Living in Ružomberok

In Ružomberok, unemployment is 4.5% (2025).

Residents of Ružomberok numbered 26,099 at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.47% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 15 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population26,099people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,924EUR/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 crime1,200incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 9% aboveOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Ružomberok.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ružomberok. 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 citiesRužomberok 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 internet⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál⁶Official · national market

Is Ružomberok 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%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–66%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–72%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ružomberok?

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

Unemployment rate: 4.47 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁵

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

0–55–1010–1525–30

Ružomberok 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,924 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.47 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁵Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Ružomberok?

Police recorded 1,200 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 citiesRužomberok 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	1,200 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety³Official

Mobility and administration

Ružomberok's nearest major airport was 50 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	50 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SLD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ružomberok.

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Climate and air quality

Ružomberok's monthly mean temperatures were −5.8°C in January and 16.7°C in July. Ružomberok's monthly precipitation totalled 105.1 mm in January and 248.1 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Ružomberok?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

105

113

127

186

208

248

172

159

123

118

108

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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

PM2.515WHO 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	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 6.29 · Feb 10.37 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 22.73 · May 27.09 · Jun 28.56 · Jul 31.8 · Aug 31.35 · Sep 28.33 · Oct 21.21 · Nov 17.47 · Dec 7.7 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -26.93 · Feb -30.12 · Mar -20.86 · Apr -11.01 · May -3.49 · Jun 1.33 · Jul 3.59 · Aug 3.31 · Sep -2.37 · Oct -7.8 · Nov -18.61 · Dec -23.26 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.76 · Feb -4.44 · Mar -0.28 · Apr 6.11 · May 11.02 · Jun 14.81 · Jul 16.72 · Aug 16.56 · Sep 11.56 · Oct 6.29 · Nov 1.58 · Dec -3.9 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 105.1 · Feb 98 · Mar 112.7 · Apr 127.3 · May 186 · Jun 208 · Jul 248.1 · Aug 171.6 · Sep 158.5 · Oct 123.4 · Nov 117.6 · Dec 107.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

Ružomberok covered an area of 126.7 km² at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 216 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Ružomberok?

The published population was 26,099 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	126.7 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population density	216 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population	26,099 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰Official

International community in Ružomberok

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	27,407	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	26,379	96.3%
inhabitants born abroad	984	3.6%
not found out	44	0.2%

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

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	27,407	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	27,198	99.2%
foreigners	198	0.7%
not found out	11	0.0%

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

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	27,407	100.0%
Slovak	25,277	92.2%
not found out	1,671	6.1%
Czech	129	0.5%
Romani	91	0.3%
Hungarian	43	0.2%
Ukrainian	42	0.1%
other	32	0.1%
Vietnamese	23	0.1%
Polish	20	0.1%
Russian	18	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Chinese	11	0.0%
Ruthenian	8	0.0%
Serbian	7	0.0%
German	6	0.0%
Irish	5	0.0%
Moravian	4	0.0%
Italian	4	0.0%
Croatian	3	0.0%
Bulgarian	2	0.0%
English	2	0.0%
French	2	0.0%
Turkish	2	0.0%
Jewish	1	0.0%
Silesian	1	0.0%
Romanian	1	0.0%
Austrian	1	0.0%
Iranian	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Alternatives for people set on Ružomberok

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.

Dolný Kubín as a Ružomberok alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 600 Dolný Kubín vs 1,200 Ružomberok−50%
Residents: 17,378 Dolný Kubín vs 26,099 Ružomberok−33%
Unemployment: 4.2% Dolný Kubín vs 4.5% Ružomberok−5%
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Dolný Kubín vs 15.0 µg/m³ Ružomberoksame level

Full comparison More about Dolný Kubín

Petržalka as a Ružomberok alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 192 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 26,099 Ružomberok+330%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 4.5% Ružomberok−38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 1,200 Ružomberokno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 15.0 µg/m³ Ružomberok−20%

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Cities near Ružomberok

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Piešťany26,086 residents Lučenec24,427 residents Pezinok24,340 residents Topoľčany23,638 residents Humenné29,179 residents Bardejov29,495 residents

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Ružomberok in rankings

#23 of 30 in Cities with the highest published annual rainfall #25 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Slovakia #25 of 30 in Largest cities in Slovakia #27 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Slovakia

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

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

Is Ružomberok part of Žilina?

Ružomberok 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 42.6 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 Ružomberok?

The published population was 26,099 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Ružomberok?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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 Ružomberok?

Police recorded 1,200 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 Ružomberok?

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

Is Ružomberok a good place to live?

Ružomberok 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 Ružomberok part of Žilina?

Ružomberok 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 42.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Ružomberok?

Dolný Kubín, Liptovský Mikuláš are near Ružomberok. 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 Ružomberok?

The official country of birth distribution records 26,379 people (96.3%) 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). Ružomberok, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e09bfab2836f166cc651b19952033dd8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/ruzomberok/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ruzomberok-slovakia-population-salary-cost-of-living_0e88405fe650,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ružomberok, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e09bfab2836f166cc651b19952033dd8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/ruzomberok/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety MuMAP Quality of Life · mumap.nku.gov.sk · checked 2026-10-05
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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