Economy, jobs and prices in Bratislava, Slovakia: official figures

Bratislava's 5 districts had 9,300 registered jobseekers at the end of September 2026, and the available jobseekers among them equalled 2.73% of the city's 326,383 working-age residents (Slovakia: 4.02%).

What are the main jobs in Bratislava?

534,528 jobs were based in Bratislava in 2020; the biggest employers were public administration, education and health (24% of jobs) and trade, transport, hotels and restaurants (24%).

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How many tourists visit Bratislava?

Tourist accommodation in Bratislava recorded 916,148 nights in 2020, 46% by visitors from abroad.

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How many cars are there in Bratislava?

There were 400 registered cars per 1,000 residents in 2021.

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More figures

Among Bratislava's districts in September 2026, Bratislava IV had the highest share of available jobseekers (2.99%, 57th of 79 districts nationally) and Bratislava I the lowest (2.38%, 77th). Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
Employers had 45,742 vacancies registered with the labour offices in Bratislava at the end of September 2026, 0.2 jobseekers per vacancy. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 64% of residents of Bratislava were satisfied with public transport. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 67% of residents of Bratislava agreed that it is easy to find a good job in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy

More on Bratislava: overview · all cities in Slovakia

Sources

Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR): Monthly statistics on the number and structure of jobseekers and job vacancies, September 2026 (Mesačná štatistika, UoZaVPM_MS_2609), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ea75f62f042b…)
Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)

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