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Living in Podbořany

In Podbořany, unemployment is 6.1% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Podbořany had a population of 6,253. Podbořany's unemployment stood at 6.08% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 11 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0730 sources

Population6,253people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,777EUR/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 rate6.08%country median 4.1% — 48% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime1,618incidents 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 Podbořany?

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 Podbořany.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Podbořany recorded 3,061 dwellings at the end of 2021.

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesPodbořany highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Podbořany highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53
Čelákovice€12.51
Milovice€10.98
Studénka€8.97
Plzeň€5.92
Ostrava€4.83
Show the other 6 cities
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 internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB17Official · national market
Dwellings3,061 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official

Is Podbořany 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on housing · range 39–61%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–67%
Student51%strong on safety, weak on education · range 39–63%
Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–61%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

Employment totaled 3,008 in Podbořany at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Podbořany?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.08 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Podbořany is 6.1%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,923 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Ústecký kraj, wage sphere16Official · regional context
People in employment3,008 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,777 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region20Official · county
Unemployment rate6.08 %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 Podbořany. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Podbořany?

Police recorded about 1,618 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 residents1,618 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data14Official · county

Mobility and administration

Podbořany's nearest airport was KLV, 35 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Distance to the nearest major airport35 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)KLV3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Podbořany?

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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.4 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 9 · Apr 15.1 · May 19.5 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 25 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.8 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 3.8 · May 8.1 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.1 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.2 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 23.4 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 24.6 · Apr 25 · May 49.4 · Jun 58.7 · Jul 64.6 · Aug 55.6 · Sep 42.1 · Oct 32.1 · Nov 30.4 · Dec 30 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 46.9 · Feb 79.7 · Mar 122 · Apr 182.6 · May 208.3 · Jun 216.1 · Jul 229.2 · Aug 224.4 · Sep 157.8 · Oct 95 · Nov 44.3 · Dec 38.5 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Brno ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.6 °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

At the end of 2021, Podbořany had 3,200 residents who were female. At the end of 2021, Podbořany had 3,115 residents who were male.

How many people live in Podbořany?

The published population was 6,253 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents3,200 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Male residents3,115 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Population6,253 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official

International community in Podbořany

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 population6,315100.0%
Česká republika6,09096.4%
Slovenská republika621.0%
Vietnamská socialistická republika410.6%
Mongolsko260.4%
Polská republika260.4%
Ukrajina250.4%
Dvojí občanství110.2%
Spolková republika Německo40.1%
Rumunsko40.1%
Republika Uzbekistán40.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Gruzie30.0%
Bulharská republika20.0%
Maďarská republika20.0%
Ruská federace20.0%
Bosna a Hercegovina20.0%
Nezjištěno20.0%
Běloruská republika10.0%
Chorvatská republika10.0%
Finská republika10.0%
Italská republika10.0%
Republika Kazachstán10.0%
Marocké království10.0%
Filipínská republika10.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie10.0%
Egyptská arabská republika10.0%

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 population6,315100.0%
Česká celkem3,89661.7%
Slovenská celkem1191.9%
Vietnamská celkem320.5%
Německá celkem310.5%
Moravská celkem270.4%
Ukrajinská celkem260.4%
Romská celkem230.4%
Polská celkem200.3%
Maďarská celkem130.2%
Mongolská celkem130.2%
Show 14 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Jiná celkem90.1%
Československá celkem40.1%
Americká (USA) celkem20.0%
Evropská celkem20.0%
Rumunská celkem20.0%
Ruská celkem20.0%
Anglická celkem10.0%
Běloruská celkem10.0%
Britská celkem10.0%
Finská celkem10.0%
Lotyšská celkem10.0%
Makedonská celkem10.0%
Slezská celkem10.0%
Tádžická celkem10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force3,241 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official

Alternatives for people set on Podbořany

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.

Klášterec nad Ohří as a Podbořany alternative in the same region

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

  • Residents: 14,068 Klášterec nad Ohří vs 6,253 Podbořany+125%
  • Unemployment: 5.1% Klášterec nad Ohří vs 6.1% Podbořany−16%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,734 Klášterec nad Ohří vs 1,618 Podbořany+7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,777 Klášterec nad Ohří vs €1,777 Podbořanysame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Klášterec nad Ohří vs 11.0 µg/m³ Podbořanysame level
Full comparisonMore about Klášterec nad Ohří

Zlín as a Podbořany alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 325 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 6,253 Podbořany+1094%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 6.1% Podbořany−50%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,618 Podbořany−33%
  • Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 11.0 µg/m³ Podbořany+18%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,777 Podbořany−4%
Full comparisonMore about Zlín

Cities near Podbořany

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

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

All Czechia cities
Kostelec nad Orlicí6,252 residentsDubňany6,202 residentsChrastava6,315 residentsSlavičín6,184 residentsTýniště nad Orlicí6,148 residentsPohořelice6,126 residents

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

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

Is Podbořany part of Plzeň?

Podbořany is near Plzeň, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 56.6 km away by straight-line distance. Plzeň city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source10

Which comparable places record less crime than Podbořany?

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

Podbořany: 1,963 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 Podbořany?

The published population was 6,253 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Podbořany?

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 Podbořany?

Police recorded about 1,618 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 Podbořany?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Podbořany?

The median gross salary is 1,777 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 Podbořany a good place to live?

Podbořany 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 Podbořany part of Plzeň?

Podbořany is near Plzeň, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 56.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Podbořany?

Žatec, Kadaň, Klášterec nad Ohří are near Podbořany. 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 Podbořany?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,090 people (96.4%) 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 Podbořany?

108 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Podbořany 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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  title = {Podbořany, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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