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# Banská Bystrica

Banská Bystrica is one of the cities recorded in Slovakia. Its population was 73,054 at the end of 2025. Banská Bystrica registered an unemployment rate of 7.85% at the end of 2009. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in Banská Bystrica?

The published population was 73,054 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 73,054 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-f66acfc9e323
### Is the air quality good in Banská Bystrica?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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: 11 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-5b7307238ba7
### What is the unemployment rate in Banská Bystrica?

The unemployment rate is about 7.9 % (2009).

- Value: 7.9 % · Period: 2009
- Claims: claim-79957ceffcb4
## Population

The city recorded a population density of 735 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.6°C in January to 20.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 45.6 mm in January and 91.3 mm in July. Banská Bystrica's average monthly sunshine was 64.1 hours in January and 270.7 hours in July.

## Mobility

The car density of Banská Bystrica measured 354 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, a monthly transport pass was estimated at €20 per month.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 911 people | city | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-07 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 73,054 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 7.85 % | city | 2009-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 11 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 0.7 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 17.1 · May 21.8 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 27.2 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 1.8 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -6.2 · Feb -5.1 · Mar -1.1 · Apr 3.1 · May 7.8 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -4.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2.6 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 4 · Apr 10.1 · May 15 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.1 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 4.1 · Dec -1.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 45.6 · Feb 41.7 · Mar 44 · Apr 44.5 · May 72.2 · Jun 81.2 · Jul 91.3 · Aug 64.4 · Sep 56.2 · Oct 62.9 · Nov 58.9 · Dec 52 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 64.1 · Feb 93.7 · Mar 151.2 · Apr 200.9 · May 241 · Jun 247.1 · Jul 270.7 · Aug 255.6 · Sep 172 · Oct 113.4 · Nov 62.1 · Dec 52 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | `car_density_per_1000` | 354.2 cars/1000 residents | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 20 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 1.25 % | city | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-07 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Median age | `median_age_years` | 46.6 years | city | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-07 | fresh | verified | [11] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 735 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [12] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 11 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [13] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SLD | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [13] |

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

- [Integration of third-country nationals including migrants — national project](https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/uvodna-stranka/programy-europskej-unie/program-slovensko-2021-2027/narodne-projekty/integracia-statnych-prislusnikov-tretich-krajin-vratane-migrantov.html) — Integration course · Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10
- [Integration policy of the Slovak Republic](https://employment.gov.sk/en/information-foreigners/integration-foreigners-slovakia/) — Welcome Program · Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic / Government of Slovakia · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10
- [Open Slovak-language courses for foreigners through the IOM Migration Information Centre](https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/informacie-cudzincov/vzdelavanie-cudzincov/) — State Language Course · Migration Information Centre of IOM Slovakia, referenced by the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10

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

## Public employment service

- [Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family](https://sluzbyzamestnanosti.gov.sk/) — Job Search, Training

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Banská Bystrica 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.vszp.sk/en/how-become-our-insured-person/)

## Country-wide rules

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

## International community

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

### Country of birth

- not found out: 200 (0.3%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 72,906 (95.9%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 2,912 (3.8%)
- Total: 76,018 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_09_SR_SK0_OB.json

### Citizenship

- not found out: 21 (0.0%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 75,240 (99.0%)
- foreigners: 757 (1.0%)
- Total: 76,018 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_04_SR_SK0_OB.json

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- not found out: 4,316 (5.7%)
- Slovak: 69,996 (92.1%)
- Hungarian: 269 (0.3%)
- Romani: 125 (0.2%)
- Ruthenian: 37 (0.1%)
- Ukrainian: 92 (0.1%)
- Czech: 606 (0.8%)
- German: 45 (0.1%)
- Polish: 55 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 9 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 12 (0.0%)
- Russian: 104 (0.1%)
- Jewish: 12 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 23 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 16 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 2 (0.0%)
- Greek: 15 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 20 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 7 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 31 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 13 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 22 (0.0%)
- Italian: 16 (0.0%)
- Irish: 3 (0.0%)
- Korean: 1 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 1 (0.0%)
- English: 8 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 4 (0.0%)
- French: 6 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 9 (0.0%)
- other: 143 (0.2%)
- Total: 76,018 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_11_SR_SK0_OB.json

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- not found out: 228 (11.8%)
- Slovak: 324 (16.8%)
- Hungarian: 129 (6.7%)
- Romani: 216 (11.2%)
- Ruthenian: 87 (4.5%)
- Ukrainian: 17 (0.9%)
- Czech: 397 (20.5%)
- German: 65 (3.4%)
- Polish: 12 (0.6%)
- Croatian: 28 (1.4%)
- Serbian: 18 (0.9%)
- Russian: 85 (4.4%)
- Jewish: 21 (1.1%)
- Moravian: 13 (0.7%)
- Bulgarian: 3 (0.2%)
- Silesian: 1 (0.1%)
- Greek: 6 (0.3%)
- Romanian: 4 (0.2%)
- Austrian: 7 (0.4%)
- Vietnamese: 8 (0.4%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 2 (0.1%)
- Italian: 20 (1.0%)
- Irish: 8 (0.4%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 5 (0.3%)
- English: 13 (0.7%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 13 (0.7%)
- Turkish: 7 (0.4%)
- other: 196 (10.1%)
- Total: 1,933 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_12_SR_SK0_OB.json

## Sources

1. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic — Official source — https://data.statistics.sk/api/v2/dataset/om3705rr/all/all/all?lang=en&type=json
2. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic — Official source — https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/wcm/connect/d770110a-5172-4310-919d-7ec88cd06a26/Prehlad_stavu_a_pohybu_obyvatelstva_podl_pohlavia_+obce_rocne.zip?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=pWDiSQ.&useDefaultText=0&useDefaultDesc=0&CVID=pWDiSQ.
3. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_clma?format=JSON&lang=en
4. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query
5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv
6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv
7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv
8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv
9. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TSUN.csv
10. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic — Official source — https://data.statistics.sk/api/v2/dataset/do3701rr/all/all/all/all?lang=en&type=json
11. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic — Official source — https://data.statistics.sk/api/v2/dataset/om3703rr/all/all/all?lang=en&type=json
12. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
13. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Banská Bystrica, Slovakia: cost of living, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/banska-bystrica/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_banska-bystrica-slovakia-cost-of-living-jobs-air-quality_44cda255b2f7,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Banská Bystrica, Slovakia: cost of living, jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/banska-bystrica/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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