Poverty and living standards in Severovýchod, Czechia: official figures
Disposable household income was 16,800 PPS per person in 2024; 5th highest of 8 regions in Czechia.
How many people in Severovýchod are at risk of poverty?
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 12.1% in 2025, against 11.5% for Czechia; 4th highest of 8 regions in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does a flat cost in Severovýchod?
Flats in the Northeast (Severovýchod) sold for an average of CZK 49,025 per square metre in 2022-2024 and family houses for CZK 45,433, against CZK 61,483 and CZK 50,185 for Czechia; the flat price was 4th lowest of 8.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Severovýchod?
3,882 new dwellings were completed in the Northeast (Severovýchod) in 2024, 2.53 per 1,000 residents (lower than the Czech figure of 2.78), and construction started on 3,619 more.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Severovýchod?
Police recorded 19,395 crimes in the Northeast (Severovýchod) in 2024, 12.6 per 1,000 residents (2nd lowest of 8; Czechia 15.9).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow safe is Severovýchod?
52.1% of crimes recorded in the Northeast (Severovýchod) in 2024 were cleared up, against 45.1% nationally; there were 312 burglaries of homes and 130 robberies.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get welfare benefits in Severovýchod?
85.7 material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments were made per 1,000 residents of the Northeast (Severovýchod) in 2024 (4th highest of 8), worth CZK 486 per resident against CZK 598 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get housing benefit in Severovýchod?
The state housing allowance (příspěvek na bydlení) cost CZK 537 per resident of the Northeast (Severovýchod) in 2024, with 395.0 payments per 1,000 residents (Czechia 370.7).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Severovýchod?
The average full old-age pension in the Northeast (Severovýchod) was CZK 20,501 a month in December 2024, lower than the Czech figure of CZK 20,736 and 3rd lowest of 8.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyIs there a waiting list for care homes in Severovýchod?
At the end of 2024, 10,414 applications for a place in a home for the elderly in the Northeast (Severovýchod) were unmet, 31.3 per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over (4th lowest of 8).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Severovýchod?
Homes for the elderly and special-regime homes in the Northeast (Severovýchod) had 27.9 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 Severovýchod?
10.2% of people lived below the poverty line (60% of national median income after social transfers) in 2025, against 9.6% for Czechia as a whole; 4th highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 7.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Severovýchod cannot afford basic necessities?
In 2025, 3.0% of residents were severely materially and socially deprived (unable to afford 7 or more of 13 everyday necessities), against 2.6% for Czechia as a whole; 3rd highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 2.1%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many households in Severovýchod have nobody in work?
4.3% of people under 65 lived in households where adults worked less than a fifth of their potential in 2025, against 4.9% for Czechia as a whole; 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 3.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in Severovýchod?
After taxes and benefits, households had €14,800 per person to spend or save in 2024, compared with €15,900 nationally; 4th lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2014 it was €7,300.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Severovýchod use the internet?
91.4% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025, against 93.2% for Czechia as a whole; 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 77.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 87% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Severovýchod compares with other statistical regions
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)
Severovýchod ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Střední Morava | 12.3 |
Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents (2024)
Severovýchod ranks 4 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)
Severovýchod ranks 5 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)
Severovýchod ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Severozápad | CZK 20,293 |
At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) (2025)
Severovýchod ranks 4 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)
Severovýchod ranks 3 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)
Severovýchod ranks 6 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)
Severovýchod ranks 5 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)
Severovýchod ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People who use the internet regularly |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Střední Morava | 90.1% |
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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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_broad_h: Households with broadband, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b02c9a1ef222…)
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