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Living in Jičín

In Jičín, unemployment is 3.1% (2024).

The population of Jičín totalled 16,101 at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.15% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0732 sources

Population16,101people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,839EUR/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 rate3.15%country median 4.1% — 23% belowOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime1,053incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data
PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Jičín.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Jičín counted 8,292 dwellings at the end of 2021.

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesJičín highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Jičín 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 internet23Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB19Official · national market
Dwellings8,292 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official

Is Jičín 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 employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%
Student53%strong on safety, weak on education · range 41–65%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–72%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

Jičín had 8,078 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Jičín?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.15 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Jičín is 3.2%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,974 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Královéhradecký kraj, wage sphere16Official · regional context
People in employment8,078 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,839 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region22Official · county
Unemployment rate3.15 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jičín. 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
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Jičín. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Jičín?

Police recorded about 1,053 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,053 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data14Official · county

Mobility and administration

Jičín's nearest airport was PED, 54 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights20Official
Distance to the nearest major airport54 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PED3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Jičín?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency9Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 10.33 · Feb 12.9 · Mar 19.05 · Apr 24.53 · May 28.87 · Jun 33.62 · Jul 33 · Aug 35.3 · Sep 32.09 · Oct 24 · Nov 16.27 · Dec 10.58 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -27.61 · Feb -24.65 · Mar -17.45 · Apr -6.78 · May -2.61 · Jun 1.69 · Jul 6.54 · Aug 4.86 · Sep -0.34 · Oct -8.37 · Nov -12.28 · Dec -22.95 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -3.7 · Feb -2.28 · Mar 1.74 · Apr 7.43 · May 12.26 · Jun 16.29 · Jul 18.45 · Aug 18.13 · Sep 13.09 · Oct 7.62 · Nov 2.77 · Dec -1.87 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 107.3 · Feb 88.5 · Mar 87.7 · Apr 51.1 · May 77.5 · Jun 98.1 · Jul 120.6 · Aug 95.4 · Sep 87.3 · Oct 79.9 · Nov 83.4 · Dec 113.8 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO18Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, Jičín had 8,128 residents who were female. The male population of Jičín was 7,776.

How many people live in Jičín?

The published population was 16,101 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents8,128 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Male residents7,776 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Population16,101 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official

International community in Jičín

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 population15,904100.0%
Česká republika15,17795.4%
Ukrajina2501.6%
Slovenská republika1561.0%
Vietnamská socialistická republika610.4%
Dvojí občanství530.3%
Nezjištěno350.2%
Rumunsko280.2%
Moldavská republika260.2%
Bosna a Hercegovina240.2%
Bulharská republika180.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Polská republika120.1%
Čínská lidová republika110.1%
Ruská federace110.1%
Filipínská republika60.0%
Spojené státy americké60.0%
Maďarská republika50.0%
Republika Srbsko30.0%
Turecká republika30.0%
Spolková republika Německo20.0%
Thajské království20.0%
Tuniská republika20.0%
Egyptská arabská republika20.0%
Chorvatská republika10.0%
Francouzská republika10.0%
Austrálie10.0%
Lotyšská republika10.0%
Spojené státy mexické10.0%
Nový Zéland10.0%
Peruánská republika10.0%
Albánská republika10.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie10.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska10.0%
Republika Kosovo10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population15,904100.0%
Česká celkem10,43665.6%
Slovenská celkem1901.2%
Ukrajinská celkem1360.9%
Moravská celkem500.3%
Vietnamská celkem430.3%
Evropská celkem390.2%
Romská celkem320.2%
Moldavská celkem260.2%
Československá celkem250.2%
Jiná celkem250.2%
Show 19 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Bulharská celkem150.1%
Ruská celkem140.1%
Polská celkem120.1%
Čínská celkem110.1%
Německá celkem110.1%
Maďarská celkem90.1%
Rumunská celkem60.0%
Americká (USA) celkem50.0%
Bosenská (muslimská) celkem40.0%
Srbská celkem30.0%
Anglická celkem20.0%
Australská celkem20.0%
Britská celkem20.0%
Rusínská celkem20.0%
Židovská celkem20.0%
Francouzská celkem10.0%
Kanadská celkem10.0%
Kazašská celkem10.0%
Slezská celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force8,348 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official

Alternatives for people set on Jičín

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.

Nová Paka as a Jičín alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 8,979 Nová Paka vs 16,101 Jičín−44%
  • Unemployment: 2.9% Nová Paka vs 3.1% Jičín−8%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,839 Nová Paka vs €1,839 Jičínsame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,053 Nová Paka vs 1,053 Jičínsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Nová Paka vs 11.0 µg/m³ Jičínsame level
Full comparisonMore about Nová Paka

Cities near Jičín

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

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

All Czechia cities
Svitavy16,073 residentsRožnov pod Radhoštěm16,063 residentsPelhřimov16,206 residentsNeratovice16,360 residentsUherský Brod16,367 residentsRakovník15,682 residents

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

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

Is Jičín part of Liberec?

Jičín is near Liberec, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 43.9 km away by straight-line distance. Liberec city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source10

Which comparable places record less crime than Jičín?

20 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Jičín in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Jičín: 967.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents (2024).

Lomnice nad Popelkou — 496.9 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Zubří — 522.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Nová Paka — 529.8 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Třemošná — 554.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Hradec nad Moravicí — 674.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Dolní Lutyně — 677.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Bystřice — 683.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Týnec nad Sázavou — 699.7 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024

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

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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 Jičín?

The published population was 16,101 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Jičín?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Jičín?

Police recorded about 1,053 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 Jičín?

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

What is the typical salary around Jičín?

The median gross salary is 1,839 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 Jičín a good place to live?

Jičín 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 Jičín part of Liberec?

Jičín is near Liberec, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 43.9 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Jičín?

Lomnice nad Popelkou, Nová Paka, Semily, Hořice, Turnov are near Jičín. 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 Jičín?

The official citizenship distribution records 15,177 people (95.4%) 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 Jičín?

20 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Jičín 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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