
- Residents: 6,386 Hnúšťa vs 10,778 Revúca−41%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 800 Hnúšťa vs 900 Revúca−11%
Petržalka as a Revúca alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 230 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 112,118 Petržalka vs 10,778 Revúca+940%
- Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 7.7% Revúca−64%
- Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 20.0 µg/m³ Revúca−40%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 900 Revúcano percentage
Cities near Revúca
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Slovakia
Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Revúca, nearest in population first.
How does Revúca compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Revúca 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; Revúca'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 Revúca?
The published population was 10,778 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
Is the air quality good in Revúca?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 20 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 Revúca?
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 Revúca?
The unemployment rate is 7.7 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.
Is Revúca a good place to live?
Revúca 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 Revúca?
Hnúšťa, Dobšiná are near Revúca. 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 Revúca?
The official country of birth distribution records 11,048 people (96.2%) 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). Revúca, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cee925ef65e2e2bebfeb8b5c7d81171d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/revuca/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic slovak.statistics.sk · checked 2026-08-05
- Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) scitanie.sk · checked 2026-08-03
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- Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny upsvr.gov.sk · checked 2026-08-05
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- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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