Living in Veľký Krtíš

In Veľký Krtíš, unemployment is 4.4% (2025).

At the end of 2025, Veľký Krtíš had a population of 10,049. Veľký Krtíš registered an unemployment rate of 4.35% at the end of 2025. Veľký Krtíš's population density measured 734 people per km² at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population10,049people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,294EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate4.35%country median 4.1% — 5% aboveOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime1,000incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 9% belowOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Veľký Krtíš?

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 Veľký Krtíš.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Veľký Krtíš. 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 citiesVeľký Krtíš 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 Veľký Krtíš 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 air quality · range 47–67%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student55%strong on safety, 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 Veľký Krtíš?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 4.35 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹³

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Veľký Krtíš is 4.4%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Veľký Krtíš 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,294 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁷Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.35 %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 Veľký Krtíš. 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 Veľký Krtíš. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Veľký Krtíš?

Police recorded 1,000 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 — Safety¹

Recorded crime across major citiesVeľký Krtíš 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	1,000 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety¹Official

Mobility and administration

Veľký Krtíš's nearest major airport was 50 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	50 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SLD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −2.6°C in January and 21.9°C in July. Veľký Krtíš's monthly precipitation totalled 27.2 mm in January and 74.1 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.05 · Feb 15.8 · Mar 21.37 · Apr 29.16 · May 31.41 · Jun 35.83 · Jul 39.71 · Aug 37.97 · Sep 33.47 · Oct 27.5 · Nov 20.12 · Dec 12.49 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -22.84 · Feb -18.58 · Mar -15.94 · Apr -5.32 · May -0.43 · Jun 3.07 · Jul 7.02 · Aug 6.9 · Sep 1.92 · Oct -5.84 · Nov -13.06 · Dec -16.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.59 · Feb -0.59 · Mar 4.38 · Apr 10.76 · May 15.68 · Jun 19.68 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 21.54 · Sep 16.07 · Oct 9.97 · Nov 4.33 · Dec -1.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 27.2 · Feb 29.3 · Mar 30.7 · Apr 32.7 · May 63.3 · Jun 66.9 · Jul 74.1 · Aug 62.9 · Sep 46.8 · Oct 42.5 · Nov 42.3 · Dec 33.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The total area of Veľký Krtíš was 15 km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Veľký Krtíš?

The published population was 10,049 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	15.03 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁹Official
Population density	734 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁹Official
Population	10,049 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁸Official

International community in Veľký Krtíš

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	11,028	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	10,541	95.6%
inhabitants born abroad	471	4.3%
not found out	16	0.1%

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	11,028	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	10,950	99.3%
foreigners	76	0.7%
not found out	2	0.0%

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	11,028	100.0%
Slovak	9,314	84.5%
not found out	994	9.0%
Hungarian	525	4.8%
Czech	73	0.7%
Romani	45	0.4%
Ukrainian	31	0.3%
Chinese	12	0.1%
Polish	9	0.1%
other	5	0.1%
Vietnamese	4	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian	3	0.0%
Italian	3	0.0%
Serbian	2	0.0%
Ruthenian	1	0.0%
German	1	0.0%
Moravian	1	0.0%
Bulgarian	1	0.0%
Silesian	1	0.0%
Romanian	1	0.0%
Austrian	1	0.0%
Irish	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 Veľký Krtíš

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 Veľký Krtíš alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 165 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 10,049 Veľký Krtíš+1016%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 4.4% Veľký Krtíš−37%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 1,000 Veľký Krtíšno percentage

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Cities near Veľký Krtíš

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Nová Dubnica10,130 residents Moldava nad Bodvou10,284 residents Bernolákovo10,296 residents Myjava10,316 residents Kolárovo10,381 residents Stropkov9,660 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Veľký Krtíš 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; Veľký Krtíš'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 Veľký Krtíš?

The published population was 10,049 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

How safe is Veľký Krtíš?

Police recorded 1,000 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 Veľký Krtíš?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Veľký Krtíš a good place to live?

Veľký Krtíš 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 Veľký Krtíš?

Balassagyarmat, Szécsény are near Veľký Krtíš. 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 Veľký Krtíš?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,541 people (95.6%) 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). Veľký Krtíš, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 05e5c177b1d0e5efadb7a1977aed1b32]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/velky-krtis/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Veľký Krtíš, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {05e5c177b1d0e5efadb7a1977aed1b32},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/velky-krtis/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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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
O2 Zlatý home internet o2.sk · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025) slovak.statistics.sk · checked 2026-09-24
Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic slovak.statistics.sk · checked 2026-08-05
Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) scitanie.sk · checked 2026-08-03
Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) scitanie.sk · checked 2026-08-30

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Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) scitanie.sk · checked 2026-08-30
Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) scitanie.sk · checked 2026-08-30
Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny upsvr.gov.sk · checked 2026-08-05
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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