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# Žarnovica

Žarnovica is one of the cities recorded in Slovakia. At the end of 2025, Žarnovica had a population of 5,509. Žarnovica had an unemployment rate of 6.08% at the end of 2025. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 20 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 Žarnovica?

The published population was 5,509 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 5,509 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-39c8cc8fa2b4
### Is the air quality good in Žarnovica?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 20 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: 20 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-9cae6b151a5c
### What is the unemployment rate in Žarnovica?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (2025-12).

- Value: 6.1 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-102e2f1647be
## Population

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 30.4 km². At the end of 2021, the population density reached 192 people per km².

## Climate

Žarnovica's monthly mean temperatures were −3.8°C in January and 19.6°C in July.

## Mobility

Žarnovica's nearest major airport was 35 km away.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 5,509 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.08 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 20 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 10.51 · Feb 14.28 · Mar 18.73 · Apr 26.3 · May 28.56 · Jun 32.16 · Jul 35.68 · Aug 35.03 · Sep 30.53 · Oct 24.73 · Nov 18.81 · Dec 9.95 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -24.75 · Feb -23.98 · Mar -20.48 · Apr -5.87 · May -1.8 · Jun 2.2 · Jul 5.65 · Aug 5.1 · Sep 0.15 · Oct -6.62 · Nov -14.64 · Dec -18.17 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.75 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 9.05 · May 13.73 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.61 · Aug 19.37 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 8.52 · Nov 3.41 · Dec -2.16 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 30.4 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 192 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 35 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SLD | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |

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 Žarnovica 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 Žarnovica part of Nitra?

Žarnovica is near Nitra, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 50.9 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: 9 (0.1%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 5,647 (96.9%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 174 (3.0%)
- Total: 5,830 (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: 5,775 (99.1%)
- foreigners: 54 (0.9%)
- Total: 5,830 (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: 20 (16.7%)
- Slovak: 21 (17.5%)
- Hungarian: 4 (3.3%)
- Romani: 30 (25.0%)
- Ruthenian: 3 (2.5%)
- Ukrainian: 1 (0.8%)
- Czech: 16 (13.3%)
- German: 3 (2.5%)
- Polish: 3 (2.5%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 3 (2.5%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 1 (0.8%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 2 (1.7%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 1 (0.8%)
- Vietnamese: 3 (2.5%)
- Albanian: 1 (0.8%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 0 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 2 (1.7%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 6 (5.0%)
- Total: 120 (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: 418 (7.2%)
- Slovak: 5,305 (91.0%)
- Hungarian: 7 (0.1%)
- Romani: 35 (0.6%)
- Ruthenian: 1 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 0 (0.0%)
- Czech: 17 (0.3%)
- German: 1 (0.0%)
- Polish: 26 (0.5%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 0 (0.0%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 2 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 6 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 8 (0.1%)
- Italian: 0 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (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: 3 (0.1%)
- Total: 5,830 (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=18.715650&latitude=48.481230&format=JSON
5. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
6. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Žarnovica, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/zarnovica/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_zarnovica-slovakia-jobs-air-quality-climate-population_a4d32686261e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Žarnovica, Slovakia: jobs, air quality, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/zarnovica/},
  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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- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/zarnovica.md
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- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
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