Living in Prostějov

In Prostějov, unemployment is 4.1% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Prostějov had a population of 43,408. Prostějov registered an unemployment rate of 4.05% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population43,408people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,725EUR/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 rate4.05%country median 4.1% — about the sameOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime1,036incidents 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 Prostějov?

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 Prostějov.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Prostějov recorded 23,132 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Prostějov. 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 citiesProstějov 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

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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 internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹¹Official · national market
Dwellings	23,132 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)¹Official

Is Prostějov a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on housing · range 52–74%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%

Student56%strong on safety, weak on education · range 44–68%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–69%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Work and income

The employment figure in Prostějov was 21,330 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Prostějov?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 4.05 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Prostějov is 4.1%. 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

Prostějov 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,824 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Olomoucký kraj, wage sphere¹⁰Official · regional context
People in employment	21,330 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,725 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 region¹⁴Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.05 %country median 4.1% — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Prostějov?

Police recorded about 1,036 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 data⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,036 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data⁸Official · county

Mobility and administration

Prostějov's nearest airport was BRQ, 47 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	47 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BRQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Prostějov?

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 Agency⁷

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

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2°-3°

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14°4°

18°8°

22°12°

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18°10°

12°5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

133

196

227

229

245

241

171

111

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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

PM2.516WHO 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 Agency⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.3 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 13.5 · May 18 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 11.8 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.4 · Feb -3.4 · Mar -0.3 · Apr 4.1 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 5.2 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -3.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.2 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 8.4 · May 12.9 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 3.2 · Dec -1.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 31.7 · Feb 26.3 · Mar 39.1 · Apr 39.2 · May 63.6 · Jun 73.1 · Jul 86.2 · Aug 74.7 · Sep 60 · Oct 42.8 · Nov 37.5 · Dec 31.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 56.8 · Feb 81.6 · Mar 133.4 · Apr 195.7 · May 227.4 · Jun 228.5 · Jul 245.4 · Aug 240.9 · Sep 170.8 · Oct 110.7 · Nov 53.5 · Dec 42.2 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Brno ±1.7 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Zeulenroda-Triebes (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.3 °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

The count of female residents in Prostějov was 22,974 at the end of 2021. Prostějov was home to 20,692 men at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Prostějov?

The published population was 43,408 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	22,974 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Male residents	20,692 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Population	43,408 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴Official

