Living in Prachatice

In Prachatice, unemployment is 3.2% (2024).

Prachatice had a population of 11,119 at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 3.18% was measured at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population11,119people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,711EUR/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 rate3.18%country median 4.1% — 23% belowOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime1,274incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

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

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 Prachatice.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Prachatice recorded 5,627 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Prachatice. 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 citiesPrachatice 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 internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹⁰Official · national market
Dwellings	5,627 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)¹Official

Is Prachatice a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–69%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–75%

Student52%strong on safety, weak on education · range 40–64%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–71%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, 5,212 were in employment in Prachatice.

What is the unemployment rate in Prachatice?

The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 3.18 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Prachatice is 3.2%. 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

Prachatice 3.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,885 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Jihočeský kraj, wage sphere⁸Official · regional context
People in employment	5,212 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,711 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 region¹²Official · county
Unemployment rate	3.18 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Prachatice. 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 Prachatice. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Prachatice?

Police recorded about 1,274 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 data⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,274 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

Prachatice's nearest major airport was 32 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	32 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	JCL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Prachatice. 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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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −3.4°C in January and 17.9°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.23 · Feb 13.99 · Mar 19.25 · Apr 24.77 · May 27.73 · Jun 31.32 · Jul 33.74 · Aug 34.66 · Sep 32.28 · Oct 23.06 · Nov 17.83 · Dec 12.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -26.07 · Feb -21.51 · Mar -19.9 · Apr -8.78 · May -3.53 · Jun 0.09 · Jul 5.43 · Aug 4.64 · Sep -0.98 · Oct -8.35 · Nov -12.53 · Dec -20.39 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.37 · Feb -2.19 · Mar 1.95 · Apr 7.32 · May 11.88 · Jun 15.89 · Jul 17.87 · Aug 17.57 · Sep 12.62 · Oct 7.58 · Nov 2.47 · Dec -1.73 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Prachatice had 5,398 female residents at the end of 2021. The count of male residents in Prachatice was 5,042 at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Prachatice?

The published population was 11,119 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	5,398 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Male residents	5,042 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Population	11,119 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴Official

International community in Prachatice

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	10,440	100.0%
Česká republika	10,133	97.1%
Ukrajina	112	1.1%
Slovenská republika	51	0.5%
Nezjištěno	40	0.4%
Dvojí občanství	27	0.3%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	25	0.2%
Spolková republika Německo	11	0.1%
Nepál	8	0.1%
Bulharská republika	5	0.0%
Rumunsko	5	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Maďarská republika	4	0.0%
Moldavská republika	4	0.0%
Ruská federace	4	0.0%
Arménská republika	2	0.0%
Syrská arabská republika	2	0.0%
Francouzská republika	1	0.0%
Italská republika	1	0.0%
Kyrgyzská republika	1	0.0%
Litevská republika	1	0.0%
Namibijská republika	1	0.0%
Polská republika	1	0.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total population	10,440	100.0%
Česká celkem	6,988	66.9%
Slovenská celkem	127	1.2%
Ukrajinská celkem	79	0.8%
Německá celkem	29	0.3%
Vietnamská celkem	18	0.2%
Jiná celkem	16	0.2%
Ruská celkem	16	0.2%
Československá celkem	15	0.1%
Moravská celkem	14	0.1%
Maďarská celkem	13	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Arménská celkem	10	0.1%
Evropská celkem	9	0.1%
Rumunská celkem	4	0.0%
Anglická celkem	3	0.0%
Francouzská celkem	3	0.0%
Moldavská celkem	3	0.0%
Italská celkem	2	0.0%
Polská celkem	2	0.0%
Slezská celkem	2	0.0%
Syrská celkem	2	0.0%
Kurdská celkem	1	0.0%
Makedonská celkem	1	0.0%
Rakouská celkem	1	0.0%
Romská celkem	1	0.0%
Srbská celkem	1	0.0%
Turecká celkem	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Labour force	5,389 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Prachatice

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.

Vodňany as a Prachatice alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 7,383 Vodňany vs 11,119 Prachatice−34%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,156 Vodňany vs 1,274 Prachatice−9%
Unemployment: 2.9% Vodňany vs 3.2% Prachatice−8%
Median gross pay, region: €1,711 Vodňany vs €1,711 Prachaticesame level

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Zlín as a Prachatice alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 268 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 11,119 Prachatice+572%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,274 Prachatice−14%
Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 3.2% Prachatice−4%
Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,711 Prachaticesame level

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Cities near Prachatice

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

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

All Czechia cities

Domažlice11,133 residents Uničov11,237 residents Nový Bor11,318 residents Rychnov nad Kněžnou11,420 residents Rumburk10,815 residents Vlašim11,434 residents

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

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

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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 Prachatice?

The published population was 11,119 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

How safe is Prachatice?

What is the unemployment rate in Prachatice?

The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Prachatice?

The median gross salary is 1,711 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 Prachatice a good place to live?

Prachatice 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.

Which cities are near Prachatice?

Vimperk, Vodňany are near Prachatice. 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 Prachatice?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,133 people (97.1%) 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.

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  title = {Prachatice, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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
KROK Database — 2025 open data KROK Database · opendata.csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-10-05
MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Jihočeský kraj, wage sphere MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 · ispv.cz · checked 2026-09-24
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
O2 Datamanie 10GB o2.cz · checked 2026-09-15

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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 · csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-09-24
Vodafone fixed internet vodafone.cz · checked 2026-09-15
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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