Poverty and living standards in Plzeňský kraj (Jihozápad, Czechia): official figures
Flats in the Plzeň Region sold for an average of CZK 51,134 per square metre in 2022-2024 and family houses for CZK 44,719, against CZK 61,483 and CZK 50,185 for Czechia; the flat price was 4th highest of 14.
How many new homes are built in Plzeň Region?
1,845 new dwellings were completed in the Plzeň Region in 2024, 3.00 per 1,000 residents (higher than the Czech figure of 2.78), and construction started on 2,698 more.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Plzeň Region?
Police recorded 8,996 crimes in the Plzeň Region in 2024, 14.6 per 1,000 residents (7th highest of 14; Czechia 15.9).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow safe is Plzeň Region?
41.0% of crimes recorded in the Plzeň Region in 2024 were cleared up, against 45.1% nationally; there were 199 burglaries of homes and 81 robberies.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get welfare benefits in Plzeň Region?
70.5 material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments were made per 1,000 residents of the Plzeň Region in 2024 (5th lowest of 14), worth CZK 381 per resident against CZK 598 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get housing benefit in Plzeň Region?
The state housing allowance (příspěvek na bydlení) cost CZK 364 per resident of the Plzeň Region in 2024, with 268.1 payments per 1,000 residents (Czechia 370.7).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Plzeň Region?
The average full old-age pension in the Plzeň Region was CZK 20,606 a month in December 2024, lower than the Czech figure of CZK 20,736 and 4th highest of 14.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyIs there a waiting list for care homes in Plzeň Region?
At the end of 2024, 2,084 applications for a place in a home for the elderly in the Plzeň Region were unmet, 16.4 per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over (3rd lowest of 14).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Plzeň Region?
Homes for the elderly and special-regime homes in the Plzeň Region had 26.0 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 Plzeň Region?
2.5% of households in the Plzeň Region said they made ends meet with great difficulty in 2024 and another 13.1% with difficulty (2nd lowest of 14; Czechia 3.9% and 10.0%).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Plzeňský kraj compares with other regions in Czechia
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)
Plzeňský kraj ranks 7 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Karlovarský kraj | 16.9 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 16.5 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 14.7 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 14.6 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 13.9 |
| 9 | Středočeský kraj | 13.0 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 12.4 |
Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents (2024)
Plzeňský kraj ranks 10 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | Středočeský kraj | 63.1 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 61.8 |
Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ (31 Dec 2024)
Plzeňský kraj ranks 12 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 28.2 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 27.0 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 26.2 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 24.0 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 16.4 |
| 13 | Jihomoravský kraj | 15.7 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 11.0 |
Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK (Dec 2024)
Plzeňský kraj ranks 4 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | CZK 21,941 |
| 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 |
Households that made ends meet with great difficulty, % (2024)
Plzeňský kraj ranks 13 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, % |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3.3 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 3.3 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 3.3 |
| 11 | Středočeský kraj | 3.0 |
| 12 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2.6 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 2.5 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 0.9 |
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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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