Poverty and living standards in Praha, Czechia: official figures
Disposable household income was 23,800 PPS per person in 2024; the highest of 8 regions in Czechia.
How many people in Praha are at risk of poverty?
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 9.1% in 2025, against 11.5% for Czechia; 7th highest of 8 regions in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does a flat cost in Prague?
Flats in the Prague cohesion region 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 8.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Prague?
6,489 new dwellings were completed in the Prague cohesion region 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 the Prague cohesion region in 2024, 27.5 per 1,000 residents (the highest of 8; Czechia 15.9).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow safe is Prague?
26.8% of crimes recorded in the Prague cohesion region 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 the Prague cohesion region in 2024 (3rd lowest of 8), 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 the Prague cohesion region 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 the Prague cohesion region was CZK 21,941 a month in December 2024, higher than the Czech figure of CZK 20,736 and the highest of 8.
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 the Prague cohesion region were unmet, 28.2 per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over (3rd lowest of 8).
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 the Prague cohesion region 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 copyWhat is the poverty rate in Praha?
The at-risk-of-poverty rate was 6.8% in 2025, measured against 60% of median income in Czechia (Czechia: 9.6%); the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 5.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Praha cannot afford basic necessities?
2.7% of people suffered severe material and social deprivation in 2025, meaning they could not afford at least 7 of 13 basic items such as heating, a week away or replacing worn-out furniture (Czechia: 2.6%); 4th lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 3.7%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many households in Praha have nobody in work?
Very low work intensity affected 2.7% of people under 65 in 2025 (households where working-age adults worked under 20% of the time they could) (Czechia: 4.9%); the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 3.7%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in Praha?
After taxes and benefits, households had €21,000 per person to spend or save in 2024, against €15,900 for Czechia as a whole; the highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2014 it was €10,200.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Praha use the internet?
98.6% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025 (Czechia: 93.2%); the highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 90.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 94% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Praha compares with other statistical regions
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)
Praha ranks 1 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)
Praha ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Střední Čechy | 63.1 |
Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ (31 Dec 2024)
Praha ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Jihovýchod | 18.9 |
Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK (Dec 2024)
Praha ranks 1 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)
Praha ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Praha | 6.8% |
Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)
Praha ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Severe material and social deprivation rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Střední Morava | 1.4% |
People in households with very low work intensity (2025)
Praha ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households with very low work intensity |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Praha | 2.7% |
Disposable household income per person (euros) (2024)
Praha ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Disposable household income per person (euros) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | €21,000 |
| 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 |
People who use the internet regularly (2025)
Praha ranks 1 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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Sources
- 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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_broad_h: Households with broadband, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b02c9a1ef222…)
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