Poverty and living standards in Severozápad, Czechia: official figures
Disposable household income was 15,700 PPS per person in 2024; the lowest of 8 regions in Czechia.
How many people in Severozápad are at risk of poverty?
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 13.5% in 2025, against 11.5% for Czechia; 3rd highest of 8 regions in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does a flat cost in Severozápad?
Flats in the Northwest (Severozápad) sold for an average of CZK 35,557 per square metre in 2022-2024 and family houses for CZK 39,562, against CZK 61,483 and CZK 50,185 for Czechia; the flat price was the lowest of 8.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Severozápad?
1,573 new dwellings were completed in the Northwest (Severozápad) in 2024, 1.43 per 1,000 residents (lower than the Czech figure of 2.78), and construction started on 1,548 more.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Severozápad?
Police recorded 20,812 crimes in the Northwest (Severozápad) in 2024, 18.9 per 1,000 residents (2nd highest of 8; Czechia 15.9).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow safe is Severozápad?
57.4% of crimes recorded in the Northwest (Severozápad) in 2024 were cleared up, against 45.1% nationally; there were 441 burglaries of homes and 278 robberies.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get welfare benefits in Severozápad?
194.2 material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments were made per 1,000 residents of the Northwest (Severozápad) in 2024 (2nd highest of 8), worth CZK 1,098 per resident against CZK 598 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get housing benefit in Severozápad?
The state housing allowance (příspěvek na bydlení) cost CZK 647 per resident of the Northwest (Severozápad) in 2024, with 508.1 payments per 1,000 residents (Czechia 370.7).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Severozápad?
The average full old-age pension in the Northwest (Severozápad) was CZK 20,293 a month in December 2024, lower than the Czech figure of CZK 20,736 and the lowest of 8.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyIs there a waiting list for care homes in Severozápad?
At the end of 2024, 6,351 applications for a place in a home for the elderly in the Northwest (Severozápad) were unmet, 27.5 per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over (2nd lowest of 8).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Severozápad?
Homes for the elderly and special-regime homes in the Northwest (Severozápad) had 32.1 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 Severozápad?
11.3% 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; 3rd highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 16.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Severozápad cannot afford basic necessities?
3.0% 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, against 2.6% for Czechia as a whole; 4th highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 9.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many households in Severozápad have nobody in work?
Very low work intensity affected 5.6% of people under 65 in 2025 (households where working-age adults worked under 20% of the time they could), against 4.9% for Czechia as a whole; 4th highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 14.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in Severozápad?
After taxes and benefits, households had €13,900 per person to spend or save in 2024, compared with €15,900 nationally; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2014 it was €6,600.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Severozápad use the internet?
91.0% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025, against 93.2% for Czechia as a whole; 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 68.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 86% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Severozápad compares with other statistical regions
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)
Severozápad ranks 2 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)
Severozápad ranks 2 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)
Severozápad ranks 7 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)
Severozápad ranks 8 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)
Severozápad ranks 3 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)
Severozápad ranks 4 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)
Severozápad ranks 4 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)
Severozápad ranks 8 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)
Severozápad ranks 7 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…)
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