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# Kecel

Kecel is a city in Hungary. Residents of Kecel numbered 7,983 at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, unemployment in Kecel reached 5.87%. Kecel's foreign population totalled 83 at the end of 2022.

## Housing

Kecel had a vacancy rate of 11.56% at the end of 2022. The number of dwellings in Kecel reached 3,825 at the end of 2022.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.9°C in January to 24.1°C in July.

## Mobility

Kecel was 98 km from its nearest major airport.

## Education

The bachelor's-or-higher share was 9.53% at the end of 2022.

## People

The other-or-no-religion share in Kecel was 6.68%.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 83 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 7,983 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] |
| G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | `g02_vacancy_rate_pct` | 11.56 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 3,825 dwellings | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.87 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 15.92 · Feb 18.54 · Mar 22.08 · Apr 30.21 · May 33.99 · Jun 38.59 · Jul 41.55 · Aug 40.37 · Sep 36.3 · Oct 29.93 · Nov 22.5 · Dec 16.96 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -20.19 · Feb -19.74 · Mar -14.08 · Apr -4.56 · May 1.45 · Jun 4.65 · Jul 9.88 · Aug 9.21 · Sep 3.69 · Oct -4.47 · Nov -5.7 · Dec -15.5 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -0.86 · Feb 1.07 · Mar 6.05 · Apr 11.98 · May 17.24 · Jun 21.69 · Jul 24.13 · Aug 23.81 · Sep 18 · Oct 11.95 · Nov 5.95 · Dec 0.38 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 9.53 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [6] |
| No religion or other, share | `religion_other_no_religion_percent` | 6.68 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 98 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | PEV | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |

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

- [Care and integration support for persons granted international or national protection](https://www.oif.gov.hu/teruleti-szervek/menekultugyi-igazgatosag) — Newcomer Adaptation · National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing — Refugee Affairs Directorate · Hungarian · checked 2026-08-10

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

## Public employment service

- [National Employment Service](https://nfsz.munka.hu/) — 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 Kecel when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.safeinhungary.gov.hu/assets/index-D2RZLdlI.js)

## Country-wide rules

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

## International community

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

### Citizenship

- Citizenship: 7,983 (100.0%)
- EU foreign national: 71 (0.9%)
- Foreign national: 83 (1.0%)
- Citizen of Hungary: 7,900 (99.0%)
- Non-EU foreign national: 12 (0.2%)
- Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines
- Period: 2022 Census
- Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67

### Language spoken at home

- Language spoken with family members or friends: 7,983 (100.0%)
- Armenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian  language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Croatian language spoken with family members or friends: 3 (0.0%)
- Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups: 381 (4.8%)
- German language spoken with family members or friends: 41 (0.5%)
- Gipsy (Romani, Boyash)  language spoken with family members or friends: 302 (3.8%)
- Gipsy (Boyash)  language spoken with family members or friends: 16 (0.2%)
- Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends: 286 (3.6%)
- Greek language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends: 7,142 (89.5%)
- No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends: 811 (10.2%)
- Other language spoken with family members or friends: 120 (1.5%)
- Polish language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian language spoken with family members or friends: 27 (0.3%)
- Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian language spoken with family members or friends: 4 (0.1%)
- Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Slovenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines
- Period: 2022 Census
- Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- Belong to ethnic groups: 7,983 (100.0%)
- Belong to Armenian ethnic group: 0 (0.0%)
- Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group: 6 (0.1%)
- Belong to Croatian ethnic group: 7 (0.1%)
- Belong to domestic ethnic groups: 601 (7.5%)
- Belong to German ethnic group: 111 (1.4%)
- Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group: 395 (4.9%)
- Belong to Greek ethnic group: 0 (0.0%)
- Belong to Hungarian ethnic group: 7,314 (91.6%)
- No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups: 661 (8.3%)
- Belong to Other ethnic groups: 125 (1.6%)
- Belong to Polish ethnic group: 0 (0.0%)
- Belong to Romanian ethnic group: 56 (0.7%)
- Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group: 0 (0.0%)
- Belong to Serbian ethnic group: 9 (0.1%)
- Belong to Slovakian ethnic group: 11 (0.1%)
- Belong to Slovenian ethnic group: 0 (0.0%)
- Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group: 9 (0.1%)
- Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines
- Period: 2022 Census
- Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- Ethnic groups: 7,983 (100.0%)
- Armenian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 3 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 4 (0.1%)
- Domestic ethnic groups: 529 (6.6%)
- German: 90 (1.1%)
- Gipsy (Romani): 364 (4.6%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Hungarian: 6,975 (87.4%)
- No answer to ethnic groups: 766 (9.6%)
- Other ethnic groups: 12 (0.2%)
- Polish: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 46 (0.6%)
- Ruthenian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 4 (0.1%)
- Slovakian: 9 (0.1%)
- Slovenian: 0 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 7 (0.1%)
- Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines
- Period: 2022 Census
- Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67

## Sources

1. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:19789,TEL_SZ_ADAT:FOR
2. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD,TEL_SZ_ADAT:BISK_V2+EMP+UNE,TERUL_GEO5
3. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBL018/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:19789,INDICATORS3:LAKAS_OCS_DW_NOC
4. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBL018/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:19789,INDICATORS3:LAKAS_OCS_TOTAL
5. 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=19.251940&latitude=46.525280&format=JSON
6. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:19789,TEL_SZ_ADAT:LISK5
7. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:19789,TEL_SZ_ADAT:RE_OCD+RE_NOT
8. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Kecel, Hungary: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/kecel/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kecel-hungary-jobs-climate-population_efa6be342f5f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kecel, Hungary: jobs, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/kecel/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Kecel, Hungary: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/kecel/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

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- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/kecel/
- Title: Kecel, Hungary: jobs, climate, population
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## Data

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- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/kecel.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/hu/kecel
- 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
