Living in Žiar nad Hronom

In Žiar nad Hronom, unemployment is 4.4% (2025).

Žiar nad Hronom had a population of 16,433 at the end of 2025. Žiar nad Hronom had an unemployment rate of 4.44% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population16,433people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,627EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate4.44%country median 4.1% — 7% 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 mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Žiar nad Hronom?

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 Žiar nad Hronom.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Žiar nad Hronom. 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 citiesŽiar nad Hronom 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 internet⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál³Official · national market

Is Žiar nad Hronom a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–67%

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

Student55%strong on safety, weak on education · range 44–66%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–73%

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Žiar nad Hronom?

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

Unemployment rate: 4.44 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹²

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

0–55–1010–1525–30

Žiar nad Hronom 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,627 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁶Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.44 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹²Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Žiar nad Hronom?

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 — Safety²

Recorded crime across major citiesŽiar nad Hronom 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 — Safety²Official

Mobility and administration

Žiar nad Hronom was 22 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SLD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Žiar nad Hronom. 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.

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Integration policy of the Slovak Republic — Welcome Program

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −2.6°C in January and 20.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 45.6 mm in January and 91.3 mm in July. Žiar nad Hronom's average monthly sunshine was 64.1 hours in January and 270.7 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Žiar nad Hronom?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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

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1°-6°

5°-5°

10°-1°

17°3°

22°8°

25°12°

27°13°

21°8°

15°4°

8°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

151

201

241

247

271

256

172

113

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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

PM2.510WHO 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	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.7 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 17.1 · May 21.8 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 27.2 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 1.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.2 · Feb -5.1 · Mar -1.1 · Apr 3.1 · May 7.8 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -4.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.6 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 4 · Apr 10.1 · May 15 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.1 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 4.1 · Dec -1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 45.6 · Feb 41.7 · Mar 44 · Apr 44.5 · May 72.2 · Jun 81.2 · Jul 91.3 · Aug 64.4 · Sep 56.2 · Oct 62.9 · Nov 58.9 · Dec 52 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 64.1 · Feb 93.7 · Mar 151.2 · Apr 200.9 · May 241 · Jun 247.1 · Jul 270.7 · Aug 255.6 · Sep 172 · Oct 113.4 · Nov 62.1 · Dec 52 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±1.5 °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

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 39.1 km². Žiar nad Hronom's population density measured 450 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Žiar nad Hronom?

The published population was 16,433 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	39.09 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁸Official
Population density	450 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁸Official
Population	16,433 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁷Official

International community in Žiar nad Hronom

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	17,578	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	16,939	96.4%
inhabitants born abroad	615	3.5%
not found out	24	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

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	17,578	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	17,471	99.4%
foreigners	97	0.6%
not found out	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

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	17,578	100.0%
Slovak	15,490	88.1%
not found out	1,785	10.2%
Romani	73	0.4%
Czech	68	0.4%
Hungarian	64	0.4%
Ukrainian	15	0.1%
Vietnamese	15	0.1%
other	11	0.1%
Ruthenian	10	0.1%
Polish	10	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
German	9	0.1%
Russian	7	0.0%
Serbian	6	0.0%
Moravian	3	0.0%
Chinese	3	0.0%
English	3	0.0%
Croatian	2	0.0%
Jewish	1	0.0%
Greek	1	0.0%
Romanian	1	0.0%
Italian	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Žiar nad Hronom

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.

Nová Baňa as a Žiar nad Hronom alternative in the same region

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

Recorded crime, per 100k: 500 Nová Baňa vs 800 Žiar nad Hronom−38%
Residents: 6,799 Nová Baňa vs 16,433 Žiar nad Hronom−59%
Unemployment: 4.8% Nová Baňa vs 4.4% Žiar nad Hronom+8%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Nová Baňa vs 10.0 µg/m³ Žiar nad Hronomsame level

Full comparison More about Nová Baňa

Petržalka as a Žiar nad Hronom alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 138 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 112,118 Petržalka vs 16,433 Žiar nad Hronom+582%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 4.4% Žiar nad Hronom−38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 800 Žiar nad Hronomno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 10.0 µg/m³ Žiar nad Hronom+20%

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Cities near Žiar nad Hronom

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Žiar nad Hronom, nearest in population first.

All Slovakia cities

Púchov16,622 residents Rožňava16,794 residents Bánovce nad Bebravou15,872 residents Devínska Nová Ves17,128 residents Dolný Kubín17,378 residents Stará Ľubovňa15,534 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Žiar nad Hronom 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; Žiar nad Hronom'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 Žiar nad Hronom?

The published population was 16,433 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Žiar nad Hronom?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Žiar nad Hronom?

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 Žiar nad Hronom?

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

Is Žiar nad Hronom a good place to live?

Žiar nad Hronom 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 Žiar nad Hronom?

Banská Štiavnica, Žarnovica, Handlová, Zvolen, Nová Baňa are near Žiar nad Hronom. 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 Žiar nad Hronom?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,939 people (96.4%) 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). Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia: population, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8c3bcbd6950e056b8c0dbb29592c93fd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/ziar-nad-hronom/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia: population, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8c3bcbd6950e056b8c0dbb29592c93fd},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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