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Living in Děčín

In Děčín, unemployment is 6.7% (2024).

Děčín had a population of 46,376 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Děčín reached 6.66%. Děčín recorded annual PM2.5 of 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0730 sources

Population46,376people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,777EUR/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 rate6.66%country median 4.1% — 62% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime1,935incidents 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 Děčín?

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

Housing and cost

The city had 24,691 dwellings at the end of 2021.

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

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

€ / month

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

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.44 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone fixed internet16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB12Official · national market
Dwellings24,691 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)1Official

Is Děčín 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 employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–73%
Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–70%
Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–62%
Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–72%

Work and income

The employment figure in Děčín was 20,671 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Děčín?

The unemployment rate is about 6.7 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.66 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Děčín is 6.7%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,923 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Ústecký kraj, wage sphere11Official · regional context
People in employment20,671 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,777 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region15Official · county
Unemployment rate6.66 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Děčín. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Děčín?

Police recorded about 1,935 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,935 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data9Official · county

Mobility and administration

Děčín's nearest airport was PRG, 76 km away and offered 94 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport94 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport76 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PRG3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Děčín?

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 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
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 Agency8Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 14.1 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 18.6 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.2 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 5 · May 8.8 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -2.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.2 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 9.1 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 3.4 · Dec -0.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 42.4 · Feb 33.3 · Mar 33.7 · Apr 31.9 · May 59.2 · Jun 72.4 · Jul 81.2 · Aug 77.5 · Sep 49.1 · Oct 45.5 · Nov 42.5 · Dec 44.8 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 36.4 · Feb 65.7 · Mar 110.3 · Apr 174.5 · May 212.3 · Jun 213.6 · Jul 224.2 · Aug 215.9 · Sep 146.8 · Oct 88.1 · Nov 38.8 · Dec 30.1 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Beilngries (Germany) ±0.4 °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

Děčín was home to 23,785 women at the end of 2021. The male population of Děčín was 22,552.

How many people live in Děčín?

The published population was 46,376 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents23,785 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Male residents22,552 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Population46,376 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4Official

International community in Děčín

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 population46,337100.0%
Česká republika45,08197.3%
Vietnamská socialistická republika4771.0%
Ukrajina1620.3%
Slovenská republika1470.3%
Dvojí občanství1230.3%
Polská republika780.2%
Ruská federace350.1%
Republika Severní Makedonie310.1%
Republika Kazachstán260.1%
Nezjištěno240.1%
Show 46 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Čínská lidová republika170.0%
Spolková republika Německo170.0%
Bulharská republika160.0%
Rumunsko100.0%
Běloruská republika90.0%
Spojené státy americké70.0%
Maďarská republika50.0%
Nepál50.0%
Chorvatská republika40.0%
Tuniská republika40.0%
Turecká republika40.0%
Austrálie30.0%
Stát Izrael30.0%
Rakouská republika30.0%
Moldavská republika30.0%
Peruánská republika30.0%
Španělské království30.0%
Okupované palestinské území20.0%
Italská republika20.0%
Japonsko20.0%
Litevská republika20.0%
Arménská republika20.0%
Nizozemské království20.0%
Egyptská arabská republika20.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska20.0%
Kanada10.0%
Chilská republika10.0%
Kubánská republika10.0%
Dánské království10.0%
Ekvádorská republika10.0%
Řecká republika10.0%
Ázerbájdžánská republika10.0%
Kyrgyzská republika10.0%
Lotyšská republika10.0%
Spojené státy mexické10.0%
Bangladéšská lidová republika10.0%
Pákistánská islámská republika10.0%
Filipínská republika10.0%
Republika Srbsko10.0%
Švédské království10.0%
Brazilská federativní republika10.0%
Republika Uzbekistán10.0%
Bolívarovská republika Venezuela10.0%
Jemenská republika10.0%
bez státního občanství10.0%
Republika Kosovo10.0%

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population46,337100.0%
Česká celkem29,42263.5%
Slovenská celkem4380.9%
Vietnamská celkem3080.7%
Romská celkem2660.6%
Ukrajinská celkem1180.3%
Německá celkem1080.2%
Polská celkem980.2%
Jiná celkem950.2%
Moravská celkem790.2%
Československá celkem750.2%
Show 47 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Evropská celkem640.1%
Ruská celkem390.1%
Maďarská celkem330.1%
Bulharská celkem280.1%
Americká (USA) celkem230.0%
Čínská celkem140.0%
Rakouská celkem110.0%
Španělská celkem110.0%
Anglická celkem90.0%
Makedonská celkem90.0%
Albánská celkem80.0%
Arménská celkem80.0%
Rumunská celkem80.0%
Běloruská celkem70.0%
Slezská celkem70.0%
Rusínská celkem60.0%
Řecká celkem60.0%
Židovská celkem60.0%
Kanadská celkem50.0%
Moldavská celkem50.0%
Nizozemská celkem50.0%
Chorvatská celkem40.0%
Japonská celkem40.0%
Britská celkem30.0%
Italská celkem30.0%
Mongolská celkem30.0%
Palestinská celkem30.0%
Švédská celkem30.0%
Švýcarská celkem30.0%
Finská celkem20.0%
Francouzská celkem20.0%
Irská celkem20.0%
Kazašská celkem20.0%
Litevská celkem20.0%
Syrská celkem20.0%
Turecká celkem20.0%
Arabská celkem10.0%
Australská celkem10.0%
Belgická celkem10.0%
Dánská celkem10.0%
Indická celkem10.0%
Irácká celkem10.0%
Lužickosrbská celkem10.0%
Norská celkem10.0%
Portugalská celkem10.0%
Srbská celkem10.0%
Uzbecká celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force22,486 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Děčín

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.

Teplice as a Děčín alternative in the same region

31 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 5.5% Teplice vs 6.7% Děčín−18%
  • Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Teplice vs 15.0 µg/m³ Děčín−13%
  • Residents: 50,912 Teplice vs 46,376 Děčín+10%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,910 Teplice vs 1,935 Děčínsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,777 Teplice vs €1,777 Děčínsame level

Zlín as a Děčín alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 301 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 6.7% Děčín−54%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,935 Děčín−44%
  • Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 46,376 Děčín+61%
  • Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 15.0 µg/m³ Děčín−13%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,777 Děčín−4%

Cities near Děčín

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

Jílové 6.6 km away
Rent
7.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Česká Kamenice 15.8 km away
Rent
6.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Bad Schandau Germany · 16.2 km away
Rent
5.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Sebnitz Germany · 22.3 km away
Rent
4.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Stadt Wehlen Germany · 23.4 km away
Rent
5.08 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hohnstein Germany · 24.0 km away
Rent
4.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Děčín?

The published population was 46,376 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Děčín?

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 Děčín?

Police recorded about 1,935 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 Děčín?

The unemployment rate is about 6.7 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Děčín?

The median gross salary is 1,777 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 Děčín a good place to live?

Děčín 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 Děčín?

Jílové, Česká Kamenice, Bad Schandau, Ústí nad Labem, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel are near Děčín. 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 Děčín?

The official citizenship distribution records 45,081 people (97.3%) 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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