Living in Zvolen
In Zvolen, unemployment is 3.5% (2025).
Residents of Zvolen numbered 38,747 at the end of 2025. Zvolen had an unemployment rate of 3.47% at the end of 2025. Zvolen recorded annual PM2.5 of 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Zvolen?
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 Zvolen. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Zvolen 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 Zvolen?
The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (2025-12).
- Unemployment rate: 3.47 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny12
Zvolen 3.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zvolen. 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 Zvolen. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Zvolen?
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
| 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
Zvolen's nearest major airport was 7 km away.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zvolen. 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 temperatures were −2.6°C in January and 20.1°C in July. Zvolen's monthly precipitation totalled 45.6 mm in January and 91.3 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 64.1 hours in January and 270.7 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Zvolen?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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.
Night-time low to daytime high
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hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
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 | 14 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
The total area of Zvolen was 98.7 km² at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 412 people per km².
How many people live in Zvolen?
The published population was 38,747 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 98.73 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)8Official |
| Population density | 412 people/km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)8Official |
| Population | 38,747 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic7Official |
International community in Zvolen
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 | 40,637 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants born in Slovak Republic | 38,896 | 95.7% |
| inhabitants born abroad | 1,664 | 4.1% |
| not found out | 77 | 0.2% |
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 | 40,637 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic | 40,293 | 99.2% |
| foreigners | 341 | 0.8% |
| not found out | 3 | 0.0% |
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 | 40,637 | 100.0% |
| Slovak | 36,229 | 89.2% |
| not found out | 3,477 | 8.6% |
| Czech | 273 | 0.7% |
| Hungarian | 158 | 0.4% |
| Romani | 140 | 0.3% |
| other | 64 | 0.2% |
| Ukrainian | 62 | 0.1% |
| Polish | 36 | 0.1% |
| Vietnamese | 36 | 0.1% |
| Russian | 28 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ruthenian | 27 | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 18 | 0.0% |
| Moravian | 15 | 0.0% |
| Turkish | 12 | 0.0% |
| German | 9 | 0.0% |
| Romanian | 9 | 0.0% |
| Italian | 8 | 0.0% |
| Serbian | 7 | 0.0% |
| Bulgarian | 6 | 0.0% |
| Croatian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Jewish | 4 | 0.0% |
| Austrian | 4 | 0.0% |
| English | 3 | 0.0% |
| French | 3 | 0.0% |
| Albanian | 2 | 0.0% |
| Greek | 1 | 0.0% |
| Iranian | 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 Zvolen
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.
Žiar nad Hronom as a Zvolen alternative in the same region
20 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 4.4% Žiar nad Hronom vs 3.5% Zvolen+28%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 800 Žiar nad Hronom vs 1,100 Zvolen−27%
- Residents: 16,433 Žiar nad Hronom vs 38,747 Zvolen−58%
- Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Žiar nad Hronom vs 14.0 µg/m³ Zvolen−29%
Petržalka as a Zvolen alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 156 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: 112,118 Petržalka vs 38,747 Zvolen+189%
- Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 3.5% Zvolen−21%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 1,100 Zvolenno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 14.0 µg/m³ Zvolen−14%
Cities near Zvolen
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Slovakia
Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Zvolen, nearest in population first.
How does Zvolen compare?
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Zvolen in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zvolen 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; Zvolen'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 Zvolen?
The published population was 38,747 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
Is the air quality good in Zvolen?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 Zvolen?
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 Zvolen?
The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.
Is Zvolen a good place to live?
Zvolen 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 Zvolen?
Banská Bystrica, Žiar nad Hronom, Banská Štiavnica, Detva are near Zvolen. 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 Zvolen?
The official country of birth distribution records 38,896 people (95.7%) 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). Zvolen, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6d22ffe3c795b5a382c3742b02df54a4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/zvolen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- 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
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- Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny upsvr.gov.sk · checked 2026-08-05
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- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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