Poverty and living standards in Olomoucký kraj (Střední Morava, Czechia): official figures
Flats in the Olomouc Region sold for an average of CZK 47,729 per square metre in 2022-2024 and family houses for CZK 39,031, against CZK 61,483 and CZK 50,185 for Czechia; the flat price was 5th lowest of 14.
How many new homes are built in Olomouc Region?
1,909 new dwellings were completed in the Olomouc Region in 2024, 3.02 per 1,000 residents (higher than the Czech figure of 2.78), and construction started on 1,694 more.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Olomouc Region?
Police recorded 8,805 crimes in the Olomouc Region in 2024, 13.9 per 1,000 residents (7th lowest of 14; Czechia 15.9).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow safe is Olomouc Region?
54.8% of crimes recorded in the Olomouc Region in 2024 were cleared up, against 45.1% nationally; there were 115 burglaries of homes and 59 robberies.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get welfare benefits in Olomouc Region?
120.7 material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments were made per 1,000 residents of the Olomouc Region in 2024 (4th highest of 14), worth CZK 829 per resident against CZK 598 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many people get housing benefit in Olomouc Region?
The state housing allowance (příspěvek na bydlení) cost CZK 578 per resident of the Olomouc Region in 2024, with 425.3 payments per 1,000 residents (Czechia 370.7).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Olomouc Region?
The average full old-age pension in the Olomouc Region was CZK 20,235 a month in December 2024, lower than the Czech figure of CZK 20,736 and 2nd lowest of 14.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyIs there a waiting list for care homes in Olomouc Region?
At the end of 2024, 6,512 applications for a place in a home for the elderly in the Olomouc Region were unmet, 46.8 per 1,000 residents aged 65 or over (2nd highest of 14).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Olomouc Region?
Homes for the elderly and special-regime homes in the Olomouc Region had 28.2 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 Olomouc Region?
5.1% of households in the Olomouc Region said they made ends meet with great difficulty in 2024 and another 8.8% with difficulty (3rd highest of 14; Czechia 3.9% and 10.0%).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Olomoucký kraj compares with other regions in Czechia
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)
Olomoucký kraj ranks 8 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 16.5 |
| 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 |
Material-need (hmotná nouze) benefit payments per 1,000 residents (2024)
Olomoucký kraj ranks 4 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)
Olomoucký kraj ranks 2 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)
Olomoucký kraj ranks 13 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)
Olomoucký kraj ranks 3 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, % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 7.8 |
| 2 | Pardubický kraj | 7.5 |
| 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 |
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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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