Living in Břeclav

In Břeclav, unemployment is 4.9% (2024).

Residents of Břeclav numbered 24,538 at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.94% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population24,538people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,815EUR/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 rate4.94%country median 4.1% — 20% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime1,050incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Břeclav.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Břeclav recorded 11,698 dwellings at the end of 2021.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesBřeclav highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

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Ostrava€4.83

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Jirkov€7.49

Chodov€7.45

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	16.44 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone fixed internet¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹³Official · national market
Dwellings	11,698 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official

Is Břeclav 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–72%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–68%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–66%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, 12,062 were in employment in Břeclav.

What is the unemployment rate in Břeclav?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 4.94 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Břeclav is 4.9%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1112–13

Břeclav 4.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,067 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Jihomoravský kraj, wage sphere¹¹Official · regional context
People in employment	12,062 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,815 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region¹⁶Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.94 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Břeclav. 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

Open the Czechia service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Břeclav?

Police recorded about 1,050 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 data⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,050 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data⁹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Břeclav's nearest airport was BRQ, 46 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	46 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BRQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Břeclav. 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

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Břeclav.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Břeclav?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁸

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

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.511WHO 5 · EU 25

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.41 · Feb 16.22 · Mar 20.72 · Apr 29.09 · May 31.81 · Jun 35.37 · Jul 38.02 · Aug 38.25 · Sep 33.52 · Oct 26.61 · Nov 19.55 · Dec 14.12 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.87 · Feb -21.25 · Mar -15.14 · Apr -6.52 · May -1.13 · Jun 3.61 · Jul 7.46 · Aug 6.6 · Sep 2.25 · Oct -5.31 · Nov -10.56 · Dec -21.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.56 · Feb -0.59 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 9.79 · May 14.74 · Jun 19.19 · Jul 21.45 · Aug 20.94 · Sep 15.38 · Oct 9.35 · Nov 4.25 · Dec -1.12 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, Břeclav had 12,498 residents who were female. Břeclav had 11,820 male residents at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Břeclav?

The published population was 24,538 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	12,498 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official
Male residents	11,820 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official
Population	24,538 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵Official

International community in Břeclav

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 group	People	Share
Total population	24,318	100.0%
Česká republika	23,426	96.3%
Slovenská republika	353	1.5%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	154	0.6%
Ukrajina	112	0.5%
Nezjištěno	60	0.2%
Dvojí občanství	40	0.2%
Rumunsko	38	0.2%
Ruská federace	16	0.1%
Moldavská republika	12	0.0%
Polská republika	12	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Čínská lidová republika	11	0.0%
Rakouská republika	10	0.0%
Maďarská republika	9	0.0%
Bulharská republika	6	0.0%
Běloruská republika	6	0.0%
Spolková republika Německo	4	0.0%
Italská republika	4	0.0%
Islámská republika Afghánistán	4	0.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie	4	0.0%
Bosna a Hercegovina	3	0.0%
Španělské království	3	0.0%
Turecká republika	3	0.0%
Guatemalská republika	2	0.0%
Indická republika	2	0.0%
Stát Izrael	2	0.0%
Mongolsko	2	0.0%
Republika Srbsko	2	0.0%
Spojené státy americké	2	0.0%
Chorvatská republika	1	0.0%
Okupované palestinské území	1	0.0%
Ghanská republika	1	0.0%
Lotyšská republika	1	0.0%
Spojené státy mexické	1	0.0%
Republika Černá Hora	1	0.0%
Arménská republika	1	0.0%
Nový Zéland	1	0.0%
Belgické království	1	0.0%
Slovinská republika	1	0.0%
Jihoafrická republika	1	0.0%
Švédské království	1	0.0%
Brazilská federativní republika	1	0.0%
Egyptská arabská republika	1	0.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska	1	0.0%
Republika Kosovo	1	0.0%

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total population	24,318	100.0%
Česká celkem	13,651	56.1%
Moravská celkem	4,639	19.1%
Slovenská celkem	587	2.4%
Romská celkem	94	0.4%
Vietnamská celkem	85	0.3%
Ukrajinská celkem	69	0.3%
Jiná celkem	56	0.2%
Československá celkem	27	0.1%
Maďarská celkem	24	0.1%
Moldavská celkem	24	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Rumunská celkem	24	0.1%
Evropská celkem	23	0.1%
Ruská celkem	18	0.1%
Německá celkem	17	0.1%
Polská celkem	16	0.1%
Rakouská celkem	13	0.1%
Bulharská celkem	12	0.0%
Čínská celkem	11	0.0%
Bosenská (muslimská) celkem	7	0.0%
Chorvatská celkem	7	0.0%
Americká (USA) celkem	6	0.0%
Anglická celkem	5	0.0%
Afghánská celkem	4	0.0%
Běloruská celkem	4	0.0%
Slezská celkem	4	0.0%
Španělská celkem	4	0.0%
Britská celkem	3	0.0%
Italská celkem	3	0.0%
Lotyšská celkem	3	0.0%
Makedonská celkem	3	0.0%
Rusínská celkem	3	0.0%
Řecká celkem	3	0.0%
Srbská celkem	3	0.0%
Irská celkem	2	0.0%
Mongolská celkem	2	0.0%
Arménská celkem	1	0.0%
Francouzská celkem	1	0.0%
Islandská celkem	1	0.0%
Kanadská celkem	1	0.0%
Slovinská celkem	1	0.0%
Turecká celkem	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Labour force	12,749 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official

Alternatives for people set on Břeclav

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.

Hustopeče as a Břeclav alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 2.5% Hustopeče vs 4.9% Břeclav−48%
Residents: 6,388 Hustopeče vs 24,538 Břeclav−74%
Median gross pay, region: €1,815 Hustopeče vs €1,815 Břeclavsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,050 Hustopeče vs 1,050 Břeclavsame level
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Hustopeče vs 11.0 µg/m³ Břeclavsame level

Full comparison More about Hustopeče

Zlín as a Břeclav alternative in the same country

78 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 24,538 Břeclav+204%
Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 4.9% Břeclav−38%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 11.0 µg/m³ Břeclav+18%
Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,815 Břeclav−6%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,050 Břeclav+4%

Full comparison More about Zlín

Cities near Břeclav

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

Hustopeče 22.8 km away

Rent: 12.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-06-30

Dubňany 23.2 km away

Rent: 9.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

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Bystrc24,349 residents Šumperk24,735 residents Uherské Hradiště24,887 residents Vsetín25,185 residents Havlíčkův Brod23,791 residents Chrudim23,564 residents

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Břeclav in rankings

#7 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Czechia

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Břeclav 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; Břeclav's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Břeclav?

The published population was 24,538 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Břeclav?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Břeclav?

What is the unemployment rate in Břeclav?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Břeclav?

The median gross salary is 1,815 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 Břeclav a good place to live?

Břeclav 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.

Which cities are near Břeclav?

Mikulov, Hodonín, Poysdorf, Holíč, Hustopeče are near Břeclav. 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 Břeclav?

The official citizenship distribution records 23,426 people (96.3%) 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.

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Břeclav, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6f5e8c9b437ca056eb47a108e85ceecd},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/breclav/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) citizenship distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
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