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# Šaľa

Šaľa is a city in Slovakia. Residents of Šaľa numbered 19,534 at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.43% at the end of 2025. Šaľa recorded annual PM2.5 of 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 Šaľa?

The published population was 19,534 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 19,534 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-abb473bdc975
### Is the air quality good in Šaľa?

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-6d74b5f88558
### What is the unemployment rate in Šaľa?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2025-12).

- Value: 3.4 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-fd7ab59ab36a
## Mobility

Šaľa's nearest airport was BTS, 50 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

## Population

The city covered 45 km² at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 471 people per km².

## Climate

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.5°C in January to 21.7°C in July. Šaľa's monthly precipitation totalled 32.8 mm in January and 64.6 mm in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 19,534 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.43 % | 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 2.6 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 11 · Apr 17.6 · May 21.9 · Jun 25.7 · Jul 28 · Aug 27.7 · Sep 22.2 · Oct 15.7 · Nov 9 · Dec 3.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -3.8 · Feb -2.6 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 5 · May 9.5 · Jun 13 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 5.9 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -2.1 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -0.5 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 11.4 · May 16 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 0.7 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 32.8 · Feb 28.9 · Mar 32.9 · Apr 36.3 · May 59.3 · Jun 59.1 · Jul 64.6 · Aug 54.6 · Sep 58.1 · Oct 46.1 · Nov 44.9 · Dec 41.6 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 63.7 · Feb 103.2 · Mar 158.1 · Apr 222.6 · May 263.2 · Jun 273.7 · Jul 289.7 · Aug 283.5 · Sep 196.4 · Oct 140.8 · Nov 73 · Dec 51.8 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 44.97 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 471 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 18 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 50 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | BTS | 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 Šaľa 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 Šaľa part of Nitra?

Šaľa is near Nitra, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 23.1 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: 85 (0.4%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 20,187 (95.3%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 911 (4.3%)
- Total: 21,183 (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: 2 (0.0%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 20,859 (98.5%)
- foreigners: 322 (1.5%)
- Total: 21,183 (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: 87 (10.4%)
- Slovak: 246 (29.5%)
- Hungarian: 283 (34.0%)
- Romani: 39 (4.7%)
- Ruthenian: 10 (1.2%)
- Ukrainian: 2 (0.2%)
- Czech: 52 (6.2%)
- German: 4 (0.5%)
- Polish: 1 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 3 (0.4%)
- Serbian: 5 (0.6%)
- Russian: 29 (3.5%)
- Jewish: 7 (0.8%)
- Moravian: 3 (0.4%)
- Bulgarian: 2 (0.2%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 2 (0.2%)
- Romanian: 3 (0.4%)
- Austrian: 2 (0.2%)
- Vietnamese: 2 (0.2%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 3 (0.4%)
- Irish: 2 (0.2%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 2 (0.2%)
- English: 2 (0.2%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 1 (0.1%)
- Turkish: 1 (0.1%)
- other: 40 (4.8%)
- Total: 833 (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: 1,452 (6.8%)
- Slovak: 16,633 (78.5%)
- Hungarian: 2,772 (13.1%)
- Romani: 24 (0.1%)
- Ruthenian: 8 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 26 (0.1%)
- Czech: 116 (0.6%)
- German: 2 (0.0%)
- Polish: 14 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 7 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 10 (0.1%)
- Russian: 10 (0.1%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 2 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 6 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 1 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 7 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 2 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 17 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 5 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 27 (0.1%)
- Italian: 6 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 2 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 1 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 9 (0.0%)
- other: 24 (0.1%)
- Total: 21,183 (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

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sala-slovakia-jobs-air-quality-climate_f4df3532782d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Šaľa, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/sala/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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

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## Data

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