Living in Orlová

In Orlová, unemployment is 10.3% (2024).

Residents of Orlová numbered 27,540 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 10.26% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Orlová stood at 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0733 sources

Population27,540people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,745EUR/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 rate10.26%country median 4.1% — 150% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime1,884incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

PM2.5, annual mean16µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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

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Housing and cost

Orlová recorded 13,128 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Orlová. 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 citiesOrlová 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 internet²⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹⁹Official · national market
Dwellings	13,128 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official

Is Orlová a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 48–70%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–71%

Family47%strong on safety, weak on education · range 35–59%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–72%

Work and income

The employment figure in Orlová was 12,388 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Orlová?

The unemployment rate is about 10.3 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 10.26 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁶

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Orlová is 10.3%. 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

Orlová 10.3%

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 sphere¹⁷Official · regional context
People in employment	12,388 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 region²³Official · county
Unemployment rate	10.26 %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 Orlová. 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 Orlová. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Orlová?

Police recorded about 1,884 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 data¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,884 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Orlová's nearest airport was OSR, 28 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	28 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OSR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²²Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Orlová?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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.

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

PM2.516WHO 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	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.33 · Feb 14.52 · Mar 19.5 · Apr 26.66 · May 29.06 · Jun 33.54 · Jul 35.77 · Aug 36.56 · Sep 34.17 · Oct 25.09 · Nov 19.55 · Dec 12.96 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -28.81 · Feb -22.41 · Mar -16.74 · Apr -6.03 · May -2.7 · Jun 3.48 · Jul 6.86 · Aug 6.19 · Sep 0.9 · Oct -6.47 · Nov -11.28 · Dec -20.51 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.26 · Feb -1.45 · Mar 2.76 · Apr 8.69 · May 13.72 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 20.08 · Aug 19.74 · Sep 14.45 · Oct 8.69 · Nov 3.92 · Dec -1.43 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Orlová was home to 14,123 women at the end of 2021. The count of male residents in Orlová was 13,458 at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Orlová?

The published population was 27,540 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	14,123 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁵Official
Male residents	13,458 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁵Official
Population	27,540 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁶Official

International community in Orlová

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	27,581	100.0%
Česká republika	27,217	98.7%
Slovenská republika	142	0.5%
Polská republika	82	0.3%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	48	0.2%
Ukrajina	27	0.1%
Dvojí občanství	23	0.1%
Nezjištěno	16	0.1%
Bulharská republika	3	0.0%
Indická republika	3	0.0%
Ruská federace	3	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Italská republika	2	0.0%
Moldavská republika	2	0.0%
Alžírská lidová demokratická republika	1	0.0%
Maďarská republika	1	0.0%
Stát Izrael	1	0.0%
Republika Kazachstán	1	0.0%
Libanonská republika	1	0.0%
Republika Černá Hora	1	0.0%
Nizozemské království	1	0.0%
Rumunsko	1	0.0%
Republika Botswana	1	0.0%
Brazilská federativní republika	1	0.0%
Syrská arabská republika	1	0.0%
Tuniská 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	27,581	100.0%
Česká celkem	16,312	59.1%
Slovenská celkem	920	3.3%
Moravská celkem	870	3.2%
Slezská celkem	572	2.1%
Polská celkem	571	2.1%
Romská celkem	83	0.3%
Jiná celkem	56	0.2%
Vietnamská celkem	37	0.1%
Československá celkem	36	0.1%
Maďarská celkem	34	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukrajinská celkem	28	0.1%
Německá celkem	23	0.1%
Evropská celkem	13	0.0%
Ruská celkem	9	0.0%
Rumunská celkem	8	0.0%
Řecká celkem	8	0.0%
Americká (USA) celkem	7	0.0%
Bulharská celkem	6	0.0%
Italská celkem	6	0.0%
Rusínská celkem	5	0.0%
Chorvatská celkem	2	0.0%
Indická celkem	2	0.0%
Irská celkem	2	0.0%
Kazašská celkem	2	0.0%
Moldavská celkem	2	0.0%
Srbská celkem	2	0.0%
Anglická celkem	1	0.0%
Britská celkem	1	0.0%
Černohorská celkem	1	0.0%
Japonská celkem	1	0.0%
Makedonská celkem	1	0.0%
Slovinská celkem	1	0.0%
Syrská celkem	1	0.0%
Španělská celkem	1	0.0%
Židovská 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	13,982 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Orlová

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 an Orlová alternative in the same region

39 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 4.2% Opava vs 10.3% Orlová−59%
Residents: 55,109 Opava vs 27,540 Orlová+100%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,367 Opava vs 1,884 Orlová−27%
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Opava vs 16.0 µg/m³ Orlová−13%
Median gross pay, region: €1,745 Opava vs €1,745 Orlovásame level

Full comparison More about Opava

Jihlava as an Orlová alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 210 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.5% Jihlava vs 10.3% Orlová−65%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,278 Jihlava vs 1,884 Orlová−32%
Residents: 54,624 Jihlava vs 27,540 Orlová+98%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Jihlava vs 16.0 µg/m³ Orlová−19%
Median gross pay, region: €1,750 Jihlava vs €1,745 Orlovásame level

Full comparison More about Jihlava

Cities near Orlová

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

Ostrava Satellite · 9.9 km away

Rent: 4.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2017-12-31

Petřvald 3.3 km away

Rent: 6.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Rychvald 4.5 km away

Rent: 6.79 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Dolní Lutyně 6.0 km away

Rent: 7.12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Šenov 7.0 km away

Rent: 5.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Vratimov 12.0 km away

Rent: 8.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

All Czechia cities

Kroměříž27,917 residents Líšeň27,013 residents Trutnov29,607 residents Vsetín25,185 residents Uherské Hradiště24,887 residents Šumperk24,735 residents

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

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

Is Orlová part of Ostrava?

Orlová is identified as a satellite of Ostrava. It is about 13.7 km away by straight-line distance. Ostrava city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source²⁰

Which comparable places record less crime than Orlová?

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

Orlová: 1,557.9 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 source¹²

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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 Orlová?

The published population was 27,540 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Orlová?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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 Orlová?

What is the unemployment rate in Orlová?

The unemployment rate is about 10.3 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Orlová?

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 Orlová a good place to live?

Orlová 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 Orlová part of Ostrava?

Orlová is identified as a satellite of Ostrava. It is about 13.7 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Orlová?

Ostrava, Havířov, Petřvald, Rychvald, Dolní Lutyně are near Orlová. 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 Orlová?

The official citizenship distribution records 27,217 people (98.7%) 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 Orlová?

87 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Orlová 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 = {Orlová, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a83435e9012d465b27408a8515dc9377},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR opendata.csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-04
Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) ancestry or ethnicity distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) citizenship distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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