Poverty and living standards in Středočeský kraj (Střední Čechy, Czechia): official figures
Flats in the Central Bohemian Region sold for an average of CZK 55,582 per square metre in 2022-2024 and family houses for CZK 66,493, against CZK 61,483 and CZK 50,185 for Czechia; the flat price was 3rd highest of 14.
How many new homes are built in Central Bohemian Region?
4,951 new dwellings were completed in the Central Bohemian Region in 2024, 3.38 per 1,000 residents (higher than the Czech figure of 2.78), and construction started on 5,322 more.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Central Bohemian Region?
Police recorded 19,033 crimes in the Central Bohemian Region in 2024, 13.0 per 1,000 residents (6th lowest of 14; Czechia 15.9).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow safe is Central Bohemian Region?
43.8% of crimes recorded in the Central Bohemian Region in 2024 were cleared up, against 45.1% nationally; there were 484 burglaries of homes and 115 robberies.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get welfare benefits in Central Bohemian Region?
63.1 material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments were made per 1,000 residents of the Central Bohemian Region in 2024 (3rd lowest of 14), worth CZK 370 per resident against CZK 598 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get housing benefit in Central Bohemian Region?
The state housing allowance (příspěvek na bydlení) cost CZK 378 per resident of the Central Bohemian Region in 2024, with 279.4 payments per 1,000 residents (Czechia 370.7).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Central Bohemian Region?
The average full old-age pension in the Central Bohemian Region was CZK 21,017 a month in December 2024, higher than the Czech figure of CZK 20,736 and 2nd highest of 14.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyIs there a waiting list for care homes in Central Bohemian Region?
At the end of 2024, 9,441 applications for a place in a home for the elderly in the Central Bohemian Region were unmet, 34.3 per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over (4th highest of 14).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Central Bohemian Region?
Homes for the elderly and special-regime homes in the Central Bohemian Region had 31.4 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 Central Bohemian Region?
3.0% of households in the Central Bohemian Region said they made ends meet with great difficulty in 2024 and another 12.5% with difficulty (4th lowest of 14; Czechia 3.9% and 10.0%).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Středočeský kraj compares with other regions in Czechia
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)
Středočeský kraj ranks 9 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 14.7 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 14.6 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 13.9 |
| 9 | Středočeský kraj | 13.0 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 12.4 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 12.1 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 10.5 |
Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents (2024)
Středočeský kraj ranks 12 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)
Středočeský kraj ranks 4 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unmet applications for places in homes for the elderly per 1,000 residents aged 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 68.0 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 46.8 |
| 3 | Královéhradecký kraj | 36.1 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 34.3 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 33.7 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 32.0 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 31.5 |
Average monthly old-age pension (full), CZK (Dec 2024)
Středočeský kraj ranks 2 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)
Středočeský kraj ranks 11 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, % |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3.3 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 3.3 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 3.3 |
| 11 | Středočeský kraj | 3.0 |
| 12 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2.6 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 2.5 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 0.9 |
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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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