--- entity_id: city:at:slug:hard entity_type: city name: Hard country_code: AT country: Austria slug: hard canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/hard/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/hard.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/hard.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/at/hard snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-05 fact_count: 18 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/hard/ citation_title: "Hard, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Hard Hard is a city in Austria. The foreign population count was 2,958 at the start of 2026. At the end of 2024, the unemployment rate was 6.4%. Its population was 13,639 at the start of 2025. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Hard? The published population was 13,639 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: 13,639 people · Period: January 2025 - Claims: claim-1e2fc5b9a9c4 ### Is the air quality good in Hard? The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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: 8 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-f7b758a030bf ### What is the unemployment rate in Hard? The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (2024). - Value: 6.4 % · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-d8ea870a854b ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 2,958 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 13,638 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Population | `population_total` | 13,639 people | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [3] | | Employment rate | `g03_employment_rate_pct` | 74 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate (regional proxy) | `unemployment_rate_percent` | 6.4 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.4 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 8 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 11.86 · Feb 15.5 · Mar 19.18 · Apr 25.63 · May 27.32 · Jun 31.54 · Jul 32.16 · Aug 32.6 · Sep 26.75 · Oct 23.91 · Nov 19.37 · Dec 13.67 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -17.93 · Feb -21.31 · Mar -23.21 · Apr -7.43 · May -1.92 · Jun 2.68 · Jul 7.12 · Aug 5.95 · Sep 0.58 · Oct -6.84 · Nov -13.76 · Dec -17.33 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -1.42 · Feb -0.7 · Mar 3.65 · Apr 8.35 · May 12.45 · Jun 16.57 · Jul 18.18 · Aug 17.75 · Sep 13.58 · Oct 9.47 · Nov 3.89 · Dec -0.36 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 66.8 · Feb 64.2 · Mar 87.3 · Apr 102.9 · May 156.5 · Jun 170.2 · Jul 174.4 · Aug 185.3 · Sep 137.8 · Oct 104.8 · Nov 92.7 · Dec 90.4 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 56.7 · Feb 79.4 · Mar 131.8 · Apr 167.5 · May 185.5 · Jun 200 · Jul 226.7 · Aug 209.4 · Sep 153.9 · Oct 101.3 · Nov 58.8 · Dec 47.5 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [8] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 17.84 km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [9] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 20.4 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Households | `households` | 6,063 households | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 764.5 people/km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [9] | | Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | HOH | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 11 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 Hard 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: 51 (0.4%) - America: 69 (0.5%) - Asia: 418 (3.0%) - Austria: 10,345 (75.0%) - Bosnia and Herzegovina: 243 (1.8%) - Croatia: 157 (1.1%) - EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom: 136 (1.0%) - EU Member States (26): 1,349 (9.8%) - EU Member States before 2004 (13): 860 (6.2%) - EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom): 1,485 (10.8%) - EU Member States since 2004 (13): 489 (3.5%) - Europe including Türkiye: 1,425 (10.3%) - Germany: 688 (5.0%) - Hungary: 55 (0.4%) - Latin America: 53 (0.4%) - Non-Austria: 3,455 (25.0%) - North America: 16 (0.1%) - Oceania: 4 (0.0%) - Romania: 117 (0.8%) - Serbia: 202 (1.5%) - Syria: 206 (1.5%) - Third countries: 1,970 (14.3%) - Population total: 13,800 (100.0%) - Türkiye: 794 (5.8%) - Ukraine: 73 (0.5%) - Unknown / unsettled / stateless: 3 (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: 65 (0.5%) - America: 38 (0.3%) - Asia: 396 (2.9%) - Austria: 10,842 (78.6%) - Bosnia and Herzegovina: 141 (1.0%) - Croatia: 206 (1.5%) - EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom: 84 (0.6%) - EU Member States (26): 1,331 (9.6%) - EU Member States before 2004 (13): 784 (5.7%) - EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom): 1,415 (10.3%) - EU Member States since 2004 (13): 547 (4.0%) - Europe including Türkiye: 1,036 (7.5%) - Germany: 647 (4.7%) - Hungary: 54 (0.4%) - Latin America: 27 (0.2%) - Non-Austria: 2,958 (21.4%) - North America: 11 (0.1%) - Oceania: 1 (0.0%) - Romania: 137 (1.0%) - Serbia: 169 (1.2%) - Syria: 227 (1.6%) - Third countries: 1,543 (11.2%) - Population total: 13,800 (100.0%) - Türkiye: 591 (4.3%) - Ukraine: 70 (0.5%) - Unknown / unsettled / stateless: 7 (0.1%) - 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=9.683060&latitude=47.483060&format=JSON 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_PRCP.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_TSUN.csv 9. 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 10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Hard, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/hard/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_hard-austria-jobs-air-quality-climate_e05dd1411db2, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Hard, 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/hard/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Hard, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/hard/) — 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/hard/ - Title: Hard, 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/hard/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/hard.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/hard.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/at/hard - 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