Living in Stará Ľubovňa
In Stará Ľubovňa, unemployment is 5.3% (2025).
Residents of Stará Ľubovňa numbered 15,534 at the end of 2025. Stará Ľubovňa registered an unemployment rate of 5.26% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 518 people per km².
Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Stará Ľubovňa?
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 Stará Ľubovňa. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Stará Ľubovňa 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 Stará Ľubovňa?
The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (2025-12).
- Unemployment rate: 5.26 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny14
Stará Ľubovňa 5.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Stará Ľubovňa. 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 Stará Ľubovňa. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Stará Ľubovňa?
Police recorded 600 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 | 600 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 | 31 Dec 2025 | MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety2Official |
Mobility and administration
Stará Ľubovňa's nearest major airport was 41 km away.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Stará Ľubovňa. 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
Monthly mean temperature moved from −4.7°C in January to 17.9°C in July. Stará Ľubovňa's monthly precipitation totalled 31.5 mm in January and 110.7 mm in July.
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 9.29 · Feb 13.8 · Mar 17.43 · Apr 25.01 · May 28.15 · Jun 29.82 · Jul 34.5 · Aug 33.3 · Sep 32.06 · Oct 23.64 · Nov 18.2 · Dec 11.19 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -28.36 · Feb -28.94 · Mar -19.63 · Apr -10.31 · May -3.12 · Jun 2.91 · Jul 4.16 · Aug 4.77 · Sep -0.85 · Oct -7.7 · Nov -15.62 · Dec -20.64 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -4.69 · Feb -3.37 · Mar 0.88 · Apr 7.04 · May 12.08 · Jun 15.83 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 17.74 · Sep 12.65 · Oct 7.29 · Nov 2.54 · Dec -2.63 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 31.5 · Feb 31.3 · Mar 36.9 · Apr 50 · May 95.3 · Jun 105 · Jul 110.7 · Aug 83.5 · Sep 66 · Oct 51.6 · Nov 35.7 · Dec 30.1 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
The city covered 30.8 km² at the end of 2021.
How many people live in Stará Ľubovňa?
The published population was 15,534 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic9
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 30.79 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)10Official |
| Population density | 518 people/km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)10Official |
| Population | 15,534 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic9Official |
International community in Stará Ľubovňa
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 | 15,938 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants born in Slovak Republic | 15,271 | 95.8% |
| inhabitants born abroad | 637 | 4.0% |
| not found out | 30 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
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 | 15,938 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic | 15,821 | 99.3% |
| foreigners | 104 | 0.7% |
| not found out | 13 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
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 | 15,938 | 100.0% |
| Slovak | 13,425 | 84.2% |
| not found out | 1,429 | 9.0% |
| Romani | 538 | 3.4% |
| Ruthenian | 339 | 2.1% |
| Ukrainian | 65 | 0.4% |
| Czech | 55 | 0.3% |
| Polish | 24 | 0.1% |
| other | 18 | 0.1% |
| Hungarian | 12 | 0.1% |
| Russian | 7 | 0.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Moravian | 6 | 0.0% |
| German | 5 | 0.0% |
| Romanian | 3 | 0.0% |
| Serbian | 2 | 0.0% |
| Vietnamese | 2 | 0.0% |
| Chinese | 2 | 0.0% |
| Irish | 2 | 0.0% |
| Croatian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Austrian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Albanian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Italian | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Alternatives for people set on Stará Ľubovňa
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.
Petržalka as a Stará Ľubovňa alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 293 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 15,534 Stará Ľubovňa+622%
- Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 5.3% Stará Ľubovňa−48%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 600 Stará Ľubovňano percentage
Cities near Stará Ľubovňa
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Slovakia
Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Stará Ľubovňa, nearest in population first.
How does Stará Ľubovňa compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Stará Ľubovňa 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; Stará Ľubovňa's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Stará Ľubovňa part of Prešov?
Stará Ľubovňa 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 53.6 km away by straight-line distance. Prešov city profile
Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source1
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Stará Ľubovňa?
The published population was 15,534 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
How safe is Stará Ľubovňa?
Police recorded 600 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 Stará Ľubovňa?
The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.
Is Stará Ľubovňa a good place to live?
Stará Ľubovňa 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 Stará Ľubovňa part of Prešov?
Stará Ľubovňa 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 53.6 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Stará Ľubovňa?
Muszyna, Szczawnica, Spišská Belá, Krynica-Zdrój are near Stará Ľubovňa. 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 Stará Ľubovňa?
The official country of birth distribution records 15,271 people (95.8%) 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). Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8326873e2b3bf595708351ef01ca5b06]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/stara-lubovna/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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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
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- O2 Basic Paušál spolocnost.o2.sk · checked 2026-09-15
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