--- entity_id: city:sk:geonames:3058060 entity_type: city name: "Považská Bystrica" country_code: SK country: Slovakia slug: povazska-bystrica canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/povazska-bystrica/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/povazska-bystrica.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/povazska-bystrica.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/sk/povazska-bystrica snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 12 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/povazska-bystrica/ citation_title: "Považská Bystrica, Slovakia: jobs, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Považská Bystrica Považská Bystrica is a city in Slovakia. At the end of 2025, Považská Bystrica had a population of 36,690. Považská Bystrica's unemployment stood at 3.38% 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 Považská Bystrica? The published population was 36,690 people in 2025. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 36,690 people · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-853a49a84751 ### Is the air quality good in Považská Bystrica? 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-c8ad32d3ce92 ### What is the unemployment rate in Považská Bystrica? The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2025-12). - Value: 3.4 % · Period: 2025-12 - Claims: claim-c6aec277fee6 ## Population At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 90.6 km². Považská Bystrica had a population density of 427 people per km² at the end of 2021. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from −2°C in January to 18.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 46.9 mm in January and 93.7 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 48.8 hours in January and 243.8 hours in July. ## Mobility Považská Bystrica was 75 km from its nearest major airport. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 36,690 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.38 % | 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 1.4 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 15.9 · May 20.4 · Jun 23.9 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 25.9 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 2.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -5 · Feb -4.3 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 3 · May 7.7 · Jun 11.3 · Jul 13 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 4.6 · Nov 1 · Dec -3.5 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 4.3 · Dec -0.6 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 46.9 · Feb 40.1 · Mar 45.5 · Apr 46.5 · May 74.3 · Jun 83.9 · Jul 93.7 · Aug 77.9 · Sep 68.9 · Oct 62.8 · Nov 51 · Dec 48.3 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 48.8 · Feb 72.6 · Mar 125.5 · Apr 179 · May 212.1 · Jun 228.5 · Jul 243.8 · Aug 235.7 · Sep 154.1 · Oct 106.7 · Nov 52.9 · Dec 40.5 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 90.56 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 427 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 75 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 Považská Bystrica 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 Považská Bystrica part of Žilina? Považská Bystrica 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 24.2 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: 54 (0.1%) - inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 37,302 (96.5%) - inhabitants born abroad: 1,285 (3.3%) - Total: 38,641 (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: 14 (0.0%) - inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 38,416 (99.4%) - foreigners: 211 (0.6%) - Total: 38,641 (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: 108 (17.8%) - Slovak: 95 (15.6%) - Hungarian: 15 (2.5%) - Romani: 17 (2.8%) - Ruthenian: 17 (2.8%) - Ukrainian: 3 (0.5%) - Czech: 143 (23.5%) - German: 20 (3.3%) - Polish: 9 (1.5%) - Croatian: 3 (0.5%) - Serbian: 7 (1.1%) - Russian: 33 (5.4%) - Jewish: 5 (0.8%) - Moravian: 12 (2.0%) - Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%) - Silesian: 4 (0.7%) - Greek: 1 (0.2%) - Romanian: 0 (0.0%) - Austrian: 2 (0.3%) - Vietnamese: 2 (0.3%) - Albanian: 0 (0.0%) - Chinese: 0 (0.0%) - Italian: 10 (1.6%) - Irish: 0 (0.0%) - Korean: 0 (0.0%) - Canadian: 5 (0.8%) - English: 7 (1.1%) - Iranian: 0 (0.0%) - French: 4 (0.7%) - Turkish: 0 (0.0%) - other: 86 (14.1%) - Total: 608 (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: 2,024 (5.2%) - Slovak: 36,158 (93.6%) - Hungarian: 35 (0.1%) - Romani: 6 (0.0%) - Ruthenian: 9 (0.0%) - Ukrainian: 21 (0.1%) - Czech: 243 (0.6%) - German: 8 (0.0%) - Polish: 23 (0.1%) - Croatian: 1 (0.0%) - Serbian: 5 (0.0%) - Russian: 24 (0.1%) - Jewish: 1 (0.0%) - Moravian: 12 (0.0%) - Bulgarian: 1 (0.0%) - Silesian: 0 (0.0%) - Greek: 0 (0.0%) - Romanian: 0 (0.0%) - Austrian: 1 (0.0%) - Vietnamese: 4 (0.0%) - Albanian: 1 (0.0%) - Chinese: 0 (0.0%) - Italian: 1 (0.0%) - Irish: 0 (0.0%) - Korean: 4 (0.0%) - Canadian: 0 (0.0%) - English: 4 (0.0%) - Iranian: 1 (0.0%) - French: 0 (0.0%) - Turkish: 2 (0.0%) - other: 52 (0.1%) - Total: 38,641 (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 ## 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 12). Považská Bystrica, Slovakia: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/povazska-bystrica/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. 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