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# Skalica

Skalica is a city in Slovakia, and the figures below are its published values. The population of Skalica totalled 15,358 at the end of 2025. Skalica had an unemployment rate of 3.3% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 12 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 Skalica?

The published population was 15,358 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 15,358 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-4347e88dc8c4
### Is the air quality good in Skalica?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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: 12 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-d7a5dacd70a6
### What is the unemployment rate in Skalica?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2025-12).

- Value: 3.3 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-09ea4c4b0e9b
## Mobility

Skalica's nearest airport was BTS, 75 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

## Population

The total area of Skalica was 60 km² at the end of 2021. Skalica had a population density of 260 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperature moved from −3.3°C in January to 20.7°C in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 15,358 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.3 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 12 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 12.49 · Feb 14.91 · Mar 19.14 · Apr 27.69 · May 29.86 · Jun 34.07 · Jul 37.3 · Aug 38.12 · Sep 32.6 · Oct 25.91 · Nov 18.72 · Dec 12.74 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -24.37 · Feb -27.03 · Mar -17 · Apr -7.55 · May -0.65 · Jun 3.31 · Jul 7.15 · Aug 6.26 · Sep 1.27 · Oct -5.65 · Nov -10.48 · Dec -21.45 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.27 · Feb -1.36 · Mar 3.17 · Apr 9.14 · May 14.01 · Jun 18.42 · Jul 20.72 · Aug 20.33 · Sep 14.83 · Oct 8.93 · Nov 3.92 · Dec -1.68 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 60.01 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 260 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 18 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 75 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | BTS | 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 Skalica 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/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- not found out: 26 (0.2%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 14,401 (92.5%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 1,146 (7.4%)
- Total: 15,573 (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: 15 (0.1%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 15,374 (98.7%)
- foreigners: 184 (1.2%)
- Total: 15,573 (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: 96 (19.2%)
- Slovak: 106 (21.2%)
- Hungarian: 7 (1.4%)
- Romani: 50 (10.0%)
- Ruthenian: 7 (1.4%)
- Ukrainian: 3 (0.6%)
- Czech: 143 (28.5%)
- German: 7 (1.4%)
- Polish: 2 (0.4%)
- Croatian: 2 (0.4%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 5 (1.0%)
- Jewish: 1 (0.2%)
- Moravian: 18 (3.6%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 2 (0.4%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 5 (1.0%)
- Austrian: 2 (0.4%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 0 (0.0%)
- Irish: 2 (0.4%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 1 (0.2%)
- English: 2 (0.4%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 1 (0.2%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 39 (7.8%)
- Total: 501 (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: 1,248 (8.0%)
- Slovak: 13,857 (89.0%)
- Hungarian: 19 (0.1%)
- Romani: 23 (0.1%)
- Ruthenian: 2 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 13 (0.1%)
- Czech: 336 (2.2%)
- German: 2 (0.0%)
- Polish: 1 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 1 (0.0%)
- Russian: 4 (0.0%)
- Jewish: 2 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 12 (0.1%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 1 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 9 (0.1%)
- Austrian: 3 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 10 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 2 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 1 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 1 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 1 (0.0%)
- other: 24 (0.1%)
- Total: 15,573 (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=17.226350&latitude=48.844900&format=JSON
5. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
6. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
7. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_skalica-slovakia-jobs-air-quality_6e7514a42f12,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Skalica, 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/skalica/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Skalica, Slovakia: jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/skalica/) — 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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- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/skalica.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/sk/skalica
- 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