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# Svidník

Svidník is a city in Slovakia. Svidník numbered 9,500 residents at the end of 2025. Svidník's unemployment stood at 6.52% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 13 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 Svidník?

The published population was 9,500 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 9,500 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-13d7437d1862
### Is the air quality good in Svidník?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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: 13 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-5c0f2070c4c5
### What is the unemployment rate in Svidník?

The unemployment rate is about 6.5 % (2025-12).

- Value: 6.5 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-2031ee134c54
## Mobility

Svidník's nearest airport was KSC, 76 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

## Population

Svidník covered an area of 20.2 km² at the end of 2021. Population density was 503 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Svidník's monthly mean temperatures were −2.2°C in January and 19.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 34.5 mm in January and 106.7 mm in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 9,500 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.52 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 13 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 0.6 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 9 · Apr 16.2 · May 20.9 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 26.2 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 1.5 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -5 · Feb -4.2 · Mar -1 · Apr 3.4 · May 7.9 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 4.7 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -3.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2.2 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 9.6 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 4.1 · Dec -0.9 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 34.5 · Feb 36.6 · Mar 32.7 · Apr 44.5 · May 79.5 · Jun 87.6 · Jul 106.7 · Aug 73.1 · Sep 61.9 · Oct 56.6 · Nov 40.8 · Dec 38.1 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 48.3 · Feb 70.8 · Mar 139.5 · Apr 193.4 · May 228.5 · Jun 239.8 · Jul 251.4 · Aug 248.6 · Sep 170.6 · Oct 113.6 · Nov 56.2 · Dec 35.2 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 20.2 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 503 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 4 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 76 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | KSC | 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 Svidník 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 Svidník part of Prešov?

Svidník 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 42.4 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: 21 (0.2%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 9,591 (94.3%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 556 (5.5%)
- Total: 10,168 (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: 8 (0.1%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 10,075 (99.1%)
- foreigners: 85 (0.8%)
- Total: 10,168 (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: 73 (2.4%)
- Slovak: 386 (12.7%)
- Hungarian: 5 (0.2%)
- Romani: 335 (11.0%)
- Ruthenian: 2,148 (70.4%)
- Ukrainian: 43 (1.4%)
- Czech: 21 (0.7%)
- German: 3 (0.1%)
- Polish: 5 (0.2%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 9 (0.3%)
- Jewish: 1 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 1 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 3 (0.1%)
- 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: 3 (0.1%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 16 (0.5%)
- Total: 3,052 (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: 591 (5.8%)
- Slovak: 7,878 (77.5%)
- Hungarian: 9 (0.1%)
- Romani: 64 (0.6%)
- Ruthenian: 1,378 (13.6%)
- Ukrainian: 171 (1.7%)
- Czech: 24 (0.2%)
- German: 2 (0.0%)
- Polish: 8 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 1 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 9 (0.1%)
- Jewish: 1 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 1 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 1 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 10 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 3 (0.0%)
- Italian: 2 (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: 1 (0.0%)
- other: 10 (0.1%)
- Total: 10,168 (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

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Svidník, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/svidnik/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_svidnik-slovakia-jobs-air-quality-climate-population_3edde0bd883e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Svidník, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/svidnik/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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- Title: Svidník, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population
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## Data

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- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/svidnik.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/svidnik.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/sk/svidnik
- 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