Poverty and living standards in Jihočeský kraj (Jihozápad, Czechia): official figures
Flats in the South Bohemian Region sold for an average of CZK 48,960 per square metre in 2022-2024 and family houses for CZK 46,932, against CZK 61,483 and CZK 50,185 for Czechia; the flat price was 6th highest of 14.
How many new homes are built in South Bohemian Region?
1,569 new dwellings were completed in the South Bohemian Region in 2024, 2.40 per 1,000 residents (lower than the Czech figure of 2.78), and construction started on 1,868 more.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in South Bohemian Region?
Police recorded 8,111 crimes in the South Bohemian Region in 2024, 12.4 per 1,000 residents (5th lowest of 14; Czechia 15.9).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow safe is South Bohemian Region?
58.5% of crimes recorded in the South Bohemian Region in 2024 were cleared up, against 45.1% nationally; there were 117 burglaries of homes and 52 robberies.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get welfare benefits in South Bohemian Region?
73.6 material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments were made per 1,000 residents of the South Bohemian Region in 2024 (7th lowest of 14), worth CZK 396 per resident against CZK 598 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get housing benefit in South Bohemian Region?
The state housing allowance (příspěvek na bydlení) cost CZK 514 per resident of the South Bohemian Region in 2024, with 376.2 payments per 1,000 residents (Czechia 370.7).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in South Bohemian Region?
The average full old-age pension in the South Bohemian Region was CZK 20,572 a month in December 2024, lower than the Czech figure of CZK 20,736 and 5th highest of 14.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyIs there a waiting list for care homes in South Bohemian Region?
At the end of 2024, 9,684 applications for a place in a home for the elderly in the South Bohemian Region were unmet, 68.0 per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over (the highest of 14).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many care home places are there in South Bohemian Region?
Homes for the elderly and special-regime homes in the South Bohemian Region had 30.2 beds per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over at the end of 2024 (Czechia 27.7).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many households struggle financially in South Bohemian Region?
4.5% of households in the South Bohemian Region said they made ends meet with great difficulty in 2024 and another 10.7% with difficulty (4th highest of 14; Czechia 3.9% and 10.0%).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Jihočeský kraj compares with other regions in Czechia
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)
Jihočeský kraj ranks 10 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 14.6 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 13.9 |
| 9 | Středočeský kraj | 13.0 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 12.4 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 12.1 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 10.5 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 10.0 |
Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents (2024)
Jihočeský kraj ranks 8 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 107.2 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 77.3 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 76.4 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 73.6 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 73.5 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 70.5 |
| 11 | Hlavní město Praha | 70.1 |
Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ (31 Dec 2024)
Jihočeský kraj ranks 1 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 68.0 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 46.8 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 36.1 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 34.3 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 33.7 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 32.0 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 31.5 |
Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK (Dec 2024)
Jihočeský kraj ranks 5 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | CZK 21,017 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | CZK 20,810 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | CZK 20,606 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | CZK 20,572 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | CZK 20,562 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | CZK 20,552 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | CZK 20,521 |
Households that made ends meet with great difficulty, % (2024)
Jihočeský kraj ranks 4 of 14, highest first. From the household income survey (SILC); small samples in small regions.
| Rank | Area | Households that made ends meet with great difficulty, % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 7.8 |
| 2 | Pardubický kraj | 7.5 |
| 3 | Olomoucký kraj | 5.1 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 4.5 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 4.4 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 4.4 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 4.4 |
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Sources
- Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ): Comparison of Regions in the Czech Republic 2025 (Srovnání krajů v České republice 2025), all tables in XLSX, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 efb6d3c5e32a…)
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