International community in Prostějov

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	43,666	100.0%
Česká republika	42,637	97.6%
Ukrajina	342	0.8%
Slovenská republika	164	0.4%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	114	0.3%
Dvojí občanství	110	0.3%
Nezjištěno	44	0.1%
Rumunsko	28	0.1%
Maďarská republika	25	0.1%
Bulharská republika	23	0.1%
Ruská federace	23	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Moldavská republika	20	0.0%
Mongolsko	14	0.0%
Polská republika	13	0.0%
Republika Srbsko	11	0.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie	11	0.0%
Spolková republika Německo	10	0.0%
Běloruská republika	9	0.0%
Chorvatská republika	6	0.0%
Turecká republika	6	0.0%
Italská republika	5	0.0%
Řecká republika	3	0.0%
Japonsko	3	0.0%
Bosna a Hercegovina	3	0.0%
Brazilská federativní republika	3	0.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska	3	0.0%
Kanada	2	0.0%
Čínská lidová republika	2	0.0%
Kolumbijská republika	2	0.0%
Francouzská republika	2	0.0%
Republika Kazachstán	2	0.0%
Litevská republika	2	0.0%
Slovinská republika	2	0.0%
Španělské království	2	0.0%
Tuniská republika	2	0.0%
Spojené státy americké	2	0.0%
Dominikánská republika	1	0.0%
Ekvádorská republika	1	0.0%
Gruzie	1	0.0%
Indická republika	1	0.0%
Austrálie	1	0.0%
Jamajka	1	0.0%
Rakouská republika	1	0.0%
Lotyšská republika	1	0.0%
Spojené státy mexické	1	0.0%
Republika Černá Hora	1	0.0%
Marocké království	1	0.0%
Nepál	1	0.0%
Nový Zéland	1	0.0%
Švýcarská konfederace	1	0.0%
Syrská arabská republika	1	0.0%
Egyptská arabská republika	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	43,666	100.0%
Česká celkem	25,576	58.6%
Moravská celkem	6,104	14.0%
Slovenská celkem	495	1.1%
Jiná celkem	266	0.6%
Ukrajinská celkem	230	0.5%
Vietnamská celkem	68	0.2%
Evropská celkem	52	0.1%
Romská celkem	47	0.1%
Československá celkem	45	0.1%
Slezská celkem	36	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Německá celkem	27	0.1%
Ruská celkem	27	0.1%
Polská celkem	25	0.1%
Maďarská celkem	22	0.1%
Moldavská celkem	22	0.1%
Italská celkem	16	0.0%
Rumunská celkem	14	0.0%
Britská celkem	12	0.0%
Francouzská celkem	12	0.0%
Chorvatská celkem	12	0.0%
Americká (USA) celkem	11	0.0%
Anglická celkem	10	0.0%
Španělská celkem	10	0.0%
Bulharská celkem	9	0.0%
Mongolská celkem	8	0.0%
Řecká celkem	7	0.0%
Australská celkem	6	0.0%
Běloruská celkem	4	0.0%
Irská celkem	4	0.0%
Litevská celkem	4	0.0%
Rakouská celkem	4	0.0%
Slovinská celkem	4	0.0%
Srbská celkem	4	0.0%
Kanadská celkem	3	0.0%
Makedonská celkem	3	0.0%
Turecká celkem	3	0.0%
Arménská celkem	2	0.0%
Indická celkem	2	0.0%
Japonská celkem	2	0.0%
Kazašská celkem	2	0.0%
Nizozemská celkem	2	0.0%
Švédská celkem	2	0.0%
Židovská celkem	2	0.0%
Albánská celkem	1	0.0%
Arabská celkem	1	0.0%
Belgická celkem	1	0.0%
Černohorská celkem	1	0.0%
Čínská celkem	1	0.0%
Galicijská celkem	1	0.0%
Gruzínská celkem	1	0.0%
Lotyšská celkem	1	0.0%
Rusínská celkem	1	0.0%
Švýcarská 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	22,477 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Prostějov

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.

Zlín as a Prostějov alternative in the same region

48 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 4.1% Prostějov−25%
Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 43,408 Prostějov+72%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 16.0 µg/m³ Prostějov−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,036 Prostějov+5%
Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,725 Prostějovsame level

Full comparison More about Zlín

Jihlava as a Prostějov alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 110 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,278 Jihlava vs 1,036 Prostějov+23%
Unemployment: 3.5% Jihlava vs 4.1% Prostějov−13%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Jihlava vs 16.0 µg/m³ Prostějov−19%
Residents: 54,624 Jihlava vs 43,408 Prostějov+26%
Median gross pay, region: €1,750 Jihlava vs €1,725 Prostějovsame level

Full comparison More about Jihlava

Cities near Prostějov

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

Kojetín 19.3 km away

Rent: 8.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Chropyně 22.4 km away

Rent: 8.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

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Přerov40,906 residents Jablonec nad Nisou46,209 residents Děčín46,376 residents Chomutov46,771 residents Mladá Boleslav47,346 residents Karviná48,937 residents

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Prostějov in rankings

#25 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Czechia #27 of 30 in Largest cities in Czechia

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Prostějov 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; Prostějov'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 Prostějov?

The published population was 43,408 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Prostějov?

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 Prostějov?

What is the unemployment rate in Prostějov?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Prostějov?

The median gross salary is 1,725 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 Prostějov a good place to live?

Prostějov 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 Prostějov?

Olomouc, Kojetín, Chropyně, Vyškov, Přerov are near Prostějov. 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 Prostějov?

The official citizenship distribution records 42,637 people (97.6%) 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Prostějov, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ac3512d47c8b100b3e773455f64fd932},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/prostejov/},
  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 (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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