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# Fiľakovo

Fiľakovo is a city in Slovakia, and the figures below are its published values. Fiľakovo numbered 9,530 residents at the end of 2025. An unemployment rate of 9.31% was measured at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 17 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 Fiľakovo?

The published population was 9,530 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 9,530 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-9da988524f5e
### Is the air quality good in Fiľakovo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 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: 17 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-e35f02f56a48
### What is the unemployment rate in Fiľakovo?

The unemployment rate is about 9.3 % (2025-12).

- Value: 9.3 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-6921a7e59e06
## Population

Fiľakovo's total area was 16.2 km² at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 615 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.8°C in January and 20.8°C in July. Fiľakovo's monthly precipitation totalled 30.7 mm in January and 88.6 mm in July. Fiľakovo's average monthly sunshine was 63.5 hours in January and 273.4 hours in July.

## Mobility

Fiľakovo's nearest major airport was 65 km away.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 9,530 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 9.31 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 17 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 1.6 · Feb 5 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 17.6 · May 22.5 · Jun 25.7 · Jul 27.7 · Aug 27.7 · Sep 22 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 2 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -5.2 · Feb -4 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 4 · May 9 · Jun 12.4 · Jul 14 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -3.8 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -1.8 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 10.9 · May 15.6 · Jun 19.2 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 4.5 · Dec -0.9 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 30.7 · Feb 31.6 · Mar 30.3 · Apr 39.6 · May 69.8 · Jun 76.6 · Jul 88.6 · Aug 66.1 · Sep 47.8 · Oct 47.9 · Nov 47 · Dec 37.2 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 63.5 · Feb 95.2 · Mar 156.8 · Apr 207.4 · May 244.1 · Jun 258.2 · Jul 273.4 · Aug 264.3 · Sep 183.6 · Oct 129.9 · Nov 68.3 · Dec 49.9 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 16.18 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 615 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 65 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SLD | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |

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 Fiľakovo 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: 25 (0.3%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 9,452 (95.0%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 472 (4.7%)
- Total: 9,949 (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: 11 (0.1%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 9,740 (97.9%)
- foreigners: 198 (2.0%)
- Total: 9,949 (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: 128 (7.4%)
- Slovak: 261 (15.1%)
- Hungarian: 322 (18.6%)
- Romani: 985 (57.0%)
- Ruthenian: 0 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 0 (0.0%)
- Czech: 6 (0.3%)
- German: 6 (0.3%)
- Polish: 1 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 2 (0.1%)
- Russian: 3 (0.2%)
- Jewish: 2 (0.1%)
- Moravian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 4 (0.2%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 2 (0.1%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 1 (0.1%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 5 (0.3%)
- Total: 1,728 (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: 511 (5.1%)
- Slovak: 2,961 (29.8%)
- Hungarian: 6,256 (62.9%)
- Romani: 137 (1.4%)
- Ruthenian: 0 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 5 (0.1%)
- Czech: 29 (0.3%)
- German: 8 (0.1%)
- Polish: 5 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 1 (0.0%)
- Russian: 2 (0.0%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 5 (0.1%)
- Austrian: 1 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 2 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 10 (0.1%)
- Italian: 2 (0.0%)
- Irish: 1 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 0 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 1 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 2 (0.0%)
- other: 9 (0.1%)
- Total: 9,949 (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 (EEA) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D%27SK%27+AND+AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CPreliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json
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_TMAX.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_TMIN.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_TAVG.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_PRCP.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_TSUN.csv
9. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_filakovo-slovakia-jobs-air-quality_b43c73fe7a8f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Fiľakovo, Slovakia: jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/filakovo/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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