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# Bad Hofgastein

For Bad Hofgastein, the unemployment rate was 3.8% at the end of 2024. The population of Bad Hofgastein, in Austria, was 6,677 at the start of 2025.

## Immigration

The foreign population count was 1,251 at the start of 2026.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 1,251 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 6,678 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population | `population_total` | 6,677 people | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [3] |
| Employment rate | `g03_employment_rate_pct` | 77.8 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate (regional proxy) | `unemployment_rate_percent` | 3.8 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.8 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan -8.6 · Feb -10.2 · Mar -7.2 · Apr -4.2 · May -0.3 · Jun 3.7 · Jul 5.8 · Aug 5.8 · Sep 1.9 · Oct -0.9 · Nov -4.9 · Dec -7.7 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -13.2 · Feb -15.4 · Mar -11.8 · Apr -9.1 · May -4.6 · Jun -1.1 · Jul 0.9 · Aug 1.3 · Sep -2.2 · Oct -4.8 · Nov -9.2 · Dec -12.2 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -11.3 · Feb -12 · Mar -9.8 · Apr -6.7 · May -2.5 · Jun 1.3 · Jul 3.4 · Aug 3.6 · Sep -0.1 · Oct -3 · Nov -7.1 · Dec -10.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 149.5 · Feb 128.3 · Mar 169.3 · Apr 163.3 · May 164.8 · Jun 156.8 · Jul 173.6 · Aug 175 · Sep 130.4 · Oct 142 · Nov 159.1 · Dec 155.5 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 132.9 · Feb 136.2 · Mar 160.7 · Apr 146.9 · May 154.5 · Jun 158.4 · Jul 170.1 · Aug 167.5 · Sep 153.5 · Oct 165.7 · Nov 112.4 · Dec 118 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [9] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 103.8 km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [10] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 18.1 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Households | `households` | 3,070 households | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 64.36 people/km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | 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 Bad Hofgastein 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: 13 (0.2%)
- America: 11 (0.2%)
- Asia: 97 (1.4%)
- Austria: 5,459 (81.5%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 108 (1.6%)
- Croatia: 42 (0.6%)
- EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom: 21 (0.3%)
- EU Member States (26): 758 (11.3%)
- EU Member States before 2004 (13): 330 (4.9%)
- EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom): 779 (11.6%)
- EU Member States since 2004 (13): 428 (6.4%)
- Europe including Türkiye: 336 (5.0%)
- Germany: 256 (3.8%)
- Hungary: 201 (3.0%)
- Latin America: 9 (0.1%)
- Non-Austria: 1,239 (18.5%)
- North America: 2 (0.0%)
- Oceania: 1 (0.0%)
- Romania: 37 (0.6%)
- Serbia: 48 (0.7%)
- Syria: 29 (0.4%)
- Third countries: 460 (6.9%)
- Population total: 6,698 (100.0%)
- Türkiye: 91 (1.4%)
- Ukraine: 23 (0.3%)
- Unknown / unsettled / stateless: 2 (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: 7 (0.1%)
- America: 5 (0.1%)
- Asia: 83 (1.2%)
- Austria: 5,447 (81.3%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 92 (1.4%)
- Croatia: 50 (0.7%)
- EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom: 13 (0.2%)
- EU Member States (26): 796 (11.9%)
- EU Member States before 2004 (13): 323 (4.8%)
- EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom): 809 (12.1%)
- EU Member States since 2004 (13): 473 (7.1%)
- Europe including Türkiye: 346 (5.2%)
- Germany: 247 (3.7%)
- Hungary: 228 (3.4%)
- Latin America: 5 (0.1%)
- Non-Austria: 1,251 (18.7%)
- North America: 0 (0.0%)
- Oceania: 1 (0.0%)
- Romania: 41 (0.6%)
- Serbia: 58 (0.9%)
- Syria: 30 (0.4%)
- Third countries: 442 (6.6%)
- Population total: 6,698 (100.0%)
- Türkiye: 109 (1.6%)
- Ukraine: 22 (0.3%)
- 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. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv
6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv
7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv
8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv
9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TSUN.csv
10. 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

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Bad Hofgastein, Austria: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/bad-hofgastein/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bad-hofgastein-austria-jobs-climate-population_745068293696,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bad Hofgastein, Austria: jobs, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/bad-hofgastein/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Bad Hofgastein, Austria: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/bad-hofgastein/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

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- Title: Bad Hofgastein, Austria: jobs, climate, population
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## Data

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- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/bad-hofgastein.md
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