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# Banská Štiavnica

Banská Štiavnica is a city in Slovakia, and the figures below are its published values. Residents of Banská Štiavnica numbered 9,208 at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 5.75% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 14 µg/m³.

## 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 Štiavnica?

The published population was 9,208 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 9,208 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-c4dd13deb809
### Is the air quality good in Banská Štiavnica?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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: 14 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-70bac84e1fcd
### What is the unemployment rate in Banská Štiavnica?

The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (2025-12).

- Value: 5.8 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-40cd6c10463b
## Population

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 46.7 km². The population density of Banská Štiavnica stood at 206 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Banská Štiavnica's monthly mean temperatures were −3.8°C in January and 19.6°C in July.

## Mobility

Banská Štiavnica's nearest major airport was 27 km away.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 9,208 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.75 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 14 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 10.51 · Feb 14.28 · Mar 18.73 · Apr 26.3 · May 28.56 · Jun 32.16 · Jul 35.68 · Aug 35.03 · Sep 30.53 · Oct 24.73 · Nov 18.81 · Dec 9.95 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -24.75 · Feb -23.98 · Mar -20.48 · Apr -5.87 · May -1.8 · Jun 2.2 · Jul 5.65 · Aug 5.1 · Sep 0.15 · Oct -6.62 · Nov -14.64 · Dec -18.17 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.75 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 9.05 · May 13.73 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.61 · Aug 19.37 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 8.52 · Nov 3.41 · Dec -2.16 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 46.74 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 206 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 27 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SLD | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |

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 Štiavnica 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: 24 (0.3%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 9,331 (96.9%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 273 (2.8%)
- Total: 9,628 (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: 1 (0.0%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 9,561 (99.3%)
- foreigners: 66 (0.7%)
- Total: 9,628 (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: 42 (16.1%)
- Slovak: 52 (20.0%)
- Hungarian: 15 (5.8%)
- Romani: 44 (16.9%)
- Ruthenian: 9 (3.5%)
- Ukrainian: 0 (0.0%)
- Czech: 28 (10.8%)
- German: 16 (6.2%)
- Polish: 2 (0.8%)
- Croatian: 1 (0.4%)
- Serbian: 1 (0.4%)
- Russian: 10 (3.9%)
- Jewish: 4 (1.5%)
- Moravian: 1 (0.4%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 3 (1.1%)
- Austrian: 2 (0.8%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 7 (2.7%)
- Irish: 6 (2.3%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 0 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 17 (6.5%)
- Total: 260 (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

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- not found out: 225 (2.3%)
- Slovak: 9,214 (95.7%)
- Hungarian: 32 (0.3%)
- Romani: 47 (0.5%)
- Ruthenian: 2 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 5 (0.1%)
- Czech: 41 (0.4%)
- German: 8 (0.1%)
- Polish: 6 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 2 (0.0%)
- Russian: 2 (0.0%)
- Jewish: 1 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 1 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 6 (0.1%)
- Austrian: 5 (0.1%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 3 (0.0%)
- Irish: 1 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 1 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 3 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 21 (0.2%)
- Total: 9,628 (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

## Sources

1. 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.
2. Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny — Official source — https://www.upsvr.gov.sk/buxus/docs/statistic/mesta_a_oibce_-_mesacne/2025/UoZobce_MS_2512.xlsx
3. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query
4. 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=18.910030&latitude=48.448580&format=JSON
5. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
6. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_banska-stiavnica-slovakia-jobs-air-quality-climate_b2815707396a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/banska-stiavnica/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/banska-stiavnica/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

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## Data

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- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/banska-stiavnica.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/sk/banska-stiavnica
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
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