Living in Trnava

Trnava is a city in Slovakia. At the end of 2025, Trnava had a population of 63,184. At the end of 2009, unemployment in Trnava reached 7.09%. Trnava recorded annual PM2.5 of 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

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

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 Trnava.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Trnava. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

Net rent across major citiesTrnava highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly transport pass	19.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁸Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Trnava?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (2009).

Unemployment rate: 7.09 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Trnava is 7.1%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	7.09 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2009	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2001–2009

Unemployment rate fell 54.1% between 2001 and 2009, from 15.4% to 7.1%.

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

Trnava's nearest airport was BTS, 36 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Airport Direct Destinations Count	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km	36 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest Major Airport Iata	BTS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Trnava.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.7°C in January to 20.9°C in July. Trnava's monthly precipitation totalled 35.2 mm in January and 64.7 mm in July. Trnava's average monthly sunshine was 65.9 hours in January and 266.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Trnava?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.2 · Feb 5 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 17 · May 21.3 · Jun 25.1 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 27.3 · Sep 21.6 · Oct 15.2 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 2.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.5 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 5 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.7 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 10.9 · May 15.3 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.9 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 35.2 · Feb 30.8 · Mar 33.8 · Apr 33.9 · May 58.4 · Jun 59.3 · Jul 64.7 · Aug 60 · Sep 60.4 · Oct 47 · Nov 43.8 · Dec 41.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 65.9 · Feb 97.4 · Mar 149.3 · Apr 213.5 · May 247.1 · Jun 259.1 · Jul 266.2 · Aug 259.4 · Sep 184.5 · Oct 129.1 · Nov 66.5 · Dec 52.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Slovakia

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Slovakia cities

Banská Bystrica73,054 residents Trenčín54,104 residents Nitra75,301 residents Martin50,153 residents Žilina79,873 residents Prešov81,223 residents

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, the population density reached 892 people per km².

How many people live in Trnava?

The published population was 63,184 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	416.6 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	1.54 %	7 Aug 2026	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁶Official
Foreign residents	971 people	7 Aug 2026	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁶Official
Population density	892 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹⁰Official
Population	63,184 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁷Official

International community in Trnava

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	63,803	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	60,854	95.4%
inhabitants born abroad	2,730	4.3%
not found out	219	0.3%

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	63,803	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	62,882	98.6%
foreigners	903	1.4%
not found out	18	0.0%

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	1,335	100.0%
Slovak	219	16.4%
not found out	203	15.2%
Czech	184	13.8%
other	174	13.0%
Romani	109	8.2%
Russian	83	6.2%
Ruthenian	71	5.3%
Hungarian	56	4.2%
German	51	3.8%
Serbian	37	2.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatian	19	1.4%
Austrian	16	1.2%
Polish	13	1.0%
Italian	13	1.0%
Ukrainian	12	0.9%
English	11	0.8%
Jewish	10	0.8%
French	10	0.8%
Moravian	9	0.7%
Vietnamese	8	0.6%
Greek	6	0.5%
Irish	6	0.5%
Bulgarian	4	0.3%
Silesian	3	0.2%
Romanian	3	0.2%
Canadian	2	0.1%
Albanian	1	0.1%
Chinese	1	0.1%
Turkish	1	0.1%

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

Is Trnava 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 safety · range 40–62%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 43–67%

Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 37–61%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–71%

Foreign residents971 people7 Aug 2026Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Population63,184 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Unemployment rate7.09 %31 Dec 2009Official source · Eurostat

PM2.5 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency

Cars per 1,000 residents416.6 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Monthly transport pass19.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	44.9 years	7 Aug 2026	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Trnava 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.

Is Trnava part of Nitra?

Trnava is near Nitra, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 38.0 km away by straight-line distance.

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source³

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Trnava?

The published population was 63,184 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Trnava?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Trnava?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (2009). Source: Eurostat.

How many foreign residents live in Trnava?

971 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

How much is public transport in Trnava?

A monthly transport pass is 19.5 EUR/month. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is Trnava a good place to live?

Trnava 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 Trnava part of Nitra?

Trnava is near Nitra, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 38.0 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people born in not found out live in Trnava?

The official country of birth distribution records 219 people (0.3%) 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, September 12). Trnava, Slovakia: cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/trnava/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Trnava, Slovakia: cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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