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# Veľký Šariš

Veľký Šariš is one of the cities recorded in Slovakia. Residents of Veľký Šariš numbered 7,035 at the end of 2025. Veľký Šariš's unemployment stood at 6.03% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 17 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 Veľký Šariš?

The published population was 7,035 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 7,035 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-89637e98a8aa
### Is the air quality good in Veľký Šariš?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 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: 17 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-b44c0befca86
### What is the unemployment rate in Veľký Šariš?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2025-12).

- Value: 6 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-89bc9a8ef34d
## Mobility

Veľký Šariš's nearest airport was KSC, 42 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

## Population

Veľký Šariš covered an area of 25.7 km² at the end of 2021. The population density of Veľký Šariš stood at 252 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Veľký Šariš's monthly mean temperatures were −2.6°C in January and 19.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 21.7 mm in January and 110.2 mm in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 7,035 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.03 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 17 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 2.7 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 15.6 · May 20.4 · Jun 23.9 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 1.2 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -5.5 · Feb -4.7 · Mar -1.2 · Apr 3.2 · May 7.8 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -4 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2.6 · Feb -1 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 9.6 · May 14.2 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 19 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 3.7 · Dec -1.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 21.7 · Feb 24.8 · Mar 24.1 · Apr 43.2 · May 82.8 · Jun 95 · Jul 110.2 · Aug 76.8 · Sep 56.7 · Oct 53.8 · Nov 33 · Dec 25.9 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 46 · Feb 68.3 · Mar 132.9 · Apr 181.5 · May 213.9 · Jun 219.1 · Jul 232.8 · Aug 239.2 · Sep 167 · Oct 114 · Nov 56.1 · Dec 35.2 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 25.73 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 252 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` | 42 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 Veľký Šariš 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 Veľký Šariš part of Prešov?

Veľký Šariš is identified as a satellite of Prešov. It is about 6.4 km away by straight-line distance.

- Source: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/data/datasets/oecd-definition-of-cities-and-functional-urban-areas/list_of_municipalities_in_FUAs_and_Cities.csv

## International community

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

### Country of birth

- not found out: 8 (0.1%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 6,276 (97.0%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 187 (2.9%)
- Total: 6,471 (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: 1 (0.0%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 6,435 (99.4%)
- foreigners: 35 (0.5%)
- Total: 6,471 (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: 104 (1.6%)
- Slovak: 6,181 (95.5%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.0%)
- Romani: 69 (1.1%)
- Ruthenian: 22 (0.3%)
- Ukrainian: 39 (0.6%)
- Czech: 24 (0.4%)
- German: 6 (0.1%)
- Polish: 4 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 1 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 0 (0.0%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 1 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 4 (0.1%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 2 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 5 (0.1%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 6 (0.1%)
- Total: 6,471 (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: 38 (4.8%)
- Slovak: 37 (4.7%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.3%)
- Romani: 570 (71.7%)
- Ruthenian: 80 (10.1%)
- Ukrainian: 8 (1.0%)
- Czech: 15 (1.9%)
- German: 4 (0.5%)
- Polish: 1 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 1 (0.1%)
- Serbian: 2 (0.3%)
- Russian: 7 (0.9%)
- Jewish: 2 (0.3%)
- Moravian: 1 (0.1%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 1 (0.1%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 1 (0.1%)
- Vietnamese: 0 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 2 (0.3%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 1 (0.1%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 22 (2.8%)
- Total: 795 (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. 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 14). Veľký Šariš, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/velky-saris/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_velky-saris-slovakia-jobs-air-quality-climate_af9c2c5955e5,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Veľký Šariš, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/velky-saris/},
  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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