Living in Chrudim

In Chrudim, unemployment is 3.6% (2024).

Residents of Chrudim numbered 23,564 at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 3.65% was measured at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0728 sources

Population23,564people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,722EUR/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 rate3.65%country median 4.1% — 11% belowOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime858incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Chrudim.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Chrudim reached 11,595 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Chrudim. 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 citiesChrudim highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53

Čelákovice€12.51

Milovice€10.98

Studénka€8.97

Plzeň€5.92

Ostrava€4.83

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Klášterec nad Ohří€8.39

Prague€8.25

Krupka€8.10

Brno€7.50

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	11,595 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official

Is Chrudim 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–73%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%

Student55%strong on safety, weak on education · range 43–67%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–70%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, employment in Chrudim reached 11,586.

What is the unemployment rate in Chrudim?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 3.65 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Chrudim is 3.7%. 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

Chrudim 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,875 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Pardubický kraj, wage sphere¹²Official · regional context
People in employment	11,586 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,722 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	3.65 %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 Chrudim. 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 Chrudim. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Chrudim?

Police recorded about 858 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 data¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	858 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data¹⁰Official · county

Mobility and administration

Chrudim's nearest airport was PED, 8 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	8 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PED	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Chrudim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.512WHO 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	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.6 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 15.7 · May 20.3 · Jun 23.5 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8 · Dec 3.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.9 · Feb -3.2 · Mar -0.3 · Apr 3.1 · May 7.8 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 4.7 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.3 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 9.7 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 19.8 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 35.2 · Feb 30.9 · Mar 39.2 · Apr 31.4 · May 59.3 · Jun 65.8 · Jul 79.9 · Aug 66.3 · Sep 53.4 · Oct 38.2 · Nov 35.5 · Dec 38.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 49.7 · Feb 75 · Mar 125 · Apr 180.1 · May 211.2 · Jun 209.2 · Jul 221.1 · Aug 224.6 · Sep 164.7 · Oct 107.7 · Nov 52.8 · Dec 39.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Brno ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Trostberg (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

Chrudim had 11,735 female residents at the end of 2021. The male population of Chrudim was 11,138.

How many people live in Chrudim?

The published population was 23,564 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	11,735 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official
Male residents	11,138 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official
Population	23,564 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵Official

International community in Chrudim

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	22,873	100.0%
Česká republika	22,196	97.0%
Ukrajina	231	1.0%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	177	0.8%
Slovenská republika	78	0.3%
Dvojí občanství	52	0.2%
Nezjištěno	20	0.1%
Rumunsko	19	0.1%
Mongolsko	16	0.1%
Moldavská republika	16	0.1%
Čínská lidová republika	14	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Maďarská republika	12	0.1%
Polská republika	6	0.0%
Ruská federace	6	0.0%
Brazilská federativní republika	4	0.0%
Turecká republika	4	0.0%
Bulharská republika	3	0.0%
Dominikánská republika	3	0.0%
Kubánská republika	2	0.0%
Irácká republika	2	0.0%
Italská republika	2	0.0%
Republika Srbsko	2	0.0%
Thajské království	2	0.0%
Svaz Myanmar	1	0.0%
Rakouská republika	1	0.0%
Korejská republika	1	0.0%
Jihoafrická republika	1	0.0%
Tuniská republika	1	0.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska	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	22,873	100.0%
Česká celkem	15,432	67.5%
Slovenská celkem	163	0.7%
Ukrajinská celkem	126	0.6%
Moravská celkem	96	0.4%
Vietnamská celkem	91	0.4%
Jiná celkem	65	0.3%
Romská celkem	52	0.2%
Československá celkem	37	0.2%
Evropská celkem	28	0.1%
Maďarská celkem	20	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Moldavská celkem	18	0.1%
Ruská celkem	18	0.1%
Mongolská celkem	17	0.1%
Americká (USA) celkem	14	0.1%
Čínská celkem	14	0.1%
Německá celkem	12	0.1%
Polská celkem	9	0.0%
Britská celkem	5	0.0%
Rakouská celkem	5	0.0%
Rumunská celkem	5	0.0%
Italská celkem	4	0.0%
Slezská celkem	4	0.0%
Francouzská celkem	3	0.0%
Irská celkem	3	0.0%
Norská celkem	3	0.0%
Židovská celkem	3	0.0%
Irácká celkem	2	0.0%
Nizozemská celkem	2	0.0%
Rusínská celkem	2	0.0%
Řecká celkem	2	0.0%
Srbská celkem	2	0.0%
Anglická celkem	1	0.0%
Arabská celkem	1	0.0%
Běloruská celkem	1	0.0%
Bosenská (muslimská) celkem	1	0.0%
Japonská celkem	1	0.0%
Kanadská celkem	1	0.0%
Kazašská celkem	1	0.0%
Korejská celkem	1	0.0%
Kurdská celkem	1	0.0%
Španělská 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	12,083 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official

Alternatives for people set on Chrudim

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.

Holice as a Chrudim alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 1.6% Holice vs 3.6% Chrudim−55%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,119 Holice vs 858 Chrudim+30%
Residents: 6,761 Holice vs 23,564 Chrudim−71%
Median gross pay, region: €1,722 Holice vs €1,722 Chrudimsame level
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Holice vs 12.0 µg/m³ Chrudimsame level

Full comparison More about Holice

Cities near Chrudim

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

Holice 18.7 km away

Rent: 8.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-06-30

Skuteč 18.7 km away

Rent: 8.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

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Hodonín23,517 residents Židenice23,516 residents Havlíčkův Brod23,791 residents Český Těšín23,075 residents Nový Jičín23,005 residents Bystrc24,349 residents

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Chrudim in rankings

#17 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Czechia #18 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Czechia

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

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

Is Chrudim part of Pardubice?

Chrudim is in the published commuting zone of Pardubice; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Pardubice city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁹

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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 Chrudim?

The published population was 23,564 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Chrudim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 Chrudim?

Police recorded about 858 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 Chrudim?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Chrudim?

The median gross salary is 1,722 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 Chrudim a good place to live?

Chrudim 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 Chrudim part of Pardubice?

Chrudim is in the published commuting zone of Pardubice; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Chrudim?

Pardubice, Holice, Skuteč, Přelouč, Hlinsko are near Chrudim. 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 Chrudim?

The official citizenship distribution records 22,196 people (97.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Chrudim, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 766f273190f269bc1e096ab6a70685b6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/chrudim/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_chrudim-czechia-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_02801ebe9e1a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Chrudim, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {766f273190f269bc1e096ab6a70685b6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/chrudim/},
  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) ancestry or ethnicity distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
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