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# Žiar nad Hronom

Žiar nad Hronom is a city in Slovakia. Žiar nad Hronom had a population of 16,433 at the end of 2025. Žiar nad Hronom had an unemployment rate of 4.44% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 10 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 Žiar nad Hronom?

The published population was 16,433 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 16,433 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-a20ea5ca7353
### Is the air quality good in Žiar nad Hronom?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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: 10 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-17b047e796df
### What is the unemployment rate in Žiar nad Hronom?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (2025-12).

- Value: 4.4 % · Period: 2025-12
- Claims: claim-27dde0fa5014
## Population

At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 39.1 km². Žiar nad Hronom's population density measured 450 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −2.6°C in January and 20.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 45.6 mm in January and 91.3 mm in July. Žiar nad Hronom's average monthly sunshine was 64.1 hours in January and 270.7 hours in July.

## Mobility

Žiar nad Hronom was 22 km from its nearest major airport.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 16,433 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.44 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 10 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 0.7 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 17.1 · May 21.8 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 27.2 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 1.8 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -6.2 · Feb -5.1 · Mar -1.1 · Apr 3.1 · May 7.8 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -4.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2.6 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 4 · Apr 10.1 · May 15 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.1 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 4.1 · Dec -1.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 45.6 · Feb 41.7 · Mar 44 · Apr 44.5 · May 72.2 · Jun 81.2 · Jul 91.3 · Aug 64.4 · Sep 56.2 · Oct 62.9 · Nov 58.9 · Dec 52 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 64.1 · Feb 93.7 · Mar 151.2 · Apr 200.9 · May 241 · Jun 247.1 · Jul 270.7 · Aug 255.6 · Sep 172 · Oct 113.4 · Nov 62.1 · Dec 52 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 39.09 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 450 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 22 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SLD | 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 Žiar nad Hronom 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: 24 (0.1%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 16,939 (96.4%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 615 (3.5%)
- Total: 17,578 (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: 10 (0.1%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 17,471 (99.4%)
- foreigners: 97 (0.6%)
- Total: 17,578 (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: 1,785 (10.2%)
- Slovak: 15,490 (88.1%)
- Hungarian: 64 (0.4%)
- Romani: 73 (0.4%)
- Ruthenian: 10 (0.1%)
- Ukrainian: 15 (0.1%)
- Czech: 68 (0.4%)
- German: 9 (0.1%)
- Polish: 10 (0.1%)
- Croatian: 2 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 6 (0.0%)
- Russian: 7 (0.0%)
- Jewish: 1 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 3 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 1 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 1 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 15 (0.1%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 3 (0.0%)
- Italian: 1 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 3 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 11 (0.1%)
- Total: 17,578 (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: 76 (16.4%)
- Slovak: 79 (17.1%)
- Hungarian: 22 (4.8%)
- Romani: 133 (28.7%)
- Ruthenian: 15 (3.2%)
- Ukrainian: 5 (1.1%)
- Czech: 57 (12.3%)
- German: 11 (2.4%)
- Polish: 0 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 3 (0.7%)
- Russian: 21 (4.5%)
- Jewish: 2 (0.4%)
- Moravian: 1 (0.2%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.2%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 1 (0.2%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 1 (0.2%)
- Albanian: 4 (0.9%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 3 (0.7%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 1 (0.2%)
- English: 2 (0.4%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 25 (5.4%)
- Total: 463 (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. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

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### APA

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

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ziar-nad-hronom-slovakia-jobs-air-quality_e28234786fd6,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Žiar nad Hronom, 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/ziar-nad-hronom/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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