Living in Český Těšín
In Český Těšín, unemployment is 6.3% (2024).
The population of Český Těšín totalled 23,075 at the end of 2024. Český Těšín registered an unemployment rate of 6.28% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Český Těšín stood at 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Český Těšín?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
The city had 11,423 dwellings at the end of 2021.
No city-level rent figure is published for Český Těšín. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Český Těšín 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.
Work and income
At the end of 2021, employment in Český Těšín reached 10,634.
What is the unemployment rate in Český Těšín?
The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 6.28 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
Český Těšín 6.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,889 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Moravskoslezský kraj, wage sphere16Official · regional context |
| People in employment | 10,634 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,745 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 region21Official · county |
| Unemployment rate | 6.28 %country median 4.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Český Těšín. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Český Těšín. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Český Těšín?
Police recorded about 1,884 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 data14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,884 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | KROK Database — 2025 open data14Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Český Těšín's nearest airport was OSR, 37 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Český Těšín. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Český Těšín?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
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 | 16 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 9.39 · Feb 11.93 · Mar 16.77 · Apr 24.07 · May 27.82 · Jun 30.94 · Jul 34.07 · Aug 33.64 · Sep 31.8 · Oct 22.63 · Nov 18.87 · Dec 11.21 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -25.94 · Feb -29.93 · Mar -22.94 · Apr -10.61 · May -2.29 · Jun 2.82 · Jul 4.92 · Aug 4.45 · Sep -0.62 · Oct -5.92 · Nov -17.11 · Dec -20.94 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -4.52 · Feb -3.08 · Mar 1.12 · Apr 7.24 · May 12.11 · Jun 15.92 · Jul 17.99 · Aug 17.82 · Sep 12.76 · Oct 7.51 · Nov 2.88 · Dec -2.58 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
Český Těšín had 11,971 female residents at the end of 2021. The male population of Český Těšín was 11,159.
How many people live in Český Těšín?
The published population was 23,075 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
International community in Český Těšín
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 | 23,130 | 100.0% |
| Česká republika | 22,142 | 95.7% |
| Polská republika | 525 | 2.3% |
| Vietnamská socialistická republika | 133 | 0.6% |
| Slovenská republika | 131 | 0.6% |
| Dvojí občanství | 54 | 0.2% |
| Nezjištěno | 39 | 0.2% |
| Filipínská republika | 31 | 0.1% |
| Ukrajina | 10 | 0.0% |
| Irácká republika | 8 | 0.0% |
| Ruská federace | 7 | 0.0% |
Show 26 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pákistánská islámská republika | 5 | 0.0% |
| Spojené státy americké | 5 | 0.0% |
| Italská republika | 4 | 0.0% |
| Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska | 4 | 0.0% |
| Maďarská republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Korejská republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tuniská republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Čínská lidová republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Spolková republika Německo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Belgické království | 2 | 0.0% |
| Egyptská arabská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bulharská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Běloruská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chorvatská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Finská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Řecká republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Indonéská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irsko | 1 | 0.0% |
| Republika Pobřeží Slonoviny | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rakouská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Spojené státy mexické | 1 | 0.0% |
| Portugalská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivijská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bosna a Hercegovina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Španělské království | 1 | 0.0% |
| Brazilská federativní republika | 1 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | 23,130 | 100.0% |
| Česká celkem | 13,436 | 58.1% |
| Polská celkem | 3,297 | 14.3% |
| Slezská celkem | 891 | 3.9% |
| Slovenská celkem | 638 | 2.8% |
| Moravská celkem | 321 | 1.4% |
| Vietnamská celkem | 115 | 0.5% |
| Jiná celkem | 54 | 0.2% |
| Romská celkem | 47 | 0.2% |
| Německá celkem | 45 | 0.2% |
| Maďarská celkem | 24 | 0.1% |
Show 31 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Československá celkem | 23 | 0.1% |
| Evropská celkem | 22 | 0.1% |
| Britská celkem | 11 | 0.0% |
| Ruská celkem | 10 | 0.0% |
| Řecká celkem | 9 | 0.0% |
| Irácká celkem | 8 | 0.0% |
| Španělská celkem | 8 | 0.0% |
| Ukrajinská celkem | 8 | 0.0% |
| Italská celkem | 6 | 0.0% |
| Americká (USA) celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bulharská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Francouzská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chorvatská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Irská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Albánská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Rusínská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Anglická celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Čínská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Arabská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Běloruská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bosenská (muslimská) celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Finská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Japonská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Makedonská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rakouská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rumunská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Skotská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Srbská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Turecká celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vlámská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Židovská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour force | 11,585 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official |
Alternatives for people set on Český Těšín
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.
Třinec as a Český Těšín alternative in the same region
8 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 3.9% Třinec vs 6.3% Český Těšín−38%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,222 Třinec vs 1,884 Český Těšín−35%
- Residents: 33,852 Třinec vs 23,075 Český Těšín+47%
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Třinec vs 16.0 µg/m³ Český Těšín−13%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,745 Třinec vs €1,745 Český Těšínsame level
Zlín as a Český Těšín alternative in the same country
90 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 23,075 Český Těšín+224%
- Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 6.3% Český Těšín−51%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,884 Český Těšín−42%
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 16.0 µg/m³ Český Těšín−19%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,745 Český Těšínsame level
Cities near Český Těšín
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Czechia
Other cities in Czechia to compare with Český Těšín, nearest in population first.
How does Český Těšín compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Český Těšín 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Český Těšín's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Český Těšín part of Ostrava?
Český Těšín belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Ostrava; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 25.6 km away by straight-line distance. Ostrava city profile
Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source9
Which comparable places record less crime than Český Těšín?
73 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Český Těšín in this strictly source-matched cohort.
Český Těšín: 1,413.1 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents (2024).
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 source11
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Český Těšín?
The published population was 23,075 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.
Is the air quality good in Český Těšín?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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 Český Těšín?
Police recorded about 1,884 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 Český Těšín?
The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.
What is the typical salary around Český Těšín?
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 Český Těšín a good place to live?
Český Těšín 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 Český Těšín part of Ostrava?
Český Těšín belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Ostrava; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 25.6 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Český Těšín?
Třinec, Bystřice, Zebrzydowice, Havířov, Orlová are near Český Těšín. 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 Český Těšín?
The official citizenship distribution records 22,142 people (95.7%) 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 Český Těšín?
73 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Český Těšín 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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