--- entity_id: city:sk:geonames:723566 entity_type: city name: "Smižany" country_code: SK country: Slovakia slug: smizany canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/smizany/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/smizany.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/smizany.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/sk/smizany snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 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/smizany/ citation_title: "Smižany, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Smižany Smižany is a city in Slovakia. Smižany numbered 8,783 residents at the end of 2025. Smižany's unemployment stood at 7.34% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 11 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 Smižany? The published population was 8,783 people in 2025. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 8,783 people · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-f40163fde64a ### Is the air quality good in Smižany? The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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: 11 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-06873f7eaba0 ### What is the unemployment rate in Smižany? The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (2025-12). - Value: 7.3 % · Period: 2025-12 - Claims: claim-3eb93175c13e ## Population The city covered 45.7 km² at the end of 2021. Smižany had a population density of 193 people per km² at the end of 2021. ## Climate Smižany's monthly mean temperatures were −3.7°C in January and 17.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 17.6 mm in January and 110.9 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 89.2 hours in January and 249.7 hours in July. ## Mobility Smižany was 24 km from its nearest major airport. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 8,783 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 7.34 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 11 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 0.2 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 13.2 · May 17.8 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 18 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 0.8 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -7.4 · Feb -6.1 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 1.7 · May 6.3 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 11.3 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 7 · Oct 3 · Nov -0.8 · Dec -5.9 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.7 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 7.3 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -2.7 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 17.6 · Feb 22.9 · Mar 24.8 · Apr 45.9 · May 81.9 · Jun 88.7 · Jul 110.9 · Aug 80.6 · Sep 58.5 · Oct 50.1 · Nov 35.1 · Dec 22 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 89.2 · Feb 109.1 · Mar 166.4 · Apr 196.3 · May 234.6 · Jun 240.9 · Jul 249.7 · Aug 248.6 · Sep 182.3 · Oct 144 · Nov 90.3 · Dec 73.7 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 45.7 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 193 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 24 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | TAT | 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 Smižany 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 Smižany part of Prešov? Smižany is near Prešov, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 57.0 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: 19 (0.2%) - inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 8,577 (97.0%) - inhabitants born abroad: 242 (2.7%) - Total: 8,838 (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: 5 (0.1%) - inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 8,789 (99.5%) - foreigners: 44 (0.5%) - Total: 8,838 (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: 58 (12.4%) - Slovak: 50 (10.7%) - Hungarian: 5 (1.1%) - Romani: 270 (57.9%) - Ruthenian: 39 (8.4%) - Ukrainian: 0 (0.0%) - Czech: 12 (2.6%) - German: 3 (0.6%) - Polish: 1 (0.2%) - Croatian: 0 (0.0%) - Serbian: 0 (0.0%) - Russian: 1 (0.2%) - Jewish: 1 (0.2%) - Moravian: 0 (0.0%) - Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%) - Silesian: 0 (0.0%) - Greek: 0 (0.0%) - Romanian: 0 (0.0%) - Austrian: 2 (0.4%) - Vietnamese: 1 (0.2%) - Albanian: 0 (0.0%) - Chinese: 2 (0.4%) - Italian: 1 (0.2%) - Irish: 2 (0.4%) - Korean: 0 (0.0%) - Canadian: 0 (0.0%) - English: 1 (0.2%) - Iranian: 0 (0.0%) - French: 0 (0.0%) - Turkish: 0 (0.0%) - other: 17 (3.6%) - Total: 466 (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: 752 (8.5%) - Slovak: 7,834 (88.6%) - Hungarian: 3 (0.0%) - Romani: 172 (1.9%) - Ruthenian: 11 (0.1%) - Ukrainian: 8 (0.1%) - Czech: 19 (0.2%) - German: 6 (0.1%) - Polish: 12 (0.1%) - Croatian: 0 (0.0%) - Serbian: 0 (0.0%) - Russian: 7 (0.1%) - Jewish: 0 (0.0%) - Moravian: 0 (0.0%) - Bulgarian: 1 (0.0%) - Silesian: 0 (0.0%) - Greek: 0 (0.0%) - Romanian: 0 (0.0%) - Austrian: 0 (0.0%) - Vietnamese: 1 (0.0%) - Albanian: 0 (0.0%) - Chinese: 1 (0.0%) - Italian: 0 (0.0%) - Irish: 0 (0.0%) - Korean: 0 (0.0%) - Canadian: 0 (0.0%) - English: 2 (0.0%) - Iranian: 0 (0.0%) - French: 0 (0.0%) - Turkish: 0 (0.0%) - other: 9 (0.1%) - Total: 8,838 (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 14). Smižany, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/smizany/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. 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