Living in Frýdek-Místek
In Frýdek-Místek, unemployment is 5.4% (2024).
Frýdek-Místek's population was 53,590 at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 5.42% at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Frýdek-Místek?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
The city had 27,143 dwellings at the end of 2021.
No city-level rent figure is published for Frýdek-Místek. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Frýdek-Místek 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
The employment figure in Frýdek-Místek was 25,800 at the end of 2021.
What is the unemployment rate in Frýdek-Místek?
The unemployment rate is about 5.4 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 5.42 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
Frýdek-Místek 5.4%
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 | 25,800 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 | 5.42 %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 Frýdek-Místek. 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 Frýdek-Místek. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Frýdek-Místek?
Police recorded about 1,222 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 | 1,222 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | KROK Database — 2025 open data14Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Frýdek-Místek's nearest airport was OSR, 17 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Frýdek-Místek. 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 Frýdek-Místek?
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 Agency9
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
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 | 15 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -2.6 · Feb -2.2 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 7.1 · May 12.5 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -1.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -7.4 · Feb -7.3 · Mar -4.8 · Apr 0.1 · May 4.5 · Jun 8 · Jul 10 · Aug 10.2 · Sep 5.9 · Oct 1.8 · Nov -2.3 · Dec -6.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -5.1 · Feb -5 · Mar -2.3 · Apr 3 · May 7.7 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.1 · Nov -0.3 · Dec -4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 88.6 · Feb 88.1 · Mar 95.5 · Apr 96.2 · May 148.5 · Jun 163 · Jul 199.9 · Aug 139.4 · Sep 146.6 · Oct 102.7 · Nov 93.1 · Dec 97.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 67 · Feb 70.3 · Mar 109 · Apr 164.4 · May 180.6 · Jun 181 · Jul 203.1 · Aug 207.4 · Sep 142.2 · Oct 103.9 · Nov 64.7 · Dec 62.3 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI27Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±4.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.2 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Titisee-Neustadt (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Auerbach/Vogtl. (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Klingenthal (Germany) ±1.6 °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
The count of female residents in Frýdek-Místek was 27,552 at the end of 2021. The count of male residents in Frýdek-Místek was 26,146 at the end of 2021.
How many people live in Frýdek-Místek?
The published population was 53,590 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
International community in Frýdek-Místek
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 | 53,698 | 100.0% |
| Česká republika | 52,393 | 97.6% |
| Slovenská republika | 430 | 0.8% |
| Ukrajina | 175 | 0.3% |
| Vietnamská socialistická republika | 153 | 0.3% |
| Korejská republika | 136 | 0.3% |
| Polská republika | 102 | 0.2% |
| Dvojí občanství | 67 | 0.1% |
| Nezjištěno | 41 | 0.1% |
| Ruská federace | 27 | 0.1% |
| Bulharská republika | 15 | 0.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republika Severní Makedonie | 14 | 0.0% |
| Republika Srbsko | 11 | 0.0% |
| Syrská arabská republika | 11 | 0.0% |
| Běloruská republika | 10 | 0.0% |
| Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska | 10 | 0.0% |
| Spojené státy americké | 10 | 0.0% |
| Italská republika | 9 | 0.0% |
| Spolková republika Německo | 6 | 0.0% |
| Maďarská republika | 5 | 0.0% |
| Indická republika | 5 | 0.0% |
| Nizozemské království | 5 | 0.0% |
| Turecká republika | 5 | 0.0% |
| Rumunsko | 4 | 0.0% |
| Íránská islámská republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mongolsko | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belgické království | 3 | 0.0% |
| Španělské království | 3 | 0.0% |
| Thajské království | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tuniská republika | 3 | 0.0% |
| Francouzská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Řecká republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Indonéská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Republika Kazachstán | 2 | 0.0% |
| Spojené státy mexické | 2 | 0.0% |
| Arménská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Portugalská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Alžírská lidová demokratická republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chorvatská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Estonská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Finská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ghanská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Austrálie | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irsko | 1 | 0.0% |
| Japonsko | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rakouská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Jordánské hášimovské království | 1 | 0.0% |
| Litevská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moldavská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Republika Černá Hora | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nepál | 1 | 0.0% |
