Living in Žatec

In Žatec, unemployment is 7.3% (2024).

Žatec's population was 18,959 at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Žatec reached 7.31%. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0728 sources

Population18,959people31 Dec 2025Official source · Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)

Median gross salary (region)1,777EUR/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 rate7.31%country median 4.1% — 78% aboveOfficial source · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky

Recorded crime1,618incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Žatec.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The city had 9,387 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Žatec. 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 citiesŽatec 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	9,387 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)¹Official

Is Žatec a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–71%

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–69%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–61%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–71%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, employment in Žatec reached 8,805.

What is the unemployment rate in Žatec?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (2024-12).

Unemployment rate: 7.31 % · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Žatec is 7.3%. 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

Žatec 7.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,923 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Ústecký kraj, wage sphere¹¹Official · regional context
People in employment	8,805 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,777 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	7.31 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2024	Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky¹⁰Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Žatec. 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

Open the Czechia service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Žatec?

Police recorded about 1,618 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	1,618 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data⁸Official · county

Mobility and administration

Žatec's nearest airport was KLV, 47 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	47 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KLV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Žatec?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.513WHO 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	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 9 · Apr 15.1 · May 19.5 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 25 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.8 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 3.8 · May 8.1 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.1 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 23.4 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 24.6 · Apr 25 · May 49.4 · Jun 58.7 · Jul 64.6 · Aug 55.6 · Sep 42.1 · Oct 32.1 · Nov 30.4 · Dec 30 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 46.9 · Feb 79.7 · Mar 122 · Apr 182.6 · May 208.3 · Jun 216.1 · Jul 229.2 · Aug 224.4 · Sep 157.8 · Oct 95 · Nov 44.3 · Dec 38.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Brno ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.6 °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 female population of Žatec was 9,572. The male population of Žatec was 8,895.

How many people live in Žatec?

The published population was 18,959 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	9,572 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Male residents	8,895 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Population	18,959 people	31 Dec 2025	Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)⁴Official

International community in Žatec

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	18,467	100.0%
Česká republika	17,606	95.3%
Ukrajina	151	0.8%
Běloruská republika	141	0.8%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	128	0.7%
Dvojí občanství	119	0.6%
Slovenská republika	117	0.6%
Rumunsko	75	0.4%
Mongolsko	36	0.2%
Nezjištěno	15	0.1%
Japonsko	12	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulharská republika	11	0.1%
Moldavská republika	9	0.0%
Polská republika	8	0.0%
Spolková republika Německo	7	0.0%
Ruská federace	6	0.0%
Filipínská republika	3	0.0%
Chorvatská republika	2	0.0%
Maďarská republika	2	0.0%
Indická republika	2	0.0%
Republika Srbsko	2	0.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska	2	0.0%
Čínská lidová republika	1	0.0%
Okupované palestinské území	1	0.0%
Guinejská republika	1	0.0%
Italská republika	1	0.0%
Islámská republika Afghánistán	1	0.0%
Kyrgyzská republika	1	0.0%
Litevská republika	1	0.0%
Belgické království	1	0.0%
Bosna a Hercegovina	1	0.0%
Švédské království	1	0.0%
Tuniská republika	1	0.0%
Egyptská arabská republika	1	0.0%
Spojené státy americké	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	18,467	100.0%
Česká celkem	11,711	63.4%
Slovenská celkem	350	1.9%
Ukrajinská celkem	120	0.6%
Běloruská celkem	119	0.6%
Vietnamská celkem	88	0.5%
Romská celkem	62	0.3%
Německá celkem	46	0.2%
Moravská celkem	44	0.2%
Rumunská celkem	38	0.2%
Jiná celkem	34	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Československá celkem	32	0.2%
Mongolská celkem	31	0.2%
Ruská celkem	28	0.2%
Evropská celkem	18	0.1%
Polská celkem	14	0.1%
Bulharská celkem	13	0.1%
Maďarská celkem	12	0.1%
Japonská celkem	11	0.1%
Anglická celkem	6	0.0%
Britská celkem	6	0.0%
Moldavská celkem	4	0.0%
Chorvatská celkem	3	0.0%
Slezská celkem	3	0.0%
Srbská celkem	3	0.0%
Židovská celkem	3	0.0%
Americká (USA) celkem	2	0.0%
Italská celkem	2	0.0%
Kyrgyzská celkem	2	0.0%
Afghánská celkem	1	0.0%
Albánská celkem	1	0.0%
Australská celkem	1	0.0%
Bosenská (muslimská) celkem	1	0.0%
Estonská celkem	1	0.0%
Gruzínská celkem	1	0.0%
Indická celkem	1	0.0%
Irská celkem	1	0.0%
Palestinská celkem	1	0.0%
Rakouská celkem	1	0.0%
Rusínská celkem	1	0.0%
Španělská celkem	1	0.0%
Švédská 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	9,556 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Žatec

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.

Kadaň as a Žatec alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Kadaň vs 13.0 µg/m³ Žatec−15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,734 Kadaň vs 1,618 Žatec+7%
Median gross pay, region: €1,777 Kadaň vs €1,777 Žatecsame level

Full comparison More about Kadaň

Zlín as a Žatec alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 320 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,618 Žatec−33%
Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,777 Žatec−4%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 13.0 µg/m³ Žatecsame level

Full comparison More about Zlín

Cities near Žatec

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

Jirkov 20.4 km away

Rent: 7.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

All Czechia cities

Kralupy nad Vltavou19,005 residents Jirkov19,240 residents Náchod19,827 residents Kadaň18,090 residents Louny18,068 residents Blansko20,002 residents

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

The published population was 18,959 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO).

Is the air quality good in Žatec?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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 Žatec?

What is the unemployment rate in Žatec?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (2024-12). Source: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky.

What is the typical salary around Žatec?

The median gross salary is 1,777 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 Žatec a good place to live?

Žatec 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 Žatec?

Podbořany, Chomutov, Louny, Kadaň, Jirkov are near Žatec. 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 Žatec?

The official citizenship distribution records 17,606 people (95.3%) 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 = {Žatec, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-05
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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