--- entity_id: city:sk:geonames:724144 entity_type: city name: Michalovce country_code: SK country: Slovakia slug: michalovce canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/michalovce/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/michalovce.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/michalovce.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/sk/michalovce snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 13 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 2 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/michalovce/ citation_title: "Michalovce, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Michalovce Michalovce is a city in Slovakia, and the figures below are its published values. Its population was 34,894 at the end of 2025. Michalovce registered an unemployment rate of 4.26% 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 Michalovce? The published population was 34,894 people in 2025. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 34,894 people · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-7d1839758ebc ### Is the air quality good in Michalovce? 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-776eabd3e51f ### What is the unemployment rate in Michalovce? The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2025-12). - Value: 4.3 % · Period: 2025-12 - Claims: claim-d31d60172b08 ## Mobility Michalovce's nearest airport was KSC, 51 km away and offered 4 direct destinations. ## Population Michalovce spanned 52.8 km² at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 695 people per km² at the end of 2021. ## Climate Michalovce's monthly mean temperatures were −1.7°C in January and 21°C in July. Michalovce's monthly precipitation totalled 24.4 mm in January and 85.7 mm in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 34,894 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.26 % | 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] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 0.9 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 17.1 · May 21.7 · Jun 25.2 · Jul 27.4 · Aug 27.4 · Sep 21.6 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 8 · 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 -4.4 · Feb -3.4 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 4.8 · May 9.6 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -2.9 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -1.7 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 10.9 · May 15.7 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 4.6 · Dec -0.4 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 24.4 · Feb 27.1 · Mar 27.5 · Apr 38.2 · May 66.1 · Jun 71 · Jul 85.7 · Aug 60 · Sep 57 · Oct 48.5 · Nov 39 · Dec 34.7 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 52.7 · Feb 81.2 · Mar 155.3 · Apr 203.7 · May 240.4 · Jun 251.8 · Jul 258.4 · Aug 267.5 · Sep 190.8 · Oct 128.6 · Nov 62.7 · Dec 38.9 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 52.81 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 695 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 4 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 51 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | KSC | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] | 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 Michalovce 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 Michalovce part of Košice? Michalovce belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Košice; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 50.6 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: 125 (0.3%) - inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 34,745 (94.7%) - inhabitants born abroad: 1,834 (5.0%) - Total: 36,704 (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: 40 (0.1%) - inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 36,249 (98.8%) - foreigners: 415 (1.1%) - Total: 36,704 (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: 137 (6.4%) - Slovak: 154 (7.2%) - Hungarian: 60 (2.8%) - Romani: 1,090 (51.2%) - Ruthenian: 353 (16.6%) - Ukrainian: 36 (1.7%) - Czech: 110 (5.2%) - German: 13 (0.6%) - Polish: 5 (0.2%) - Croatian: 2 (0.1%) - Serbian: 8 (0.4%) - Russian: 33 (1.6%) - Jewish: 5 (0.2%) - Moravian: 7 (0.3%) - Bulgarian: 5 (0.2%) - Silesian: 0 (0.0%) - Greek: 0 (0.0%) - Romanian: 0 (0.0%) - Austrian: 1 (0.1%) - Vietnamese: 6 (0.3%) - Albanian: 0 (0.0%) - Chinese: 0 (0.0%) - Italian: 6 (0.3%) - Irish: 2 (0.1%) - Korean: 0 (0.0%) - Canadian: 1 (0.1%) - English: 20 (0.9%) - Iranian: 0 (0.0%) - French: 2 (0.1%) - Turkish: 0 (0.0%) - other: 73 (3.4%) - Total: 2,129 (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: 3,520 (9.6%) - Slovak: 32,343 (88.1%) - Hungarian: 112 (0.3%) - Romani: 119 (0.3%) - Ruthenian: 110 (0.3%) - Ukrainian: 164 (0.5%) - Czech: 160 (0.4%) - German: 14 (0.0%) - Polish: 25 (0.1%) - Croatian: 2 (0.0%) - Serbian: 9 (0.0%) - Russian: 22 (0.1%) - Jewish: 3 (0.0%) - Moravian: 6 (0.0%) - Bulgarian: 10 (0.0%) - Silesian: 0 (0.0%) - Greek: 4 (0.0%) - Romanian: 1 (0.0%) - Austrian: 0 (0.0%) - Vietnamese: 25 (0.1%) - Albanian: 2 (0.0%) - Chinese: 11 (0.0%) - Italian: 5 (0.0%) - Irish: 0 (0.0%) - Korean: 0 (0.0%) - Canadian: 0 (0.0%) - English: 2 (0.0%) - Iranian: 0 (0.0%) - French: 0 (0.0%) - Turkish: 2 (0.0%) - other: 33 (0.1%) - Total: 36,704 (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. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 11. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Michalovce, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/michalovce/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_michalovce-slovakia-jobs-air-quality-climate-population_e3d5ad6fcd47, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Michalovce, 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/michalovce/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Michalovce, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/michalovce/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/michalovce/ - Title: Michalovce, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/michalovce/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/michalovce.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/michalovce.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/sk/michalovce - 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