ImmigrationDBVerified immigration data
On this page

Living in Hradec Králové

Hradec Králové is a city in Czechia, and the figures below are its published values. At the end of 2024, Hradec Králové had a population of 94,311. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Hradec Králové reached 3.14%. Hradec Králové recorded annual PM2.5 of 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Hradec Králové?

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 Hradec Králové.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Hradec Králové counted 48,248 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Hradec Králové yet. Czechia has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesHradec Králové highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hradec Králové highlighted€8.25Prague€7.50Brno€5.92Plzeň€4.83Ostravanet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings48,248 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)1Official

Work and income

Hradec Králové's employment count was 47,224 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Hradec Králové?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.14 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Hradec Králové is 3.1%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Czechia per band16 cities: 1% to under 2%161–246 cities: 2% to under 3%462–369 cities: 3% to under 4%693–4Hradec Králové 3.1%72 cities: 4% to under 5%724–533 cities: 5% to under 6%335–617 cities: 6% to under 7%176–711 cities: 7% to under 8%117–87 cities: 8% to under 9%78–92 cities: 9% to under 10%29–105 cities: 10% to under 11%510–111 city: 12% to under 13%112–13

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment47,224 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official
Unemployment rate3.14 %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 Hradec Králové. 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
Register Search jobs
Open the Czechia service overview

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

Mobility and administration

Hradec Králové's nearest airport was PED, 23 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights8Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km23 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official
Nearest Major Airport IataPED3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official

Language courses and integration in Hradec Králové

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

Verified locally
1verified local records

Integration Centre for Foreigners in Hradec Králové Region

Šafaříkova 666/9, 500 02, Hradec Králové

View official record
Check courses in Hradec KrálovéHow the country programme works
Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hradec Králové?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency7

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
Hradec Králové average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°-4°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Hradec Králové average monthly precipitation, mm020406080353139315966806653383638JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Hradec Králové average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024050751251802112092212251651085339JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Hradec Králové annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52513.0PM2.5µg/m³

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency7Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 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 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Czechia

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Czechia cities
Pardubice92,319 residentsČeské Budějovice97,231 residentsÚstí nad Labem90,866 residentsOlomouc103,063 residentsLiberec108,090 residentsZlín74,684 residents

Population and city profile

The female population of Hradec Králové was 48,118. At the end of 2021, Hradec Králové had 44,531 residents who were male.

How many people live in Hradec Králové?

The published population was 94,311 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population Female48,118 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Population Male44,531 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Population94,311 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4Official

International community in Hradec Králové

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 population92,649100.0%
Česká republika88,35195.4%
Ukrajina1,3651.5%
Slovenská republika5280.6%
Nezjištěno3840.4%
Dvojí občanství2790.3%
Vietnamská socialistická republika2600.3%
Ruská federace1260.1%
Mongolsko1050.1%
Íránská islámská republika980.1%
Polská republika930.1%
Show 95 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Indická republika700.1%
Moldavská republika700.1%
Rumunsko560.1%
Maďarská republika530.1%
Běloruská republika510.1%
Čínská lidová republika510.1%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska470.1%
Syrská arabská republika450.0%
Egyptská arabská republika440.0%
Spojené státy americké370.0%
Bulharská republika330.0%
Republika Kosovo270.0%
Japonsko250.0%
Republika Srbsko240.0%
Spolková republika Německo210.0%
Nepál200.0%
Turecká republika200.0%
Kanada160.0%
Pákistánská islámská republika150.0%
Malajsie140.0%
Korejská republika120.0%
Chorvatská republika110.0%
Okupované palestinské území110.0%
Velká libyjská arabská lidová socialistická džamáhírije110.0%
Francouzská republika100.0%
Libanonská republika100.0%
Irácká republika90.0%
Italská republika90.0%
Republika Kazachstán90.0%
Tuniská republika80.0%
Ghanská republika70.0%
Portugalská republika70.0%
Království Saúdská Arábie70.0%
Bosna a Hercegovina70.0%
Súdánská republika70.0%
Thajské království70.0%
Republika Uzbekistán70.0%
Řecká republika60.0%
Indonéská republika60.0%
Stát Izrael60.0%
Jordánské hášimovské království60.0%
Lotyšská republika60.0%
Spojené státy mexické60.0%
Nigérijská federativní republika60.0%
Bolívarovská republika Venezuela60.0%
Irsko50.0%
Rakouská republika50.0%
Bangladéšská lidová republika50.0%
Marocké království50.0%
Filipínská republika50.0%
Španělské království50.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie50.0%
Alžírská lidová demokratická republika40.0%
Kolumbijská republika40.0%
Eritrea40.0%
Austrálie40.0%
Brazilská federativní republika40.0%
Ugandská republika40.0%
Zambijská republika40.0%
Demokratická republika Kongo30.0%
Etiopská federativní demokratická republika30.0%
Gruzie30.0%
Kyrgyzská republika30.0%
Arménská republika30.0%
Nizozemské království30.0%
Jihoafrická republika30.0%
Srílanská demokratická socialistická republika20.0%
Chilská republika20.0%
Kyperská republika20.0%
Ekvádorská republika20.0%
Namibijská republika20.0%
Peruánská republika20.0%
Republika Rwanda20.0%
Bolivijská republika20.0%
Republika Botswana20.0%
Švédské království20.0%
Jemenská republika20.0%
Svaz Myanmar10.0%
Kambodžské království10.0%
Kamerunská republika10.0%
Kapverdská republika10.0%
Tchaj-wan10.0%
Dominikánská republika10.0%
Finská republika10.0%
Guatemalská republika10.0%
Keňská republika10.0%
Litevská republika10.0%
Království Bahrajn10.0%
Nikaragujská republika10.0%
Seychelská republika10.0%
Republika Zimbabwe10.0%
Švýcarská konfederace10.0%
Turkmenistán10.0%
Albánská republika10.0%
bez státního občanství10.0%