| Pákistánská islámská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Peruánská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Filipínská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bosna a Hercegovina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Slovinská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Brazilská federativní republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Egyptská arabská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Jemenská 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 | 53,698 | 100.0% |
| Česká celkem | 33,328 | 62.1% |
| Moravská celkem | 2,550 | 4.7% |
| Slovenská celkem | 1,463 | 2.7% |
| Slezská celkem | 702 | 1.3% |
| Polská celkem | 179 | 0.3% |
| Jiná celkem | 158 | 0.3% |
| Československá celkem | 114 | 0.2% |
| Ukrajinská celkem | 104 | 0.2% |
| Vietnamská celkem | 104 | 0.2% |
| Korejská celkem | 75 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romská celkem | 75 | 0.1% |
| Evropská celkem | 73 | 0.1% |
| Maďarská celkem | 69 | 0.1% |
| Německá celkem | 52 | 0.1% |
| Ruská celkem | 34 | 0.1% |
| Americká (USA) celkem | 25 | 0.0% |
| Bulharská celkem | 19 | 0.0% |
| Řecká celkem | 18 | 0.0% |
| Italská celkem | 15 | 0.0% |
| Srbská celkem | 13 | 0.0% |
| Anglická celkem | 11 | 0.0% |
| Kurdská celkem | 11 | 0.0% |
| Rakouská celkem | 11 | 0.0% |
| Španělská celkem | 11 | 0.0% |
| Kanadská celkem | 9 | 0.0% |
| Nizozemská celkem | 8 | 0.0% |
| Arménská celkem | 7 | 0.0% |
| Běloruská celkem | 6 | 0.0% |
| Britská celkem | 6 | 0.0% |
| Rusínská celkem | 6 | 0.0% |
| Rumunská celkem | 5 | 0.0% |
| Albánská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Černohorská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chorvatská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Irská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Japonská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Francouzská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Australská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Finská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Makedonská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mongolská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Syrská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Švýcarská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Uzbecká celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Židovská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Belgická celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bosenská (muslimská) celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Čínská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Katalánská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Portugalská 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 | 27,551 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official |
Alternatives for people set on Frýdek-Místek
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.
Opava as a Frýdek-Místek alternative in the same region
43 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 4.2% Opava vs 5.4% Frýdek-Místek−23%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,367 Opava vs 1,222 Frýdek-Místek+12%
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Opava vs 15.0 µg/m³ Frýdek-Místek−7%
- Residents: 55,109 Opava vs 53,590 Frýdek-Místek+3%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,745 Opava vs €1,745 Frýdek-Místeksame level
Zlín as a Frýdek-Místek alternative in the same country
71 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 5.4% Frýdek-Místek−44%
- Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 53,590 Frýdek-Místek+39%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,222 Frýdek-Místek−11%
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 15.0 µg/m³ Frýdek-Místek−13%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,745 Frýdek-Místeksame level
Cities near Frýdek-Místek
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Czechia
Other cities in Czechia to compare with Frýdek-Místek, nearest in population first.
How does Frýdek-Místek compare?
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Frýdek-Místek in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Frýdek-Místek 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; Frýdek-Místek's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Frýdek-Místek part of Ostrava?
Frýdek-Místek is identified as a satellite of Ostrava. It is about 17.3 km away by straight-line distance. Ostrava city profile
Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source18
Which comparable places record less crime than Frýdek-Místek?
99 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Frýdek-Místek in this strictly source-matched cohort.
Frýdek-Místek: 1,783.5 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 Frýdek-Místek?
The published population was 53,590 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.
Is the air quality good in Frýdek-Místek?
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 Frýdek-Místek?
Police recorded about 1,222 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 Frýdek-Místek?
The unemployment rate is about 5.4 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.
What is the typical salary around Frýdek-Místek?
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 Frýdek-Místek a good place to live?
Frýdek-Místek 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 Frýdek-Místek part of Ostrava?
Frýdek-Místek is identified as a satellite of Ostrava. It is about 17.3 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Frýdek-Místek?
Ostrava, Havířov, Vratimov, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Šenov are near Frýdek-Místek. 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 Frýdek-Místek?
The official citizenship distribution records 52,393 people (97.6%) 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 Frýdek-Místek?
99 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Frýdek-Místek 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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