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# Brezno

Brezno is a city in Slovakia. Residents of Brezno numbered 19,577 at the end of 2025. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.24% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 164 people per km².

## Population

Brezno covered an area of 122 km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −7.8°C in January and 8.5°C in July. Brezno's monthly precipitation totalled 79.1 mm in January and 156.5 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 92.1 hours in January and 171.9 hours in July.

## Mobility

Brezno was 41 km from its nearest major airport.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 19,577 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.24 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan -5 · Feb -5.4 · Mar -3.3 · Apr 1.2 · May 5.8 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 7 · Oct 3.3 · Nov -0.7 · Dec -4.1 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -10.4 · Feb -10.7 · Mar -8.8 · Apr -4.1 · May 0.6 · Jun 4.1 · Jul 5.9 · Aug 6.3 · Sep 2.1 · Oct -1.6 · Nov -5.5 · Dec -9.2 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -7.8 · Feb -8.1 · Mar -6.2 · Apr -1.7 · May 3 · Jun 6.6 · Jul 8.5 · Aug 8.8 · Sep 4.4 · Oct 0.8 · Nov -3.2 · Dec -6.6 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 79.1 · Feb 86.2 · Mar 93.9 · Apr 78.6 · May 113.5 · Jun 135.4 · Jul 156.5 · Aug 109.5 · Sep 95.7 · Oct 82.6 · Nov 73.9 · Dec 82.9 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 92.1 · Feb 90.2 · Mar 114.2 · Apr 146 · May 150.9 · Jun 150.1 · Jul 171.9 · Aug 176.4 · Sep 117.6 · Oct 106.2 · Nov 76 · Dec 81.5 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 122 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 164 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 41 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SLD | 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

- [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 Brezno 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: 27 (0.1%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 19,432 (96.9%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 602 (3.0%)
- Total: 20,061 (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: 13 (0.1%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 19,940 (99.4%)
- foreigners: 108 (0.5%)
- Total: 20,061 (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: 79 (13.8%)
- Slovak: 83 (14.5%)
- Hungarian: 18 (3.1%)
- Romani: 242 (42.4%)
- Ruthenian: 13 (2.3%)
- Ukrainian: 3 (0.5%)
- Czech: 41 (7.2%)
- German: 12 (2.1%)
- Polish: 6 (1.1%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 3 (0.5%)
- Russian: 20 (3.5%)
- Jewish: 2 (0.3%)
- Moravian: 8 (1.4%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.2%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 2 (0.3%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 1 (0.2%)
- Vietnamese: 4 (0.7%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 4 (0.7%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 1 (0.2%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 3 (0.5%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 25 (4.4%)
- Total: 571 (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: 1,175 (5.9%)
- Slovak: 18,560 (92.5%)
- Hungarian: 32 (0.2%)
- Romani: 88 (0.4%)
- Ruthenian: 6 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 8 (0.0%)
- Czech: 101 (0.5%)
- German: 7 (0.0%)
- Polish: 10 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 3 (0.0%)
- Russian: 5 (0.0%)
- Jewish: 5 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 11 (0.1%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 21 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 6 (0.0%)
- Italian: 3 (0.0%)
- Irish: 1 (0.0%)
- 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 (0.1%)
- Total: 20,061 (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. 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
4. 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
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_TAVG.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_PRCP.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_TSUN.csv
8. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
9. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_brezno-slovakia-jobs-climate-population_d328045174e9,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Brezno, Slovakia: jobs, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/brezno/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Brezno, Slovakia: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/brezno/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

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