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# Pöllau

Pöllau is a city in Austria. The foreign population count was 133 at the start of 2026. Pöllau had a population of 5,890 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 Pöllau?

The published population was 5,890 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: 5,890 people · Period: January 2025
- Claims: claim-c65e0fe8be33
### Is the air quality good in Pöllau?

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.

- Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- Value: 10 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-7e017c159ebd
### What is the unemployment rate in Pöllau?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2024).

- Value: 3.3 % · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-e3a018fc139a
## Population

The city covered 88.9 km² in 2025.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 133 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 5,903 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population | `population_total` | 5,890 people | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [3] |
| Employment rate | `g03_employment_rate_pct` | 77.2 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate (regional proxy) | `unemployment_rate_percent` | 3.3 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.3 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 10 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 12.71 · Feb 14.93 · Mar 19.14 · Apr 23.77 · May 28.94 · Jun 30.81 · Jul 32.84 · Aug 34.02 · Sep 30.69 · Oct 24.22 · Nov 17.29 · Dec 11.75 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -23.39 · Feb -19.58 · Mar -21.56 · Apr -8.5 · May -2.93 · Jun 0.68 · Jul 4.27 · Aug 4.11 · Sep -1.48 · Oct -9.83 · Nov -13 · Dec -19.97 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.34 · Feb -2.36 · Mar 1.62 · Apr 6.85 · May 11.36 · Jun 15.54 · Jul 17.44 · Aug 16.98 · Sep 11.96 · Oct 7.45 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -2.03 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 88.87 km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [7] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 2.2 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Households | `households` | 2,139 households | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 66.27 people/km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [7] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 11 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | GRZ | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 45 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |

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 Pöllau 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: 9 (0.2%)
- America: 8 (0.1%)
- Asia: 5 (0.1%)
- Austria: 5,674 (97.0%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4 (0.1%)
- Croatia: 3 (0.1%)
- EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom: 5 (0.1%)
- EU Member States (26): 117 (2.0%)
- EU Member States before 2004 (13): 50 (0.9%)
- EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom): 122 (2.1%)
- EU Member States since 2004 (13): 67 (1.1%)
- Europe including Türkiye: 29 (0.5%)
- Germany: 40 (0.7%)
- Hungary: 26 (0.4%)
- Latin America: 5 (0.1%)
- Non-Austria: 173 (3.0%)
- North America: 3 (0.1%)
- Oceania: 0 (0.0%)
- Romania: 26 (0.4%)
- Serbia: 4 (0.1%)
- Syria: 0 (0.0%)
- Third countries: 51 (0.9%)
- Population total: 5,847 (100.0%)
- Türkiye: 0 (0.0%)
- Ukraine: 14 (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: 1 (0.0%)
- America: 1 (0.0%)
- Asia: 2 (0.0%)
- Austria: 5,714 (97.7%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 (0.1%)
- Croatia: 2 (0.0%)
- EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom: 2 (0.0%)
- EU Member States (26): 102 (1.7%)
- EU Member States before 2004 (13): 36 (0.6%)
- EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom): 104 (1.8%)
- EU Member States since 2004 (13): 66 (1.1%)
- Europe including Türkiye: 25 (0.4%)
- Germany: 26 (0.4%)
- Hungary: 28 (0.5%)
- Latin America: 1 (0.0%)
- Non-Austria: 133 (2.3%)
- North America: 0 (0.0%)
- Oceania: 0 (0.0%)
- Romania: 28 (0.5%)
- Serbia: 1 (0.0%)
- Syria: 0 (0.0%)
- Third countries: 29 (0.5%)
- Population total: 5,847 (100.0%)
- Türkiye: 0 (0.0%)
- Ukraine: 15 (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. 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=15.833330&latitude=47.300000&format=JSON
7. 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
8. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
9. 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). Pöllau, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/pollau/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_pollau-austria-jobs-air-quality-climate_6897361636d2,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Pöllau, 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/pollau/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Pöllau, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/pollau/) — 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/pollau/
- Title: Pöllau, 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/pollau/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/pollau.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/pollau.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/at/pollau
- 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
