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# Ružomberok

Ružomberok is one of the cities recorded in Slovakia. Residents of Ružomberok numbered 26,099 at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.47% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 15 µg/m³.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in Ružomberok?

The published population was 26,099 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 26,099 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-0b1d5a0bcc93
### Is the air quality good in Ružomberok?

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-4fc198b958aa
### What is the unemployment rate in Ružomberok?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2025-12).

- Value: 4.5 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-a5db566f45a6
## Population

Ružomberok covered an area of 126.7 km² at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 216 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Ružomberok's monthly mean temperatures were −5.8°C in January and 16.7°C in July. Ružomberok's monthly precipitation totalled 105.1 mm in January and 248.1 mm in July.

## Mobility

Ružomberok's nearest major airport was 50 km away.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 26,099 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.47 % | 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] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 6.29 · Feb 10.37 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 22.73 · May 27.09 · Jun 28.56 · Jul 31.8 · Aug 31.35 · Sep 28.33 · Oct 21.21 · Nov 17.47 · Dec 7.7 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -26.93 · Feb -30.12 · Mar -20.86 · Apr -11.01 · May -3.49 · Jun 1.33 · Jul 3.59 · Aug 3.31 · Sep -2.37 · Oct -7.8 · Nov -18.61 · Dec -23.26 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -5.76 · Feb -4.44 · Mar -0.28 · Apr 6.11 · May 11.02 · Jun 14.81 · Jul 16.72 · Aug 16.56 · Sep 11.56 · Oct 6.29 · Nov 1.58 · Dec -3.9 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 105.1 · Feb 98 · Mar 112.7 · Apr 127.3 · May 186 · Jun 208 · Jul 248.1 · Aug 171.6 · Sep 158.5 · Oct 123.4 · Nov 117.6 · Dec 107.5 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 126.7 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 216 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 50 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SLD | 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 Ružomberok 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 Ružomberok part of Žilina?

Ružomberok 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 42.6 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: 44 (0.2%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 26,379 (96.3%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 984 (3.6%)
- Total: 27,407 (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: 11 (0.0%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 27,198 (99.2%)
- foreigners: 198 (0.7%)
- Total: 27,407 (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: 101 (16.4%)
- Slovak: 67 (10.9%)
- Hungarian: 25 (4.1%)
- Romani: 139 (22.6%)
- Ruthenian: 24 (3.9%)
- Ukrainian: 6 (1.0%)
- Czech: 87 (14.1%)
- German: 14 (2.3%)
- Polish: 8 (1.3%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 6 (1.0%)
- Russian: 37 (6.0%)
- Jewish: 3 (0.5%)
- Moravian: 5 (0.8%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.2%)
- Silesian: 3 (0.5%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 2 (0.3%)
- Austrian: 3 (0.5%)
- Vietnamese: 2 (0.3%)
- Albanian: 1 (0.2%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 5 (0.8%)
- Irish: 7 (1.1%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 1 (0.2%)
- English: 6 (1.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 4 (0.7%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 59 (9.6%)
- Total: 616 (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: 1,671 (6.1%)
- Slovak: 25,277 (92.2%)
- Hungarian: 43 (0.2%)
- Romani: 91 (0.3%)
- Ruthenian: 8 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 42 (0.1%)
- Czech: 129 (0.5%)
- German: 6 (0.0%)
- Polish: 20 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 3 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 7 (0.0%)
- Russian: 18 (0.1%)
- Jewish: 1 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 4 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 2 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 1 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 1 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 23 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 11 (0.0%)
- Italian: 4 (0.0%)
- Irish: 5 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 2 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 1 (0.0%)
- French: 2 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 2 (0.0%)
- other: 32 (0.1%)
- Total: 27,407 (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. 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=19.307510&latitude=49.074800&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 14). Ružomberok, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/ruzomberok/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ruzomberok-slovakia-jobs-air-quality-climate-population_a938082c8eae,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ružomberok, 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/ruzomberok/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Ružomberok, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/ruzomberok/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

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## Data

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- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/ruzomberok.md
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