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# Čadca

Čadca is one of the cities recorded in Slovakia. Čadca numbered 22,072 residents at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.34% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 15 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 Čadca?

The published population was 22,072 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 22,072 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-5c86ed8ca507
### Is the air quality good in Čadca?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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: 15 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-c0226f1c92d0
### What is the unemployment rate in Čadca?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2025-12).

- Value: 4.3 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-ff0824950c84
## Population

An area of 56.8 km² comprised Čadca at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 411 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.5°C in January and 18°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 45.2 mm in January and 143.2 mm in July.

## Mobility

Čadca's nearest major airport was 92 km away.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 22,072 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.34 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 15 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 9.39 · Feb 11.93 · Mar 16.77 · Apr 24.07 · May 27.82 · Jun 30.94 · Jul 34.07 · Aug 33.64 · Sep 31.8 · Oct 22.63 · Nov 18.87 · Dec 11.21 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -25.94 · Feb -29.93 · Mar -22.94 · Apr -10.61 · May -2.29 · Jun 2.82 · Jul 4.92 · Aug 4.45 · Sep -0.62 · Oct -5.92 · Nov -17.11 · Dec -20.94 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -4.52 · Feb -3.08 · Mar 1.12 · Apr 7.24 · May 12.11 · Jun 15.92 · Jul 17.99 · Aug 17.82 · Sep 12.76 · Oct 7.51 · Nov 2.88 · Dec -2.58 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 45.2 · Feb 46.6 · Mar 58.6 · Apr 67.8 · May 128.7 · Jun 131.6 · Jul 143.2 · Aug 92 · Sep 110.2 · Oct 72.7 · Nov 56.8 · Dec 45.2 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 56.79 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 411 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 92 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SLD | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |

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 Čadca 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/).

## Relationship to a nearby hub

### Is Čadca part of Žilina?

Čadca is near Žilina, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 24.9 km away by straight-line distance.

- Source: https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/lau/geojson/LAU_RG_01M_2024_4326.geojson

## International community

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

### Country of birth

- not found out: 22 (0.1%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 22,432 (96.2%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 874 (3.8%)
- Total: 23,328 (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: 16 (0.1%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 23,160 (99.3%)
- foreigners: 152 (0.7%)
- Total: 23,328 (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: 1,679 (7.2%)
- Slovak: 21,370 (91.6%)
- Hungarian: 12 (0.1%)
- Romani: 8 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian: 2 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 18 (0.1%)
- Czech: 155 (0.7%)
- German: 5 (0.0%)
- Polish: 16 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 2 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 2 (0.0%)
- Russian: 11 (0.1%)
- Jewish: 4 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 3 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 6 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 2 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 10 (0.0%)
- Italian: 1 (0.0%)
- Irish: 2 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 1 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 19 (0.1%)
- Total: 23,328 (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: 112 (32.3%)
- Slovak: 37 (10.7%)
- Hungarian: 6 (1.7%)
- Romani: 17 (4.9%)
- Ruthenian: 3 (0.9%)
- Ukrainian: 5 (1.4%)
- Czech: 86 (24.8%)
- German: 7 (2.0%)
- Polish: 2 (0.6%)
- Croatian: 1 (0.3%)
- Serbian: 1 (0.3%)
- Russian: 23 (6.6%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 1 (0.3%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 1 (0.3%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 2 (0.6%)
- Vietnamese: 4 (1.1%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 7 (2.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 4 (1.1%)
- English: 1 (0.3%)
- Iranian: 1 (0.3%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 26 (7.5%)
- Total: 347 (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://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=18.788950&latitude=49.435030&format=JSON
5. 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
6. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
7. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cadca-slovakia-jobs-air-quality-climate_97a316983f46,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Čadca, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/cadca/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Čadca, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/cadca/) — 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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- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/cadca.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/cadca.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/sk/cadca
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json