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# Absam

Absam had 7,333 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Austria. For Absam, the foreign population count was 764 at the start of 2026.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in Absam?

The published population was 7,333 people in January 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 7,333 people · Period: January 2025
- Claims: claim-92977bb13482
### Is the air quality good in Absam?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

- Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- Value: 9 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-494e9bbc024e
### What is the unemployment rate in Absam?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (2024).

- Value: 2.4 % · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-ead804a22e81
## Population

The city covered 51.9 km² in 2025.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 764 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 7,330 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population | `population_total` | 7,333 people | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [3] |
| Employment rate | `g03_employment_rate_pct` | 79.7 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate (regional proxy) | `unemployment_rate_percent` | 2.4 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.4 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 9 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 10.3 · Feb 14.91 · Mar 18.87 · Apr 23.53 · May 27.21 · Jun 31.8 · Jul 34.66 · Aug 31.58 · Sep 29.03 · Oct 24.67 · Nov 18.98 · Dec 11.01 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -24.31 · Feb -24.24 · Mar -29.08 · Apr -14.79 · May -4.77 · Jun -0.94 · Jul 3.05 · Aug 1.69 · Sep -5.54 · Oct -12.8 · Nov -21.33 · Dec -26.58 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -4.35 · Feb -3.49 · Mar 0.72 · Apr 5.5 · May 9.68 · Jun 13.81 · Jul 15.43 · Aug 15.08 · Sep 10.76 · Oct 6.78 · Nov 1.55 · Dec -3.01 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 46.6 · Feb 36.8 · Mar 54.1 · Apr 54.5 · May 85.9 · Jun 114.2 · Jul 121.4 · Aug 134.9 · Sep 83 · Oct 67.8 · Nov 59.1 · Dec 54.8 mm | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 51.88 km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [8] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 10.2 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Households | `households` | 3,302 households | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 141.4 people/km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [8] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 6 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | INN | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 13 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [ÖIF German-learning and integration centres](https://www.integrationsfonds.at/deutschlernen/) — Welcome Program · Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF) · German · checked 2026-08-10
- [ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes](https://www.integrationsfonds.at/sprache/deutschkurse/individualfoerderung/partnerinstitute/) — State Language Course · Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF) · German · checked 2026-08-10
- [Startpaket Deutsch & Integration](https://www.integrationsfonds.at/sprache/deutschlernen/deutschkurse/) — Integration course · Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF) · German · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich](https://jobroom.ams.or.at/) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Absam when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.oegk.at/cdscontent/?contentid=10007.870439&portal=oegkportal)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Austria country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/austria/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Africa: 14 (0.2%)
- America: 35 (0.5%)
- Asia: 85 (1.2%)
- Austria: 6,429 (87.2%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 72 (1.0%)
- Croatia: 31 (0.4%)
- EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom: 26 (0.4%)
- EU Member States (26): 567 (7.7%)
- EU Member States before 2004 (13): 400 (5.4%)
- EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom): 593 (8.0%)
- EU Member States since 2004 (13): 167 (2.3%)
- Europe including Türkiye: 216 (2.9%)
- Germany: 238 (3.2%)
- Hungary: 30 (0.4%)
- Latin America: 24 (0.3%)
- Non-Austria: 945 (12.8%)
- North America: 11 (0.1%)
- Oceania: 2 (0.0%)
- Romania: 34 (0.5%)
- Serbia: 19 (0.3%)
- Syria: 10 (0.1%)
- Third countries: 352 (4.8%)
- Population total: 7,374 (100.0%)
- Türkiye: 96 (1.3%)
- Ukraine: 15 (0.2%)
- Unknown / unsettled / stateless: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex
- Period: 2026-01-01
- Source: https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/407/Bev_Staatsangeh_Geburtsland_Gebietseinheiten_2026.ods

### Citizenship

- Africa: 10 (0.1%)
- America: 16 (0.2%)
- Asia: 64 (0.9%)
- Austria: 6,610 (89.6%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22 (0.3%)
- Croatia: 71 (1.0%)
- EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom: 17 (0.2%)
- EU Member States (26): 528 (7.2%)
- EU Member States before 2004 (13): 325 (4.4%)
- EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom): 545 (7.4%)
- EU Member States since 2004 (13): 203 (2.8%)
- Europe including Türkiye: 129 (1.7%)
- Germany: 200 (2.7%)
- Hungary: 27 (0.4%)
- Latin America: 10 (0.1%)
- Non-Austria: 764 (10.4%)
- North America: 6 (0.1%)
- Oceania: 0 (0.0%)
- Romania: 34 (0.5%)
- Serbia: 33 (0.4%)
- Syria: 13 (0.2%)
- Third countries: 219 (3.0%)
- Population total: 7,374 (100.0%)
- Türkiye: 59 (0.8%)
- Ukraine: 10 (0.1%)
- Unknown / unsettled / stateless: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex
- Period: 2026-01-01
- Source: https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/407/Bev_Staatsangeh_Geburtsland_Gebietseinheiten_2026.ods

## Sources

1. Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten — Official source — https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/407/Bev_Staatsangeh_Geburtsland_Gebietseinheiten_2026.ods
2. Statistik Austria — Official source — https://data.statistik.gv.at/data/OGDEXT_AEST_GEMTAB_1.csv
3. Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence — Official source — https://www.statistik.at/datenbanken/statcube-statistische-datenbank
4. Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities — Official source — https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/54/AEST_MunicipalityResults_2024.ods
5. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query
6. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=11.505930&latitude=47.295720&format=JSON
7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv
8. Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry — Official source — https://www.statistik.gv.at/gs-open/GEODATA/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeName=GEODATA:STATISTIK_AUSTRIA_GEM_20250101&outputFormat=application%2Fjson
9. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Absam, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/absam/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_absam-austria-jobs-air-quality-climate_2fce11c0a4e3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Absam, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/absam/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Absam, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/absam/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/absam/
- Title: Absam, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-12
- Built: 2026-09-12
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/absam/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/absam.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/absam.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/at/absam
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json
