Living in Svitavy

In Svitavy, unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

The population of Svitavy totalled 16,073 at the end of 2024. Svitavy registered an unemployment rate of 4.58% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population16,073people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,722EUR/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 rate4.58%country median 4.1% — 12% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime926.7incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

PM2.5, annual mean14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Svitavy.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling count was 7,828 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Svitavy. 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 citiesSvitavy 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	7,828 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)¹Official

Is Svitavy a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 48–70%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student55%strong on safety, weak on education · range 43–67%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–67%

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

Work and income

At the end of 2021, 8,061 were in employment in Svitavy.

What is the unemployment rate in Svitavy?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 4.58 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Svitavy is 4.6%. 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

Svitavy 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,875 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Pardubický kraj, wage sphere¹⁰Official · regional context
People in employment	8,061 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,722 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	4.58 %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 Svitavy. 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 Svitavy. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Svitavy?

Police recorded about 927 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: 926.7 incidents per 100,000 · KROK Database — 2025 open data⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	926.7 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data⁸Official · county

Mobility and administration

Svitavy's nearest airport was PED, 60 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	60 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 Svitavy. 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 Svitavy.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Svitavy?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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.

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

PM2.514WHO 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	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.93 · Feb 15.05 · Mar 18.79 · Apr 25.33 · May 29.01 · Jun 33.95 · Jul 36.04 · Aug 35.96 · Sep 32.91 · Oct 24.94 · Nov 17.48 · Dec 11.39 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -29.63 · Feb -25.14 · Mar -17.05 · Apr -7.42 · May -3.95 · Jun 2.53 · Jul 7.24 · Aug 5.44 · Sep 0.88 · Oct -8.15 · Nov -14.18 · Dec -20.44 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.28 · Feb -1.72 · Mar 2.47 · Apr 8.21 · May 13.02 · Jun 17.28 · Jul 19.57 · Aug 19.21 · Sep 13.93 · Oct 8.31 · Nov 3.37 · Dec -1.49 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Svitavy had 8,502 female residents at the end of 2021. The count of male residents in Svitavy was 7,740 at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Svitavy?

The published population was 16,073 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	8,502 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Male residents	7,740 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Population	16,073 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁴Official

International community in Svitavy

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	16,242	100.0%
Česká republika	15,956	98.2%
Slovenská republika	77	0.5%
Ukrajina	64	0.4%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	37	0.2%
Dvojí občanství	29	0.2%
Nezjištěno	13	0.1%
Polská republika	12	0.1%
Republika Kosovo	8	0.0%
Italská republika	5	0.0%
Ruská federace	4	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Turecká republika	4	0.0%
Bulharská republika	3	0.0%
Mongolsko	3	0.0%
Rumunsko	3	0.0%
Japonsko	2	0.0%
Republika Kazachstán	2	0.0%
Nizozemské království	2	0.0%
Republika Srbsko	2	0.0%
Spojené státy americké	2	0.0%
Čínská lidová republika	1	0.0%
Dánské království	1	0.0%
Francouzská republika	1	0.0%
Okupované palestinské území	1	0.0%
Spolková republika Německo	1	0.0%
Maďarská republika	1	0.0%
Rakouská republika	1	0.0%
Libanonská republika	1	0.0%
Moldavská republika	1	0.0%
Nigérijská federativní republika	1	0.0%
Portugalská republika	1	0.0%
Tuniská republika	1	0.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska	1	0.0%
Bolívarovská republika Venezuela	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	16,242	100.0%
Česká celkem	10,290	63.4%
Moravská celkem	558	3.4%
Slovenská celkem	130	0.8%
Ukrajinská celkem	44	0.3%
Romská celkem	43	0.3%
Vietnamská celkem	39	0.2%
Jiná celkem	28	0.2%
Německá celkem	26	0.2%
Polská celkem	21	0.1%
Evropská celkem	18	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Československá celkem	16	0.1%
Ruská celkem	6	0.0%
Řecká celkem	6	0.0%
Americká (USA) celkem	5	0.0%
Italská celkem	5	0.0%
Maďarská celkem	5	0.0%
Anglická celkem	4	0.0%
Chorvatská celkem	4	0.0%
Turecká celkem	4	0.0%
Australská celkem	3	0.0%
Nizozemská celkem	3	0.0%
Běloruská celkem	2	0.0%
Britská celkem	2	0.0%
Dánská celkem	2	0.0%
Francouzská celkem	2	0.0%
Japonská celkem	2	0.0%
Rakouská celkem	2	0.0%
Slezská celkem	2	0.0%
Srbská celkem	2	0.0%
Bulharská celkem	1	0.0%
Irská celkem	1	0.0%
Makedonská celkem	1	0.0%
Moldavská celkem	1	0.0%
Mongolská celkem	1	0.0%
Palestinská celkem	1	0.0%
Rumunská celkem	1	0.0%
Rusínská celkem	1	0.0%
Švédská celkem	1	0.0%
Uzbecká 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	8,371 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Svitavy

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.

Polička as a Svitavy alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.4% Polička vs 4.6% Svitavy−48%
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Polička vs 14.0 µg/m³ Svitavy−50%
Residents: 9,051 Polička vs 16,073 Svitavy−44%
Median gross pay, region: €1,722 Polička vs €1,722 Svitavysame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 927 Polička vs 927 Svitavysame level

Full comparison More about Polička

Zlín as a Svitavy alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 104 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 16,073 Svitavy+365%
Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 4.6% Svitavy−33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 927 Svitavy+18%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 14.0 µg/m³ Svitavy−7%
Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,722 Svitavysame level

Full comparison More about Zlín

Cities near Svitavy

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

Letovice 24.4 km away

Rent: 9.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

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Rožnov pod Radhoštěm16,063 residents Jičín16,101 residents Pelhřimov16,206 residents Neratovice16,360 residents Uherský Brod16,367 residents Rakovník15,682 residents

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

The published population was 16,073 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Svitavy?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 Svitavy?

Police recorded about 927 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 Svitavy?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Svitavy?

The median gross salary is 1,722 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 Svitavy a good place to live?

Svitavy 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 Svitavy?

Moravská Třebová, Polička, Česká Třebová, Litomyšl, Lanškroun are near Svitavy. 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 Svitavy?

The official citizenship distribution records 15,956 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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  title = {Svitavy, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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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