Living in Tornaľa

In Tornaľa, unemployment is 12.9% (2025).

Tornaľa numbered 6,646 residents at the end of 2025. Tornaľa's unemployment stood at 12.91% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 20 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population6,646people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,509EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate12.91%country median 4.1% — 212% aboveOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime1,100incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — about the sameOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

PM2.5, annual mean20µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Tornaľa.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Tornaľa. 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 citiesTornaľa 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 internet⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál⁵Official · national market

Is Tornaľa 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on housing · range 41–61%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–62%

Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–72%

Family59%strong on safety, weak on education · range 49–69%

Retirement63%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–75%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tornaľa?

The unemployment rate is about 12.9 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 12.91 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Tornaľa is 12.9%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Tornaľa 12.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,509 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	12.91 %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 Tornaľa. 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 Tornaľa. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Tornaľa?

Police recorded 1,100 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

Recorded crime across major citiesTornaľa 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	1,100 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety²Official

Mobility and administration

Tornaľa's nearest airport was KSC, 73 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	73 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KSC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −3.8°C in January to 20.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 29 mm in January and 94.4 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Tornaľa?

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.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.520WHO 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	20 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.02 · Feb 16.26 · Mar 21.62 · Apr 27.59 · May 29.8 · Jun 33.95 · Jul 37.93 · Aug 36.75 · Sep 33.52 · Oct 25.73 · Nov 20.26 · Dec 10.17 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -22.29 · Feb -20.42 · Mar -17.77 · Apr -5.38 · May -2.36 · Jun 3.93 · Jul 6.16 · Aug 5.84 · Sep 1.24 · Oct -6.08 · Nov -12.6 · Dec -17.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.83 · Feb -1.71 · Mar 3.39 · Apr 9.92 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.77 · Jul 20.86 · Aug 20.58 · Sep 15.22 · Oct 9.07 · Nov 3.56 · Dec -2.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 29 · Feb 30.1 · Mar 32.7 · Apr 45.2 · May 77.3 · Jun 83 · Jul 94.4 · Aug 65.6 · Sep 50.7 · Oct 51.6 · Nov 45 · Dec 34.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 57.7 km². The city recorded a population density of 121 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Tornaľa?

The published population was 6,646 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	57.7 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population density	121 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population	6,646 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰Official

International community in Tornaľa

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	6,971	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	6,685	95.9%
inhabitants born abroad	276	4.0%
not found out	10	0.1%

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	6,971	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	6,886	98.8%
foreigners	83	1.2%
not found out	2	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	6,971	100.0%
Hungarian	4,067	58.3%
Slovak	2,156	30.9%
not found out	486	7.0%
Romani	198	2.8%
Czech	24	0.3%
Chinese	10	0.1%
Ukrainian	9	0.1%
other	9	0.1%
Polish	4	0.1%
Bulgarian	3	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian	2	0.0%
English	2	0.0%
Croatian	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 Tornaľa

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.

Rimavská Sobota as a Tornaľa alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 20,964 Rimavská Sobota vs 6,646 Tornaľa+215%
Unemployment: 7.3% Rimavská Sobota vs 12.9% Tornaľa−43%
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Rimavská Sobota vs 20.0 µg/m³ Tornaľa−30%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,200 Rimavská Sobota vs 1,100 Tornaľa+9%

Full comparison More about Rimavská Sobota

Martin as a Tornaľa alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 126 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: 50,153 Martin vs 6,646 Tornaľa+655%
Unemployment: 4.0% Martin vs 12.9% Tornaľa−69%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,000 Martin vs 1,100 Tornaľano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Martin vs 20.0 µg/m³ Tornaľa−25%

Full comparison More about Martin

Cities near Tornaľa

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Spišská Belá6,648 residents Rovinka6,528 residents Turzovka6,769 residents Želiezovce6,519 residents Nová Baňa6,799 residents Lipany6,475 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tornaľa 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; Tornaľa'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 Tornaľa?

The published population was 6,646 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Tornaľa?

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 Tornaľa?

Police recorded 1,100 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 Tornaľa?

The unemployment rate is about 12.9 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Tornaľa a good place to live?

Tornaľa 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 Tornaľa?

Putnok, Ózd, Rimavská Sobota are near Tornaľa. 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 Tornaľa?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,685 people (95.9%) 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). Tornaľa, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cdc3fc07a71a82b3fa242850b7ad56b2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/tornala/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Tornaľa, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cdc3fc07a71a82b3fa242850b7ad56b2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/tornala/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
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
O2 Zlatý home internet o2.sk · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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