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 population92,649100.0%
Česká celkem63,18068.2%
Slovenská celkem1,2671.4%
Ukrajinská celkem7890.9%
Jiná celkem4720.5%
Moravská celkem4340.5%
Evropská celkem3130.3%
Vietnamská celkem1930.2%
Romská celkem1600.2%
Československá celkem1460.2%
Ruská celkem1460.2%
Show 56 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Polská celkem1360.1%
Německá celkem1300.1%
Maďarská celkem720.1%
Mongolská celkem700.1%
Americká (USA) celkem570.1%
Indická celkem560.1%
Britská celkem540.1%
Moldavská celkem440.0%
Běloruská celkem410.0%
Arabská celkem380.0%
Řecká celkem350.0%
Čínská celkem280.0%
Francouzská celkem280.0%
Italská celkem280.0%
Syrská celkem280.0%
Rumunská celkem270.0%
Bulharská celkem250.0%
Japonská celkem220.0%
Chorvatská celkem210.0%
Srbská celkem210.0%
Rusínská celkem190.0%
Slezská celkem180.0%
Židovská celkem170.0%
Rakouská celkem160.0%
Anglická celkem150.0%
Australská celkem140.0%
Kanadská celkem140.0%
Turecká celkem140.0%
Arménská celkem120.0%
Irská celkem110.0%
Kazašská celkem100.0%
Španělská celkem100.0%
Bosenská (muslimská) celkem80.0%
Portugalská celkem80.0%
Albánská celkem70.0%
Švédská celkem70.0%
Korejská celkem60.0%
Irácká celkem50.0%
Makedonská celkem50.0%
Uzbecká celkem50.0%
Belgická celkem40.0%
Finská celkem40.0%
Lotyšská celkem40.0%
Nizozemská celkem40.0%
Švýcarská celkem40.0%
Gruzínská celkem30.0%
Palestinská celkem30.0%
Čečenská celkem20.0%
Kyrgyzská celkem20.0%
Litevská celkem20.0%
Lužickosrbská celkem20.0%
Norská celkem20.0%
Dánská celkem10.0%
Estonská celkem10.0%
Kurdská celkem10.0%
Tádžická celkem10.0%

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

Is Hradec Králové 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.

Try your profile
Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–75%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–74%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 44–68%
Family60%strong on family, weak on safety · range 48–72%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–69%
Population94,311 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Dwellings48,248 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)
People in employment47,224 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)
Unemployment rate3.14 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
PM2.5 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour Supply Count49,118 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hradec Králové 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 guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Hradec Králové?

The published population was 94,311 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Hradec Králové?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Hradec Králové?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is Hradec Králové a good place to live?

Hradec Králové 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.

How many people are in the Bulharská republika citizenship group in Hradec Králové?

The official citizenship distribution records 33 people (0.0%) 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.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Hradec Králové, Czechia: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/hradec-kralove/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_hradec-kralove-czechia-jobs-air-quality_f0d4eefd6848,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hradec Králové, Czechia: jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/hradec-kralove/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Hradec Králové, Czechia: jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/hradec-kralove/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown
  1. Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
  2. Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
  3. Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
  4. Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR opendata.csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-04
  5. Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) ancestry_or_ethnicity distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
  6. Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) citizenship distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
  7. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  8. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  9. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  10. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Show 4 more sources
  1. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  2. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.