Living in Nová Paka

In Nová Paka, unemployment is 2.9% (2024).

Nová Paka had a population of 8,979 at the end of 2024. Nová Paka had an unemployment rate of 2.91% at the end of 2024. Nová Paka recorded annual PM2.5 of 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0732 sources

Population8,979people31 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 rate2.91%country median 4.1% — 29% 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 Nová Paka?

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 Nová Paka.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 4,433.

No city-level rent figure is published for Nová Paka. 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 citiesNová Paka 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 internet²³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹⁹Official · national market
Dwellings	4,433 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official

Is Nová Paka a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 45–67%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student50%strong on safety, weak on education · range 38–62%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–72%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, 4,127 were in employment in Nová Paka.

What is the unemployment rate in Nová Paka?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 2.91 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁶

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Nová Paka is 2.9%. 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

Nová Paka 2.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,974 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Královéhradecký kraj, wage sphere¹⁶Official · regional context
People in employment	4,127 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,839 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 region²²Official · county
Unemployment rate	2.91 %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 Nová Paka. 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 Nová Paka. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Nová Paka?

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,053 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data¹⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Nová Paka's nearest airport was PED, 56 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	56 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PED	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Nová Paka?

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

110

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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

PM2.511WHO 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	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 39.8 · Feb 34.6 · Mar 48 · Apr 41.5 · May 72.2 · Jun 84 · Jul 110.2 · Aug 88.4 · Sep 64.6 · Oct 47.6 · Nov 38.8 · Dec 36.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

Nová Paka had 4,378 female residents at the end of 2021. The male population of Nová Paka was 4,152.

How many people live in Nová Paka?

The published population was 8,979 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	4,378 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁵Official
Male residents	4,152 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁵Official
Population	8,979 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁶Official

International community in Nová Paka

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	8,530	100.0%
Česká republika	8,363	98.0%
Ukrajina	61	0.7%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	30	0.4%
Slovenská republika	24	0.3%
Polská republika	17	0.2%
Dvojí občanství	15	0.2%
Nezjištěno	5	0.1%
Bulharská republika	4	0.0%
Moldavská republika	3	0.0%
Spolková republika Německo	2	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Italská republika	1	0.0%
Spojené státy mexické	1	0.0%
Rumunsko	1	0.0%
Španělské království	1	0.0%
Egyptská arabská 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 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	8,530	100.0%
Česká celkem	5,525	64.8%
Slovenská celkem	64	0.8%
Ukrajinská celkem	37	0.4%
Československá celkem	29	0.3%
Moravská celkem	18	0.2%
Polská celkem	18	0.2%
Jiná celkem	15	0.2%
Německá celkem	15	0.2%
Vietnamská celkem	14	0.2%
Romská celkem	11	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Evropská celkem	9	0.1%
Bulharská celkem	5	0.1%
Ruská celkem	5	0.1%
Běloruská celkem	4	0.0%
Maďarská celkem	4	0.0%
Moldavská celkem	3	0.0%
Rumunská celkem	2	0.0%
Srbská celkem	2	0.0%
Belgická celkem	1	0.0%
Britská celkem	1	0.0%
Japonská celkem	1	0.0%
Kanadská celkem	1	0.0%
Rakouská celkem	1	0.0%
Rusínská celkem	1	0.0%
Španělská 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	4,277 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Nová Paka

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Nová Paka from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Nová Paka

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

Lomnice nad Popelkou 10.8 km away

Rent: 8.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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Mnichovo Hradiště9,048 residents Polička9,051 residents Roztoky9,088 residents Dobříš8,870 residents Chotěboř9,092 residents Radotín8,790 residents

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

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

Is Nová Paka part of Liberec?

Nová Paka 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 45.9 km away by straight-line distance. Liberec city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source¹⁰

Which comparable places record less crime than Nová Paka?

2 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Nová Paka in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Nová Paka: 529.8 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents (2024).

Lomnice nad Popelkou — 496.9 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024 Zubří — 522.6 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 Nová Paka?

The published population was 8,979 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Nová Paka?

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 Nová Paka?

What is the unemployment rate in Nová Paka?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Nová Paka?

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 Nová Paka a good place to live?

Nová Paka 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 Nová Paka part of Liberec?

Nová Paka 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 45.9 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Nová Paka?

Lomnice nad Popelkou, Jilemnice, Jičín, Vrchlabí, Hořice are near Nová Paka. 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 Nová Paka?

The official citizenship distribution records 8,363 people (98.0%) 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.

Which comparable places record less crime than Nová Paka?

2 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Nová Paka 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nová Paka, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0f6b56c8e611ff2fa7bf8831f0700ecf},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/nova-paka/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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