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Living in Bílovec

In Bílovec, unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Bílovec had a population of 7,411. Bílovec registered an unemployment rate of 4.56% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Bílovec stood at 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0736 sources

Population7,411people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,745EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region
Unemployment rate4.56%country median 4.1% — 11% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime1,331incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data
PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Bílovec?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CzechiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bílovec.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Bílovec recorded 3,389 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Bílovec. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bílovec recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesBílovec highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bílovec highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53
Čelákovice€12.51
Milovice€10.98
Studénka€8.97
Plzeň€5.92
Ostrava€4.83
Show the other 6 cities
Klášterec nad Ohří€8.39
Prague€8.25
Krupka€8.10
Brno€7.50
Jirkov€7.49
Chodov€7.45
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.44 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone fixed internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB18Official · national market
Dwellings3,389 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official

Is Bílovec a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on housing · range 42–64%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%
Student51%strong on safety, weak on education · range 39–63%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–66%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, 3,487 were in employment in Bílovec.

What is the unemployment rate in Bílovec?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.56 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Bílovec is 4.6%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,889 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Moravskoslezský kraj, wage sphere17Official · regional context
People in employment3,487 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,745 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region21Official · county
Unemployment rate4.56 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bílovec. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service

Úřad práce České republiky

Job SearchRegistration
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bílovec. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Bílovec?

Police recorded about 1,331 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data15

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,331 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data15Official · county

Mobility and administration

Bílovec's nearest airport was OSR, 10 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Distance to the nearest major airport10 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)OSR3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bílovec. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adaptation and integration courses “Welcome to the Czech Republic” — Civic Orientation

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For third-country nationals with qualifying long-term or permanent residence.

CzechIn PersonCo-payment
Open official information

Centres for Support of Integration of Foreigners — counselling, language and sociocultural support — Welcome Program

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For foreigners legally residing in the Czech Republic, people granted international protection.

CzechIn Person, OnlineFree
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bílovec.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bílovec?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency10

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.7 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 15.1 · May 19.6 · Jun 23.2 · Jul 25.4 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 14 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 2.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.7 · Feb -3 · Mar -0.2 · Apr 3.8 · May 8.2 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 2 · Dec -2.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.6 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 9.7 · May 14.2 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 0.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 26.2 · Feb 25.9 · Mar 33.9 · Apr 44.1 · May 83.9 · Jun 96 · Jul 96.7 · Aug 69.2 · Sep 74.2 · Oct 51.7 · Nov 39.7 · Dec 31.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 51.2 · Feb 71.3 · Mar 121.6 · Apr 183 · May 213.3 · Jun 224.4 · Jul 242 · Aug 237.5 · Sep 160.6 · Oct 111.5 · Nov 60.5 · Dec 45.5 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI27Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, Bílovec had 3,657 residents who were female. The count of male residents in Bílovec was 3,502 at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Bílovec?

The published population was 7,411 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents3,657 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Male residents3,502 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Population7,411 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official

International community in Bílovec

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population7,159100.0%
Česká republika7,00797.9%
Ukrajina560.8%
Vietnamská socialistická republika390.5%
Slovenská republika280.4%
Bulharská republika70.1%
Dvojí občanství70.1%
Polská republika50.1%
Indická republika20.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie20.0%
Běloruská republika10.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Spolková republika Německo10.0%
Austrálie10.0%
Irsko10.0%
Moldavská republika10.0%
Nezjištěno10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population7,159100.0%
Česká celkem4,39261.3%
Moravská celkem3224.5%
Slezská celkem1201.7%
Slovenská celkem961.3%
Ukrajinská celkem260.4%
Jiná celkem160.2%
Německá celkem160.2%
Vietnamská celkem160.2%
Romská celkem150.2%
Československá celkem110.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Polská celkem100.1%
Ruská celkem40.1%
Americká (USA) celkem20.0%
Australská celkem20.0%
Britská celkem20.0%
Bulharská celkem20.0%
Evropská celkem20.0%
Francouzská celkem20.0%
Indická celkem20.0%
Italská celkem20.0%
Řecká celkem20.0%
Azerbájdžánská celkem10.0%
Běloruská celkem10.0%
Maďarská celkem10.0%
Makedonská celkem10.0%
Moldavská celkem10.0%
Rakouská celkem10.0%
Španělská celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force3,678 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official

Alternatives for people set on Bílovec

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Hradec nad Moravicí as a Bílovec alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 2.4% Hradec nad Moravicí vs 4.6% Bílovec−47%
  • Residents: 5,459 Hradec nad Moravicí vs 7,411 Bílovec−26%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,367 Hradec nad Moravicí vs 1,331 Bílovecsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,745 Hradec nad Moravicí vs €1,745 Bílovecsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Hradec nad Moravicí vs 15.0 µg/m³ Bílovecsame level
Full comparisonMore about Hradec nad Moravicí

Zlín as a Bílovec alternative in the same country

63 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 7,411 Bílovec+908%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 4.6% Bílovec−33%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,331 Bílovec−18%
  • Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 15.0 µg/m³ Bílovec−13%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,745 Bílovecsame level
Full comparisonMore about Zlín

Cities near Bílovec

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Ostrava Satellite · 21.7 km away
Rent
4.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2017-12-31
Studénka 5.8 km away
Rent
8.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Fulnek 9.5 km away
Rent
8.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Příbor 15.8 km away
Rent
9.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

Other cities in Czechia to compare with Bílovec, nearest in population first.

All Czechia cities
Petřvald7,409 residentsVratimov7,434 residentsVodňany7,383 residentsFrýdlant7,379 residentsČeský Brod7,487 residentsOdry7,314 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bílovec when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Czech-language courses for foreigners (NPI cizinci.npi.cz portal + school adaptation support). How to enrol a child (msmt.gov.cz).

A country-wide rule for Czechia; Bílovec's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Bílovec part of Ostrava?

Bílovec is identified as a satellite of Ostrava. It is about 19.1 km away by straight-line distance. Ostrava city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source9

Which comparable places record less crime than Bílovec?

9 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Bílovec in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Bílovec: 770.2 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents (2024).

Lomnice nad Popelkou — 496.9 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Zubří — 522.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Nová Paka — 529.8 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Třemošná — 554.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Hradec nad Moravicí — 674.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Dolní Lutyně — 677.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Bystřice — 683.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Týnec nad Sázavou — 699.7 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source12

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bílovec?

The published population was 7,411 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Bílovec?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Bílovec?

Police recorded about 1,331 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data.

What is the unemployment rate in Bílovec?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Bílovec?

The median gross salary is 1,745 EUR/month. Source: Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region.

Is Bílovec a good place to live?

Bílovec may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Bílovec part of Ostrava?

Bílovec is identified as a satellite of Ostrava. It is about 19.1 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Bílovec?

Ostrava, Studénka, Fulnek, Příbor, Hradec nad Moravicí are near Bílovec. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Česká republika citizenship group in Bílovec?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,007 people (97.9%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (2021-03-26). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Which comparable places record less crime than Bílovec?

9 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Bílovec in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Policie ČR Mapy kriminality municipal 2024 + CZSO population municipalities 1 January 2024, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bílovec, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a2653f62337950fed4d17303d4a83a2a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/bilovec/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bílovec, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/bilovec/},
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}
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