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# Rožňava

Rožňava is a city in Slovakia, and the figures below are its published values. Residents of Rožňava numbered 16,794 at the end of 2025. Rožňava registered an unemployment rate of 6.4% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 20 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 Rožňava?

The published population was 16,794 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 16,794 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-4de3d51029f9
### Is the air quality good in Rožňava?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 20 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: 20 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-ca4738e6a524
### What is the unemployment rate in Rožňava?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (2025-12).

- Value: 6.4 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-75194f7c0840
## Population

An area of 45.6 km² comprised Rožňava at the end of 2021. The population density of Rožňava stood at 385 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Rožňava's monthly mean temperatures were −3.8°C in January and 20.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 29 mm in January and 94.4 mm in July.

## Mobility

Rožňava's nearest major airport was 51 km away.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 16,794 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.4 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 20 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 12.02 · Feb 16.26 · Mar 21.62 · Apr 27.59 · May 29.8 · Jun 33.95 · Jul 37.93 · Aug 36.75 · Sep 33.52 · Oct 25.73 · Nov 20.26 · Dec 10.17 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -22.29 · Feb -20.42 · Mar -17.77 · Apr -5.38 · May -2.36 · Jun 3.93 · Jul 6.16 · Aug 5.84 · Sep 1.24 · Oct -6.08 · Nov -12.6 · Dec -17.14 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.83 · Feb -1.71 · Mar 3.39 · Apr 9.92 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.77 · Jul 20.86 · Aug 20.58 · Sep 15.22 · Oct 9.07 · Nov 3.56 · Dec -2.14 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 29 · Feb 30.1 · Mar 32.7 · Apr 45.2 · May 77.3 · Jun 83 · Jul 94.4 · Aug 65.6 · Sep 50.7 · Oct 51.6 · Nov 45 · Dec 34.3 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 45.62 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 385 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 51 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | TAT | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |

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 Rožňava 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 Rožňava part of Košice?

Rožňava 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 49.2 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: 26 (0.1%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 16,922 (96.3%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 621 (3.5%)
- Total: 17,569 (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: 4 (0.0%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 17,449 (99.3%)
- foreigners: 116 (0.7%)
- Total: 17,569 (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: 1,535 (8.7%)
- Slovak: 12,362 (70.4%)
- Hungarian: 3,298 (18.8%)
- Romani: 167 (0.9%)
- Ruthenian: 23 (0.1%)
- Ukrainian: 22 (0.1%)
- Czech: 63 (0.4%)
- German: 12 (0.1%)
- Polish: 5 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 2 (0.0%)
- Russian: 7 (0.0%)
- Jewish: 3 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 3 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 2 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 2 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 1 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 10 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 11 (0.1%)
- Italian: 2 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 3 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 5 (0.0%)
- other: 30 (0.2%)
- Total: 17,569 (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: 84 (5.4%)
- Slovak: 400 (25.7%)
- Hungarian: 587 (37.7%)
- Romani: 358 (23.0%)
- Ruthenian: 33 (2.1%)
- Ukrainian: 3 (0.2%)
- Czech: 28 (1.8%)
- German: 12 (0.8%)
- Polish: 3 (0.2%)
- Croatian: 1 (0.1%)
- Serbian: 1 (0.1%)
- Russian: 3 (0.2%)
- Jewish: 3 (0.2%)
- Moravian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 4 (0.3%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 2 (0.1%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 7 (0.5%)
- Irish: 2 (0.1%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 3 (0.2%)
- English: 2 (0.1%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 1 (0.1%)
- Turkish: 1 (0.1%)
- other: 19 (1.2%)
- Total: 1,557 (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. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query
4. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=20.537580&latitude=48.660090&format=JSON
5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv
6. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
7. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_roznava-slovakia-jobs-air-quality_b0dead57f35a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Rožňava, 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/roznava/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Rožňava, Slovakia: jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/roznava/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

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