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# Sobrance

Sobrance is a city in Slovakia. The population of Sobrance totalled 5,748 at the end of 2025. An unemployment rate of 7.6% was measured 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 Sobrance?

The published population was 5,748 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 5,748 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-09d031bb19e1
### Is the air quality good in Sobrance?

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-7f76a8b8a9cd
### What is the unemployment rate in Sobrance?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2025-12).

- Value: 7.6 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-68de2690fbb2
## Mobility

Sobrance's nearest airport was KSC, 70 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

## Population

Sobrance covered an area of 10.7 km² at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 550 people per km².

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −3.5°C in January and 21.8°C in July. Sobrance's monthly precipitation totalled 53 mm in January and 82 mm in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 5,748 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 7.6 % | 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] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 10.83 · Feb 16.15 · Mar 22.19 · Apr 28.71 · May 31.35 · Jun 36.35 · Jul 39.32 · Aug 38.01 · Sep 35.81 · Oct 25.62 · Nov 21.84 · Dec 12.41 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -24.25 · Feb -22 · Mar -15.31 · Apr -4.71 · May -1.68 · Jun 5.87 · Jul 7.63 · Aug 6.48 · Sep 1.7 · Oct -7.23 · Nov -9.67 · Dec -17.2 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.46 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 10.67 · May 15.83 · Jun 19.73 · Jul 21.82 · Aug 21.64 · Sep 16.16 · Oct 9.79 · Nov 4.18 · Dec -1.64 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 53 · Feb 53 · Mar 41 · Apr 45 · May 69 · Jun 68 · Jul 82 · Aug 66 · Sep 68 · Oct 60 · Nov 57 · Dec 66 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 57 · Feb 86 · Mar 163 · Apr 218 · May 270 · Jun 284 · Jul 294 · Aug 291 · Sep 207 · Oct 141 · Nov 77 · Dec 45 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 10.68 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 550 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 4 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 70 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | KSC | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |

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 Sobrance 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: 43 (0.7%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 5,532 (94.2%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 300 (5.1%)
- Total: 5,875 (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: 37 (0.6%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 5,692 (96.9%)
- foreigners: 146 (2.5%)
- Total: 5,875 (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: 107 (1.8%)
- Slovak: 4,583 (78.0%)
- Hungarian: 17 (0.3%)
- Romani: 988 (16.8%)
- Ruthenian: 29 (0.5%)
- Ukrainian: 103 (1.8%)
- Czech: 30 (0.5%)
- German: 0 (0.0%)
- Polish: 1 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 1 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 0 (0.0%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 2 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 2 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 3 (0.1%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 3 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 2 (0.0%)
- Italian: 0 (0.0%)
- Irish: 2 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 0 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 2 (0.0%)
- Total: 5,875 (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: 39 (12.2%)
- Slovak: 94 (29.4%)
- Hungarian: 1 (0.3%)
- Romani: 63 (19.7%)
- Ruthenian: 78 (24.4%)
- Ukrainian: 12 (3.8%)
- Czech: 7 (2.2%)
- German: 0 (0.0%)
- Polish: 2 (0.6%)
- Croatian: 1 (0.3%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 3 (0.9%)
- Jewish: 1 (0.3%)
- Moravian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.3%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 2 (0.6%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 0 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 1 (0.3%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 15 (4.7%)
- Total: 320 (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=22.181360&latitude=48.744550&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. 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_TSUN.csv
7. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
8. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
9. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sobrance-slovakia-jobs-air-quality_8941ccff681e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sobrance, 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/sobrance/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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

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- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
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