Poverty and living standards in Moravskoslezsko, Czechia: official figures
Disposable household income was 16,000 PPS per person in 2024; 7th highest of 8 regions in Czechia.
How many people in Moravskoslezsko are at risk of poverty?
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 14.5% in 2025, against 11.5% for Czechia; the highest of 8 regions in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does a flat cost in Moravskoslezsko?
Flats in Moravia-Silesia (Moravskoslezsko) sold for an average of CZK 41,463 per square metre in 2022-2024 and family houses for CZK 42,070, against CZK 61,483 and CZK 50,185 for Czechia; the flat price was 2nd lowest of 8.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Moravskoslezsko?
1,980 new dwellings were completed in Moravia-Silesia (Moravskoslezsko) in 2024, 1.67 per 1,000 residents (lower than the Czech figure of 2.78), and construction started on 2,839 more.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Moravskoslezsko?
Police recorded 20,396 crimes in Moravia-Silesia (Moravskoslezsko) in 2024, 17.2 per 1,000 residents (3rd highest of 8; Czechia 15.9).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow safe is Moravskoslezsko?
54.8% of crimes recorded in Moravia-Silesia (Moravskoslezsko) in 2024 were cleared up, against 45.1% nationally; there were 330 burglaries of homes and 264 robberies.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get welfare benefits in Moravskoslezsko?
210.2 material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments were made per 1,000 residents of Moravia-Silesia (Moravskoslezsko) in 2024 (the highest of 8), worth CZK 1,389 per resident against CZK 598 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get housing benefit in Moravskoslezsko?
The state housing allowance (příspěvek na bydlení) cost CZK 722 per resident of Moravia-Silesia (Moravskoslezsko) in 2024, with 546.0 payments per 1,000 residents (Czechia 370.7).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Moravskoslezsko?
The average full old-age pension in Moravia-Silesia (Moravskoslezsko) was CZK 20,810 a month in December 2024, level with the Czech figure of CZK 20,736 and 3rd highest of 8.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyIs there a waiting list for care homes in Moravskoslezsko?
At the end of 2024, 8,037 applications for a place in a home for the elderly in Moravia-Silesia (Moravskoslezsko) were unmet, 31.5 per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over (4th highest of 8).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Moravskoslezsko?
Homes for the elderly and special-regime homes in Moravia-Silesia (Moravskoslezsko) had 29.9 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 copyWhat is the poverty rate in Moravskoslezsko?
12.7% of people lived below the poverty line (60% of national median income after social transfers) in 2025, compared with 9.6% nationally; the highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 16.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Moravskoslezsko cannot afford basic necessities?
In 2025, 3.8% of residents were severely materially and socially deprived (unable to afford 7 or more of 13 everyday necessities), compared with 2.6% nationally; the highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 9.3%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many households in Moravskoslezsko have nobody in work?
Very low work intensity affected 7.2% of people under 65 in 2025 (households where working-age adults worked under 20% of the time they could), compared with 4.9% nationally; the highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 15.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in Moravskoslezsko?
Disposable household income averaged €14,200 per person in 2024 (Czechia: €15,900); 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2014 it was €6,900.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Moravskoslezsko use the internet?
93.6% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025, compared with 93.2% nationally; 4th highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 74.3%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 89% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Moravskoslezsko compares with other statistical regions
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)
Moravskoslezsko ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 27.5 |
| 2 | Severozápad | 18.9 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezsko | 17.2 |
| 4 | Jihozápad | 13.5 |
| 5 | Jihovýchod | 13.3 |
| 6 | Střední Čechy | 13.0 |
| 7 | Severovýchod | 12.6 |
Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents (2024)
Moravskoslezsko ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezsko | 210.2 |
| 2 | Severozápad | 194.2 |
| 3 | Střední Morava | 92.5 |
| 4 | Severovýchod | 85.7 |
| 5 | Jihozápad | 72.1 |
| 6 | Praha | 70.1 |
| 7 | Jihovýchod | 66.5 |
Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ (31 Dec 2024)
Moravskoslezsko ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihozápad | 43.6 |
| 2 | Střední Morava | 37.3 |
| 3 | Střední Čechy | 34.3 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezsko | 31.5 |
| 5 | Severovýchod | 31.3 |
| 6 | Praha | 28.2 |
| 7 | Severozápad | 27.5 |
Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK (Dec 2024)
Moravskoslezsko ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | CZK 21,941 |
| 2 | Střední Čechy | CZK 21,017 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezsko | CZK 20,810 |
| 4 | Jihozápad | CZK 20,588 |
| 5 | Jihovýchod | CZK 20,545 |
| 6 | Severovýchod | CZK 20,501 |
| 7 | Střední Morava | CZK 20,374 |
At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) (2025)
Moravskoslezsko ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezsko | 12.7% |
| 2 | Jihozápad | 11.7% |
| 3 | Severozápad | 11.3% |
| 4 | Severovýchod | 10.2% |
| 5 | Střední Čechy | 9.9% |
| 6 | Střední Morava | 9.0% |
| 7 | Jihovýchod | 6.8% |
Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)
Moravskoslezsko ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Severe material and social deprivation rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezsko | 3.8% |
| 2 | Jihozápad | 3.4% |
| 3 | Severovýchod | 3.0% |
| 4 | Severozápad | 3.0% |
| 5 | Praha | 2.7% |
| 6 | Střední Čechy | 2.5% |
| 7 | Jihovýchod | 1.7% |
People in households with very low work intensity (2025)
Moravskoslezsko ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households with very low work intensity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezsko | 7.2% |
| 2 | Jihovýchod | 5.9% |
| 3 | Jihozápad | 5.6% |
| 4 | Severozápad | 5.6% |
| 5 | Střední Morava | 4.7% |
| 6 | Severovýchod | 4.3% |
| 7 | Střední Čechy | 3.4% |
Disposable household income per person (euros) (2024)
Moravskoslezsko ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable household income per person (euros) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Střední Čechy | €17,200 |
| 3 | Jihovýchod | €15,600 |
| 4 | Jihozápad | €15,300 |
| 5 | Severovýchod | €14,800 |
| 6 | Střední Morava | €14,500 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezsko | €14,200 |
| 8 | Severozápad | €13,900 |
People who use the internet regularly (2025)
Moravskoslezsko ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People who use the internet regularly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 98.6% |
| 2 | Jihozápad | 95.0% |
| 3 | Střední Čechy | 94.0% |
| 4 | Moravskoslezsko | 93.6% |
| 5 | Jihovýchod | 92.3% |
| 6 | Severovýchod | 91.4% |
| 7 | Severozápad | 91.0% |
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- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2hhinc: Disposable household income per person (PPS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd6019768e9f…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps11n: At risk of poverty or social exclusion, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 94dcf245d20e…)
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