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# Kežmarok

Kežmarok is a city in Slovakia. The population of Kežmarok totalled 14,984 at the end of 2025. Kežmarok had an unemployment rate of 5.62% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 8 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 Kežmarok?

The published population was 14,984 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 14,984 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-7ff14b6f7597
### Is the air quality good in Kežmarok?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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: 8 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-43a53577faf3
### What is the unemployment rate in Kežmarok?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (2025-12).

- Value: 5.6 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-35fdc3f014ab
## Population

An area of 24.8 km² comprised Kežmarok at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 628 people per km².

## Climate

Kežmarok's monthly mean temperatures were −3.7°C in January and 17.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 17.6 mm in January and 110.9 mm in July. Kežmarok's average monthly sunshine was 89.2 hours in January and 249.7 hours in July.

## Mobility

Kežmarok's nearest major airport was 16 km away.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 14,984 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.62 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 8 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 0.2 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 13.2 · May 17.8 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 18 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 0.8 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -7.4 · Feb -6.1 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 1.7 · May 6.3 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 11.3 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 7 · Oct 3 · Nov -0.8 · Dec -5.9 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.7 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 7.3 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -2.7 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 17.6 · Feb 22.9 · Mar 24.8 · Apr 45.9 · May 81.9 · Jun 88.7 · Jul 110.9 · Aug 80.6 · Sep 58.5 · Oct 50.1 · Nov 35.1 · Dec 22 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 89.2 · Feb 109.1 · Mar 166.4 · Apr 196.3 · May 234.6 · Jun 240.9 · Jul 249.7 · Aug 248.6 · Sep 182.3 · Oct 144 · Nov 90.3 · Dec 73.7 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 24.78 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 628 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 16 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | TAT | 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 Kežmarok 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: 41 (0.3%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 14,936 (96.0%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 575 (3.7%)
- Total: 15,552 (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: 7 (0.1%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 15,404 (99.0%)
- foreigners: 141 (0.9%)
- Total: 15,552 (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: 130 (23.1%)
- Slovak: 74 (13.1%)
- Hungarian: 6 (1.1%)
- Romani: 63 (11.2%)
- Ruthenian: 93 (16.5%)
- Ukrainian: 3 (0.5%)
- Czech: 47 (8.3%)
- German: 61 (10.8%)
- Polish: 14 (2.5%)
- Croatian: 3 (0.5%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 14 (2.5%)
- Jewish: 1 (0.2%)
- Moravian: 3 (0.5%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 2 (0.4%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 2 (0.4%)
- Irish: 1 (0.2%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 4 (0.7%)
- English: 2 (0.4%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 3 (0.5%)
- other: 37 (6.6%)
- Total: 563 (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: 1,095 (7.0%)
- Slovak: 14,077 (90.5%)
- Hungarian: 29 (0.2%)
- Romani: 86 (0.6%)
- Ruthenian: 28 (0.2%)
- Ukrainian: 17 (0.1%)
- Czech: 84 (0.5%)
- German: 18 (0.1%)
- Polish: 34 (0.2%)
- Croatian: 2 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 1 (0.0%)
- Russian: 13 (0.1%)
- Jewish: 1 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 5 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 2 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 12 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 18 (0.1%)
- Italian: 2 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 5 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 1 (0.0%)
- other: 21 (0.1%)
- Total: 15,552 (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. 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 14). Kežmarok, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/kezmarok/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kezmarok-slovakia-jobs-air-quality-climate-population_78d20b618a59,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kežmarok, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/kezmarok/},
  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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