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# Zalaegerszeg

Zalaegerszeg is a city in Hungary, and the figures below are its published values. Zalaegerszeg had a population of 54,428 at the end of 2022. Zalaegerszeg registered an unemployment rate of 3.32% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 1,013 at the end of 2022.

## Housing

At the end of 2022, the vacancy rate reached 14.32%. The dwelling count was 27,876 at the end of 2022.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.1°C in January to 22.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 21 mm in January and 71.7 mm in July.

## Mobility

Zalaegerszeg's nearest major airport was 29 km away.

## Education

At the end of 2022, the bachelor's-or-higher share reached 23.25%.

## People

The other-or-no-religion share in Zalaegerszeg was 10.81%.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 1,013 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 54,428 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] |
| G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | `g02_vacancy_rate_pct` | 14.32 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 27,876 dwellings | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.32 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 16.75 · Feb 20.44 · Mar 21.98 · Apr 29.37 · May 34.16 · Jun 38.15 · Jul 40.72 · Aug 41.13 · Sep 35.28 · Oct 27.11 · Nov 21.29 · Dec 16.4 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -25.42 · Feb -17.41 · Mar -18.49 · Apr -4.44 · May 0.6 · Jun 3.82 · Jul 9.06 · Aug 6.94 · Sep 2.14 · Oct -7.16 · Nov -8.76 · Dec -16.7 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -1.08 · Feb 0.81 · Mar 5.34 · Apr 11.03 · May 15.9 · Jun 20.47 · Jul 22.76 · Aug 22.15 · Sep 16.52 · Oct 10.87 · Nov 5.29 · Dec 0.11 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 21 · Feb 31.8 · Mar 32.8 · Apr 41 · May 65.8 · Jun 80 · Jul 71.7 · Aug 69.4 · Sep 76.4 · Oct 55.7 · Nov 51.3 · Dec 37 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 23.25 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [7] |
| No religion or other, share | `religion_other_no_religion_percent` | 10.81 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 29 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SOB | 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

- [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 Zalaegerszeg 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: 54,428 (100.0%)
- EU foreign national: 208 (0.4%)
- Foreign national: 1,013 (1.9%)
- Citizen of Hungary: 53,415 (98.1%)
- Non-EU foreign national: 805 (1.5%)
- 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: 54,428 (100.0%)
- Armenian language spoken with family members or friends: 5 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian  language spoken with family members or friends: 11 (0.0%)
- Croatian language spoken with family members or friends: 22 (0.0%)
- Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups: 922 (1.7%)
- German language spoken with family members or friends: 356 (0.7%)
- Gipsy (Romani, Boyash)  language spoken with family members or friends: 242 (0.4%)
- Gipsy (Boyash)  language spoken with family members or friends: 65 (0.1%)
- Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends: 182 (0.3%)
- Greek language spoken with family members or friends: 5 (0.0%)
- Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends: 47,638 (87.5%)
- No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends: 6,460 (11.9%)
- Other language spoken with family members or friends: 1,435 (2.6%)
- Polish language spoken with family members or friends: 20 (0.0%)
- Romanian language spoken with family members or friends: 31 (0.1%)
- Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends: 5 (0.0%)
- Serbian language spoken with family members or friends: 11 (0.0%)
- Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends: 10 (0.0%)
- Slovenian language spoken with family members or friends: 7 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends: 203 (0.4%)
- 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: 54,428 (100.0%)
- Belong to Armenian ethnic group: 22 (0.0%)
- Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group: 27 (0.0%)
- Belong to Croatian ethnic group: 49 (0.1%)
- Belong to domestic ethnic groups: 1,408 (2.6%)
- Belong to German ethnic group: 447 (0.8%)
- Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group: 455 (0.8%)
- Belong to Greek ethnic group: 16 (0.0%)
- Belong to Hungarian ethnic group: 48,844 (89.7%)
- No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups: 5,266 (9.7%)
- Belong to Other ethnic groups: 1,526 (2.8%)
- Belong to Polish ethnic group: 33 (0.1%)
- Belong to Romanian ethnic group: 59 (0.1%)
- Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group: 19 (0.0%)
- Belong to Serbian ethnic group: 27 (0.0%)
- Belong to Slovakian ethnic group: 25 (0.0%)
- Belong to Slovenian ethnic group: 16 (0.0%)
- Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group: 257 (0.5%)
- 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: 54,428 (100.0%)
- Armenian: 14 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 10 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 36 (0.1%)
- Domestic ethnic groups: 919 (1.7%)
- German: 127 (0.2%)
- Gipsy (Romani): 407 (0.7%)
- Greek: 9 (0.0%)
- Hungarian: 47,750 (87.7%)
- No answer to ethnic groups: 6,240 (11.5%)
- Other ethnic groups: 152 (0.3%)
- Polish: 25 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 29 (0.1%)
- Ruthenian: 11 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 17 (0.0%)
- Slovakian: 15 (0.0%)
- Slovenian: 10 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 223 (0.4%)
- 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_GEO5:32054,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_GEO5:32054,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_GEO5:32054,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=16.844010&latitude=46.836950&format=JSON
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_PRCP.csv
7. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:32054,TEL_SZ_ADAT:LISK5
8. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:32054,TEL_SZ_ADAT:RE_OCD+RE_NOT
9. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_zalaegerszeg-hungary-jobs-climate_46837582404c,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Zalaegerszeg, 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/zalaegerszeg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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

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## Data

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- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/zalaegerszeg.md
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- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
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