Living in Smižany

In Smižany, unemployment is 7.3% (2025).

Smižany numbered 8,783 residents at the end of 2025. Smižany's unemployment stood at 7.34% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 11 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population8,783people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,609EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate7.34%country median 4.1% — 77% aboveOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime800incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 27% belowOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

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

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

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 Smižany.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Smižany. 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 citiesSmižany 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 Smižany a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on housing · range 43–63%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–67%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family61%strong on safety, weak on education · range 51–71%

Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Smižany?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 7.34 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹³

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Smižany is 7.3%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Smižany 7.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,609 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁷Official · county
Unemployment rate	7.34 %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 Smižany. 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 Smižany. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Smižany?

Police recorded 800 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 citiesSmižany 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	800 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety³Official

Mobility and administration

Smižany was 24 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	24 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TAT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Smižany's monthly mean temperatures were −3.7°C in January and 17.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 17.6 mm in January and 110.9 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 89.2 hours in January and 249.7 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Smižany?

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 (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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2°-6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

111

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

109

166

196

235

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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 Agency (EEA)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 13.2 · May 17.8 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 18 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.4 · Feb -6.1 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 1.7 · May 6.3 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 11.3 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 7 · Oct 3 · Nov -0.8 · Dec -5.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.7 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 7.3 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -2.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 17.6 · Feb 22.9 · Mar 24.8 · Apr 45.9 · May 81.9 · Jun 88.7 · Jul 110.9 · Aug 80.6 · Sep 58.5 · Oct 50.1 · Nov 35.1 · Dec 22 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 89.2 · Feb 109.1 · Mar 166.4 · Apr 196.3 · May 234.6 · Jun 240.9 · Jul 249.7 · Aug 248.6 · Sep 182.3 · Oct 144 · Nov 90.3 · Dec 73.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±3.9 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.6 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±2.1 °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

The city covered 45.7 km² at the end of 2021. Smižany had a population density of 193 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Smižany?

The published population was 8,783 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	45.7 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁹Official
Population density	193 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁹Official
Population	8,783 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁸Official

International community in Smižany

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	8,838	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	8,577	97.0%
inhabitants born abroad	242	2.7%
not found out	19	0.2%

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	8,838	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	8,789	99.5%
foreigners	44	0.5%
not found out	5	0.1%

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	8,838	100.0%
Slovak	7,834	88.6%
not found out	752	8.5%
Romani	172	1.9%
Czech	19	0.2%
Polish	12	0.1%
Ruthenian	11	0.1%
other	9	0.1%
Ukrainian	8	0.1%
Russian	7	0.1%
German	6	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungarian	3	0.0%
English	2	0.0%
Bulgarian	1	0.0%
Vietnamese	1	0.0%
Chinese	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 Smižany

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.

Kežmarok as a Smižany alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 5.6% Kežmarok vs 7.3% Smižany−23%
Residents: 14,984 Kežmarok vs 8,783 Smižany+71%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 800 Kežmarok vs 800 Smižanysame level

Full comparison More about Kežmarok

Martin as a Smižany alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 117 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: 50,153 Martin vs 8,783 Smižany+471%
Unemployment: 4.0% Martin vs 7.3% Smižany−45%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,000 Martin vs 800 Smižanyno percentage

Full comparison More about Martin

Cities near Smižany

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Tvrdošín8,579 residents Šurany9,001 residents Jarovnice8,536 residents Krompachy8,533 residents Modra9,055 residents Sečovce8,509 residents

How does Smižany compare?

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

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

Is Smižany part of Prešov?

Smižany is near Prešov, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 57.0 km away by straight-line distance. Prešov 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 Smižany?

The published population was 8,783 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Smižany?

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 (EEA).

How safe is Smižany?

Police recorded 800 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 Smižany?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Smižany a good place to live?

Smižany 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 Smižany part of Prešov?

Smižany is near Prešov, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 57.0 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Smižany?

Spišská Nová Ves, Levoča, Dobšiná, Poprad, Kežmarok are near Smižany. 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 Smižany?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,577 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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  title = {Smižany, 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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