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# Medzilaborce

Medzilaborce is a city in Slovakia, and the figures below are its published values. Residents of Medzilaborce numbered 5,669 at the end of 2025. Medzilaborce's unemployment stood at 10.69% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 126 people per km².

## Mobility

Medzilaborce's nearest airport was KSC, 83 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

## Population

Medzilaborce covered an area of 47.5 km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −2.2°C in January and 19.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 34.5 mm in January and 106.7 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 48.3 hours in January and 251.4 hours in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 5,669 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 10.69 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 0.6 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 9 · Apr 16.2 · May 20.9 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 26.2 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 1.5 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -5 · Feb -4.2 · Mar -1 · Apr 3.4 · May 7.9 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 4.7 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -3.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2.2 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 9.6 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 4.1 · Dec -0.9 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 34.5 · Feb 36.6 · Mar 32.7 · Apr 44.5 · May 79.5 · Jun 87.6 · Jul 106.7 · Aug 73.1 · Sep 61.9 · Oct 56.6 · Nov 40.8 · Dec 38.1 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 48.3 · Feb 70.8 · Mar 139.5 · Apr 193.4 · May 228.5 · Jun 239.8 · Jul 251.4 · Aug 248.6 · Sep 170.6 · Oct 113.6 · Nov 56.2 · Dec 35.2 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 47.48 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 126 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 4 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 83 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | KSC | 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 Medzilaborce 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: 18 (0.3%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 5,549 (93.0%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 398 (6.7%)
- Total: 5,965 (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: 5 (0.1%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 5,889 (98.7%)
- foreigners: 71 (1.2%)
- Total: 5,965 (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: 448 (7.5%)
- Slovak: 3,504 (58.7%)
- Hungarian: 13 (0.2%)
- Romani: 118 (2.0%)
- Ruthenian: 1,669 (28.0%)
- Ukrainian: 155 (2.6%)
- Czech: 32 (0.5%)
- German: 1 (0.0%)
- Polish: 5 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 7 (0.1%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 1 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 6 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 1 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (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: 3 (0.1%)
- Total: 5,965 (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: 43 (2.3%)
- Slovak: 292 (15.7%)
- Hungarian: 1 (0.1%)
- Romani: 308 (16.6%)
- Ruthenian: 1,164 (62.7%)
- Ukrainian: 16 (0.9%)
- Czech: 13 (0.7%)
- German: 0 (0.0%)
- Polish: 3 (0.2%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 5 (0.3%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 1 (0.1%)
- Bulgarian: 2 (0.1%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 1 (0.1%)
- Austrian: 1 (0.1%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 0 (0.0%)
- 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: 6 (0.3%)
- Total: 1,857 (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. 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. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_medzilaborce-slovakia-jobs-climate-population_b780bc20e2ee,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Medzilaborce, Slovakia: jobs, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/medzilaborce/},
  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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