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# Szigetvár

Szigetvár is one of the cities recorded in Hungary. The population of Szigetvár totalled 9,638 at the end of 2022. An unemployment rate of 5.19% was measured at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 79 at the end of 2022.

## Housing

A vacancy rate of 15.54% was recorded at the end of 2022. The number of dwellings in Szigetvár reached 4,917 at the end of 2022.

## Climate

Szigetvár's monthly mean temperatures were −0.4°C in January and 23.7°C in July.

## Mobility

Szigetvár's nearest major airport was 34 km away.

## Education

Szigetvár's population with a bachelor's degree or higher was 14.12% at the end of 2022.

## People

The other-or-no-religion share in Szigetvár was 17.4%.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 79 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 9,638 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] |
| G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | `g02_vacancy_rate_pct` | 15.54 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 4,917 dwellings | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.19 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 15.47 · Feb 18.79 · Mar 22.71 · Apr 29.68 · May 32.2 · Jun 36.96 · Jul 40.68 · Aug 40.93 · Sep 35.32 · Oct 29.51 · Nov 21.61 · Dec 17.73 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -21.95 · Feb -16.72 · Mar -17.61 · Apr -3.84 · May 1.43 · Jun 5.03 · Jul 10.09 · Aug 8.24 · Sep 2.58 · Oct -4.97 · Nov -6 · Dec -17.03 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -0.43 · Feb 1.44 · Mar 6.08 · Apr 11.68 · May 16.47 · Jun 21.02 · Jul 23.67 · Aug 23.34 · Sep 17.45 · Oct 11.83 · Nov 6.19 · Dec 0.78 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 14.12 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [6] |
| No religion or other, share | `religion_other_no_religion_percent` | 17.4 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 34 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 Szigetvár 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/).

## Relationship to a nearby hub

### Is Szigetvár part of Pécs?

Szigetvár belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Pécs; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 31.7 km away by straight-line distance.

- Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/629341/NUTS2021.xlsx

## International community

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

### Citizenship

- Citizenship: 9,638 (100.0%)
- EU foreign national: 55 (0.6%)
- Foreign national: 79 (0.8%)
- Citizen of Hungary: 9,559 (99.2%)
- Non-EU foreign national: 24 (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: 9,638 (100.0%)
- Armenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian  language spoken with family members or friends: 3 (0.0%)
- Croatian language spoken with family members or friends: 25 (0.3%)
- Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups: 110 (1.1%)
- German language spoken with family members or friends: 52 (0.5%)
- Gipsy (Romani, Boyash)  language spoken with family members or friends: 18 (0.2%)
- Gipsy (Boyash)  language spoken with family members or friends: 13 (0.1%)
- Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends: 7 (0.1%)
- Greek language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends: 8,505 (88.2%)
- No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends: 1,103 (11.4%)
- Other language spoken with family members or friends: 203 (2.1%)
- Polish language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian language spoken with family members or friends: 5 (0.1%)
- Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%)
- 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: 3 (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: 9,638 (100.0%)
- Belong to Armenian ethnic group: 4 (0.0%)
- Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group: 13 (0.1%)
- Belong to Croatian ethnic group: 86 (0.9%)
- Belong to domestic ethnic groups: 440 (4.6%)
- Belong to German ethnic group: 136 (1.4%)
- Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group: 183 (1.9%)
- Belong to Greek ethnic group: 0 (0.0%)
- Belong to Hungarian ethnic group: 8,740 (90.7%)
- No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups: 871 (9.0%)
- Belong to Other ethnic groups: 216 (2.2%)
- Belong to Polish ethnic group: 0 (0.0%)
- Belong to Romanian ethnic group: 10 (0.1%)
- Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group: 0 (0.0%)
- Belong to Serbian ethnic group: 5 (0.1%)
- Belong to Slovakian ethnic group: 4 (0.0%)
- Belong to Slovenian ethnic group: 0 (0.0%)
- Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group: 5 (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: 9,638 (100.0%)
- Armenian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 9 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 79 (0.8%)
- Domestic ethnic groups: 379 (3.9%)
- German: 94 (1.0%)
- Gipsy (Romani): 178 (1.8%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Hungarian: 8,406 (87.2%)
- No answer to ethnic groups: 1,084 (11.2%)
- Other ethnic groups: 23 (0.2%)
- Polish: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 9 (0.1%)
- Ruthenian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 4 (0.0%)
- Slovakian: 3 (0.0%)
- Slovenian: 0 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 5 (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_GEO5:26578,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_GEO5:26578,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_GEO5:26578,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=17.805540&latitude=46.048650&format=JSON
6. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:26578,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_GEO5:26578,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). Szigetvár, Hungary: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/szigetvar/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_szigetvar-hungary-jobs-climate_add952d1fabe,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Szigetvár, Hungary: jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/szigetvar/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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

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- Title: Szigetvár, Hungary: jobs, climate
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## Data

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- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/szigetvar.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/hu/szigetvar
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
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