Poverty and living standards in Hlavní město Praha (Praha, Czechia): official figures
Flats in Prague sold for an average of CZK 111,088 per square metre in 2022-2024 and family houses for CZK 107,339, against CZK 61,483 and CZK 50,185 for Czechia; the flat price was the highest of 14.
How many new homes are built in Prague?
6,489 new dwellings were completed in Prague in 2024, 4.64 per 1,000 residents (higher than the Czech figure of 2.78), and construction started on 8,191 more.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Prague?
Police recorded 38,435 crimes in Prague in 2024, 27.5 per 1,000 residents (the highest of 14; Czechia 15.9).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow safe is Prague?
26.8% of crimes recorded in Prague in 2024 were cleared up, against 45.1% nationally; there were 685 burglaries of homes and 182 robberies.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get welfare benefits in Prague?
70.1 material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments were made per 1,000 residents of Prague in 2024 (4th lowest of 14), worth CZK 388 per resident against CZK 598 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get housing benefit in Prague?
The state housing allowance (příspěvek na bydlení) cost CZK 194 per resident of Prague in 2024, with 146.1 payments per 1,000 residents (Czechia 370.7).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Prague?
The average full old-age pension in Prague was CZK 21,941 a month in December 2024, higher than the Czech figure of CZK 20,736 and the highest of 14.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyIs there a waiting list for care homes in Prague?
At the end of 2024, 7,272 applications for a place in a home for the elderly in Prague were unmet, 28.2 per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over (7th lowest of 14).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Prague?
Homes for the elderly and special-regime homes in Prague had 16.8 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 Prague?
4.4% of households in Prague said they made ends meet with great difficulty in 2024 and another 7.7% with difficulty (5th highest of 14; Czechia 3.9% and 10.0%).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Hlavní město Praha compares with other regions in Czechia
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 1 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 27.5 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 19.6 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 17.2 |
| 4 | Karlovarský kraj | 16.9 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 16.5 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 14.7 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 14.6 |
Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents (2024)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 11 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 50.0 |
Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ (31 Dec 2024)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 8 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 33.7 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 32.0 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 31.5 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 28.2 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 27.0 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 26.2 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 24.0 |
Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK (Dec 2024)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 1 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)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 5 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, % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3.3 |
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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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