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Living in Říčany

In Říčany, unemployment is 1.7% (2024).

The population of Říčany totalled 17,143 at the end of 2025. The city faced an unemployment rate of 1.69% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0738 sources

Population17,143people31 Dec 2025Official source · Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)
Median gross salary (region)1,878EUR/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 rate1.69%country median 4.1% — 59% belowOfficial source · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky
Recorded crime1,929incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data
PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 7,194.

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

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

€ / month

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

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.44 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone fixed internet24Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB19Official · national market
Dwellings7,194 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official

Is Říčany 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–73%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–79%
Student53%strong on safety, weak on education · range 41–65%
Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–75%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

Říčany had 8,541 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Říčany?

The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (2024-12).

  • Unemployment rate: 1.69 % · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky17
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Říčany is 1.7%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings2,136 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Středočeský kraj, wage sphere18Official · regional context
People in employment8,541 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,878 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region23Official · county
Unemployment rate1.69 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky17Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Říčany. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Říčany?

Police recorded about 1,929 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,929 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data15Official · county

Mobility and administration

Říčany's nearest airport was PRG, 31 km away and offered 94 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport94 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights21Official
Distance to the nearest major airport31 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PRG3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Říčany?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency10

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 mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 15.4 · May 20.1 · Jun 23.5 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 3.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.4 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 4.6 · May 8.9 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 2 · Dec -1.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 10.1 · May 14.7 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.1 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI27Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 25.4 · Feb 21.5 · Mar 31 · Apr 26.8 · May 67 · Jun 77.7 · Jul 74.9 · Aug 76.2 · Sep 41.8 · Oct 36 · Nov 30.2 · Dec 28.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI28Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 51.4 · Feb 82.5 · Mar 126.9 · Apr 190.8 · May 221.5 · Jun 229.9 · Jul 240.9 · Aug 230.4 · Sep 164.6 · Oct 108 · Nov 51.9 · Dec 43.8 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI29Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Brno ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.9 °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

Říčany had 8,479 female residents at the end of 2021. The male population of Říčany was 7,965.

How many people live in Říčany?

The published population was 17,143 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)7

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents8,479 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)6Official
Male residents7,965 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)6Official
Population17,143 people31 Dec 2025Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)7Official

International community in Říčany

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 population16,444100.0%
Česká republika15,42093.8%
Slovenská republika3031.8%
Ukrajina2851.7%
Dvojí občanství770.5%
Ruská federace420.3%
Vietnamská socialistická republika370.2%
Nezjištěno270.2%
Bulharská republika220.1%
Čínská lidová republika180.1%
Moldavská republika160.1%
Show 49 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska150.1%
Polská republika120.1%
Rumunsko120.1%
Republika Kazachstán110.1%
Spolková republika Německo100.1%
Indická republika100.1%
Filipínská republika100.1%
Spojené státy americké100.1%
Republika Srbsko80.0%
Jihoafrická republika80.0%
Italská republika70.0%
Běloruská republika60.0%
Švédské království60.0%
Rakouská republika50.0%
Arménská republika50.0%
Francouzská republika40.0%
Gruzie40.0%
Irácká republika40.0%
Turecká republika40.0%
Republika Uzbekistán40.0%
Ázerbájdžánská republika30.0%
Maďarská republika30.0%
Kambodžské království20.0%
Kanada20.0%
Irsko20.0%
Kyrgyzská republika20.0%
Litevská republika20.0%
Nizozemské království20.0%
Tuniská republika20.0%
bez státního občanství20.0%
Republika Kosovo20.0%
Chorvatská republika10.0%
Kyperská republika10.0%
Ekvádorská republika10.0%
Řecká republika10.0%
Argentinská republika10.0%
Guinejská republika10.0%
Indonéská republika10.0%
Japonsko10.0%
Libanonská republika10.0%
Lotyšská republika10.0%
Bangladéšská lidová republika10.0%
Marocké království10.0%
Slovinská republika10.0%
Syrská arabská republika10.0%
Republika Tádžikistán10.0%
Albánská 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 source9

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population16,444100.0%
Česká celkem11,04467.2%
Slovenská celkem3292.0%
Ukrajinská celkem1460.9%
Evropská celkem890.5%
Jiná celkem580.4%
Moravská celkem580.4%
Ruská celkem440.3%
Německá celkem320.2%
Americká (USA) celkem230.1%
Britská celkem220.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Polská celkem210.1%
Čínská celkem200.1%
Maďarská celkem200.1%
Bulharská celkem190.1%
Československá celkem190.1%
Vietnamská celkem180.1%
Moldavská celkem110.1%
Rakouská celkem100.1%
Srbská celkem80.0%
Irská celkem70.0%
Italská celkem70.0%
Uzbecká celkem70.0%
Židovská celkem70.0%
Francouzská celkem60.0%
Indická celkem60.0%
Kanadská celkem60.0%
Rusínská celkem60.0%
Syrská celkem50.0%
Arménská celkem40.0%
Australská celkem40.0%
Rumunská celkem40.0%
Slezská celkem40.0%
Anglická celkem30.0%
Nizozemská celkem30.0%
Romská celkem30.0%
Řecká celkem30.0%
Švýcarská celkem30.0%
Běloruská celkem20.0%
Chorvatská celkem20.0%
Irácká celkem20.0%
Japonská celkem20.0%
Skotská celkem20.0%
Albánská celkem10.0%
Gruzínská celkem10.0%
Kurdská celkem10.0%
Portugalská celkem10.0%
Slovinská celkem10.0%
Španělská celkem10.0%
Švédská celkem10.0%
Turecká celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force8,789 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Říčany

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.

Cities near Říčany

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

Prague Satellite · 19.8 km away
Rent
8.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2017-12-31
Salary
2,176 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
Jesenice 10.4 km away
Rent
13.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Úvaly 10.7 km away
Rent
11.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Jílové u Prahy 15.7 km away
Rent
11.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Čelákovice 20.0 km away
Rent
12.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

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

Is Říčany part of Prague?

Říčany is identified as a satellite of Prague. It is about 16.2 km away by straight-line distance. Prague city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source20

Which comparable places record less crime than Říčany?

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

Říčany: 1,498.1 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

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Říčany?

The published population was 17,143 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO).

Is the air quality good in Říčany?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 Říčany?

Police recorded about 1,929 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 Říčany?

The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (2024-12). Source: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky.

What is the typical salary around Říčany?

The median gross salary is 1,878 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 Říčany a good place to live?

Říčany 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 Říčany part of Prague?

Říčany is identified as a satellite of Prague. It is about 16.2 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Říčany?

Prague, Jesenice, Úvaly, Jílové u Prahy, Český Brod are near Říčany. 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 Říčany?

The official citizenship distribution records 15,420 people (93.8%) 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 Říčany?

84 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Říčany 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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