Living in Světlá nad Sázavou

In Světlá nad Sázavou, unemployment is 4.5% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Světlá nad Sázavou had a population of 6,394. An unemployment rate of 4.46% was measured at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population6,394people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,750EUR/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 rate4.46%country median 4.1% — 9% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime995.2incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Světlá nad Sázavou?

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 Světlá nad Sázavou.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Světlá nad Sázavou counted 3,276 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Světlá nad Sázavou. 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 citiesSvětlá nad Sázavou 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 internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹²Official · national market
Dwellings	3,276 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official

Is Světlá nad Sázavou a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on housing · range 41–63%

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

Student50%strong on safety, weak on education · range 38–62%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–66%

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

Work and income

Světlá nad Sázavou had 3,232 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Světlá nad Sázavou?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 4.46 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Světlá nad Sázavou is 4.5%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Světlá nad Sázavou 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,881 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Kraj Vysočina, wage sphere¹⁰Official · regional context
People in employment	3,232 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,750 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 region¹⁵Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.46 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Světlá nad Sázavou?

Police recorded about 995 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 995.2 incidents per 100,000 · KROK Database — 2025 open data⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	995.2 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data⁸Official · county

Mobility and administration

Světlá nad Sázavou's nearest airport was PED, 45 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	45 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PED	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Světlá nad Sázavou. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Světlá nad Sázavou.

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Climate and air quality

Světlá nad Sázavou's monthly mean temperatures were −3.5°C in January and 18.4°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Světlá nad Sázavou?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹

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

PM2.59WHO 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	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.84 · Feb 14.31 · Mar 18.57 · Apr 24.61 · May 27.79 · Jun 33.03 · Jul 34.75 · Aug 35.38 · Sep 32.22 · Oct 23.84 · Nov 16.84 · Dec 10.69 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -28.64 · Feb -23.6 · Mar -17.52 · Apr -9.09 · May -4.16 · Jun 2.11 · Jul 7.02 · Aug 4.61 · Sep -0.07 · Oct -8.08 · Nov -10.82 · Dec -19.4 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.53 · Feb -2.19 · Mar 1.91 · Apr 7.49 · May 12.15 · Jun 16.25 · Jul 18.43 · Aug 18.09 · Sep 12.96 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 2.71 · Dec -1.89 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The count of female residents in Světlá nad Sázavou was 4,010 at the end of 2021. The count of male residents in Světlá nad Sázavou was 3,127 at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Světlá nad Sázavou?

The published population was 6,394 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	4,010 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official
Male residents	3,127 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official
Population	6,394 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵Official

International community in Světlá nad Sázavou

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	7,137	100.0%
Česká republika	7,006	98.2%
Slovenská republika	38	0.5%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	29	0.4%
Nezjištěno	18	0.3%
Republika Kazachstán	9	0.1%
Ukrajina	9	0.1%
Ruská federace	7	0.1%
Moldavská republika	6	0.1%
Dvojí občanství	6	0.1%
Mongolsko	3	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Polská republika	3	0.0%
Nizozemské království	2	0.0%
Maďarská republika	1	0.0%

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

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	7,137	100.0%
Česká celkem	4,513	63.2%
Slovenská celkem	54	0.8%
Moravská celkem	30	0.4%
Romská celkem	30	0.4%
Československá celkem	19	0.3%
Vietnamská celkem	17	0.2%
Ukrajinská celkem	10	0.1%
Evropská celkem	7	0.1%
Ruská celkem	7	0.1%
Jiná celkem	6	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Polská celkem	5	0.1%
Moldavská celkem	3	0.0%
Mongolská celkem	3	0.0%
Anglická celkem	2	0.0%
Maďarská celkem	2	0.0%
Německá celkem	2	0.0%
Rakouská celkem	2	0.0%
Americká (USA) celkem	1	0.0%
Arménská celkem	1	0.0%
Bulharská celkem	1	0.0%
Kazašská celkem	1	0.0%
Lotyšská celkem	1	0.0%
Slezská celkem	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Labour force	3,477 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official

Alternatives for people set on Světlá nad Sázavou

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.

Chotěboř as a Světlá nad Sázavou alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.3% Chotěboř vs 4.5% Světlá nad Sázavou−27%
Residents: 9,092 Chotěboř vs 6,394 Světlá nad Sázavou+42%
Median gross pay, region: €1,750 Chotěboř vs €1,750 Světlá nad Sázavousame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 995 Chotěboř vs 995 Světlá nad Sázavousame level
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Chotěboř vs 9.0 µg/m³ Světlá nad Sázavousame level

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Zlín as a Světlá nad Sázavou alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 171 km, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 6,394 Světlá nad Sázavou+1068%
Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 4.5% Světlá nad Sázavou−31%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 995 Světlá nad Sázavou+10%
Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,750 Světlá nad Sázavousame level

Full comparison More about Zlín

Cities near Světlá nad Sázavou

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

Ledeč nad Sázavou 9.6 km away

Rent: 7.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

Other cities in Czechia to compare with Světlá nad Sázavou, nearest in population first.

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Světlá nad Sázavou 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; Světlá nad Sázavou'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 Světlá nad Sázavou?

The published population was 6,394 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Světlá nad Sázavou?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

How safe is Světlá nad Sázavou?

Police recorded about 995 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 Světlá nad Sázavou?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Světlá nad Sázavou?

The median gross salary is 1,750 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 Světlá nad Sázavou a good place to live?

Světlá nad Sázavou 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 Světlá nad Sázavou?

Ledeč nad Sázavou, Havlíčkův Brod, Humpolec, Chotěboř are near Světlá nad Sázavou. 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 Světlá nad Sázavou?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,006 people (98.2%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Světlá nad Sázavou, Czechia: population, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f83822e8b3b844da344ca57181647abd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/svetla-nad-sazavou/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_svetla-nad-sazavou-czechia-population-salary-jobs_98e4def3bd13,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Světlá nad Sázavou, Czechia: population, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f83822e8b3b844da344ca57181647abd},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/svetla-nad-sazavou/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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