Poverty and living standards in Karlovarský kraj (Severozápad, Czechia): official figures
Flats in the Karlovy Vary Region sold for an average of CZK 35,543 per square metre in 2022-2024 and family houses for CZK 38,642, against CZK 61,483 and CZK 50,185 for Czechia; the flat price was the lowest of 14.
How many new homes are built in Karlovy Vary Region?
575 new dwellings were completed in the Karlovy Vary Region in 2024, 1.96 per 1,000 residents (lower than the Czech figure of 2.78), and construction started on 548 more.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Karlovy Vary Region?
Police recorded 4,954 crimes in the Karlovy Vary Region in 2024, 16.9 per 1,000 residents (4th highest of 14; Czechia 15.9).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow safe is Karlovy Vary Region?
49.4% of crimes recorded in the Karlovy Vary Region in 2024 were cleared up, against 45.1% nationally; there were 141 burglaries of homes and 55 robberies.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get welfare benefits in Karlovy Vary Region?
158.3 material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments were made per 1,000 residents of the Karlovy Vary Region in 2024 (3rd highest of 14), worth CZK 841 per resident against CZK 598 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get housing benefit in Karlovy Vary Region?
The state housing allowance (příspěvek na bydlení) cost CZK 528 per resident of the Karlovy Vary Region in 2024, with 406.2 payments per 1,000 residents (Czechia 370.7).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Karlovy Vary Region?
The average full old-age pension in the Karlovy Vary Region was CZK 19,933 a month in December 2024, lower than the Czech figure of CZK 20,736 and the lowest of 14.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyIs there a waiting list for care homes in Karlovy Vary Region?
At the end of 2024, 695 applications for a place in a home for the elderly in the Karlovy Vary Region were unmet, 11.0 per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over (the lowest of 14).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Karlovy Vary Region?
Homes for the elderly and special-regime homes in the Karlovy Vary Region had 26.3 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 Karlovy Vary Region?
4.4% of households in the Karlovy Vary Region said they made ends meet with great difficulty in 2024 and another 3.1% with difficulty (6th highest of 14; Czechia 3.9% and 10.0%).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Karlovarský kraj compares with other regions in Czechia
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 4 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)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 3 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 210.2 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 207.3 |
| 3 | Karlovarský kraj | 158.3 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 120.7 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 107.2 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 77.3 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 76.4 |
Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ (31 Dec 2024)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 14 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)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 14 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | CZK 20,521 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | CZK 20,508 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | CZK 20,486 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | CZK 20,458 |
| 12 | Ústecký kraj | CZK 20,427 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | CZK 20,235 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | CZK 19,933 |
Households that made ends meet with great difficulty, % (2024)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 6 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, % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 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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