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Living in Zlín

Zlín is a city in Czechia, and the figures below are its published values. The population of Zlín totalled 74,684 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 3.06% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

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

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 Zlín.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Zlín reached 38,961 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Zlín yet. Czechia has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesZlín highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Zlín highlighted€8.25Prague€7.50Brno€5.92Plzeň€4.83Ostravanet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings38,961 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)1Official

Work and income

Zlín had 37,745 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Zlín?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.06 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Zlín is 3.1%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Czechia per band16 cities: 1% to under 2%161–246 cities: 2% to under 3%462–369 cities: 3% to under 4%693–4Zlín 3.1%72 cities: 4% to under 5%724–533 cities: 5% to under 6%335–617 cities: 6% to under 7%176–711 cities: 7% to under 8%117–87 cities: 8% to under 9%78–92 cities: 9% to under 10%29–105 cities: 10% to under 11%510–111 city: 12% to under 13%112–13

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment37,745 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official
Unemployment rate3.06 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zlín. 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

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

Mobility and administration

Zlín's nearest airport was OSR, 61 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights8Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km61 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official
Nearest Major Airport IataOSR3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official

Language courses and integration in Zlín

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Zlín?

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
Zlín average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°-4°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Zlín average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100283036387280876868444136JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Zlín average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526049781301962352452532481711125440JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Zlín annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52513.0PM2.5µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency7Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 15.8 · May 20.1 · Jun 23.8 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 26 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 8 · Dec 2.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.5 · Feb -3.5 · Mar -0.6 · Apr 3.4 · May 8 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -2.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.1 · Feb 0.5 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 10 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 0.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 28.4 · Feb 29.8 · Mar 36.3 · Apr 37.7 · May 72.3 · Jun 80.1 · Jul 87.4 · Aug 67.7 · Sep 67.6 · Oct 44.2 · Nov 40.6 · Dec 35.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 48.8 · Feb 78 · Mar 129.7 · Apr 196.1 · May 234.5 · Jun 245.1 · Jul 252.5 · Aug 248.1 · Sep 170.9 · Oct 111.6 · Nov 53.7 · Dec 39.6 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Czechia

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Czechia cities
Kladno69,664 residentsHavířov68,674 residentsMost63,474 residentsÚstí nad Labem90,866 residentsPardubice92,319 residentsHradec Králové94,311 residents

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, Zlín had 38,529 residents who were female. Zlín was home to 35,649 men at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Zlín?

The published population was 74,684 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population Female38,529 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Population Male35,649 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Population74,684 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4Official

International community in Zlín

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 population74,178100.0%
Česká republika72,09497.2%
Slovenská republika6060.8%
Ukrajina3320.4%
Dvojí občanství1750.2%
Vietnamská socialistická republika1610.2%
Mongolsko1170.2%
Nezjištěno940.1%
Ruská federace810.1%
Polská republika360.0%
Indická republika280.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Rumunsko260.0%
Běloruská republika220.0%
Spolková republika Německo210.0%
Italská republika210.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska210.0%
Maďarská republika190.0%
Bulharská republika160.0%
Čínská lidová republika150.0%
Republika Kazachstán150.0%
Ghanská republika140.0%
Turecká republika140.0%
Chorvatská republika130.0%
Moldavská republika130.0%
Nepál130.0%
Irácká republika120.0%
Egyptská arabská republika120.0%
Spojené státy americké120.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie110.0%
Republika Srbsko100.0%
Albánská republika90.0%
Lotyšská republika80.0%
Pákistánská islámská republika80.0%
Íránská islámská republika70.0%
Francouzská republika60.0%
Marocké království60.0%
Srílanská demokratická socialistická republika50.0%
Řecká republika50.0%
Rakouská republika50.0%
Spojené státy mexické50.0%
Kanada40.0%
Arménská republika40.0%
Nigérijská federativní republika40.0%
Filipínská republika40.0%
Thajské království40.0%
Tuniská republika40.0%
Kolumbijská republika30.0%
Nizozemské království30.0%
Bosna a Hercegovina30.0%
Svaz Myanmar20.0%
Alžírská lidová demokratická republika20.0%
Kamerunská republika20.0%
Kubánská republika20.0%
Etiopská federativní demokratická republika20.0%
Japonsko20.0%
Belgické království20.0%
Peruánská republika20.0%
Slovinská republika20.0%
Jihoafrická republika20.0%
Španělské království20.0%
Švédské království20.0%
Švýcarská konfederace20.0%
Brazilská federativní republika20.0%
Republika Kosovo20.0%
Kambodžské království10.0%
Chilská republika10.0%
Tchaj-wan10.0%
Dominikánská republika10.0%
Estonská republika10.0%
Gambijská republika10.0%
Okupované palestinské území10.0%
Ázerbájdžánská republika10.0%
Guatemalská republika10.0%
Honduraská republika10.0%
Austrálie10.0%
Indonéská republika10.0%
Irsko10.0%
Islámská republika Afghánistán10.0%
Kyrgyzská republika10.0%
Laoská lidově demokratická republika10.0%
Velká libyjská arabská lidová socialistická džamáhírije10.0%
Litevská republika10.0%
Malajsie10.0%
Bangladéšská lidová republika10.0%
Norské království10.0%
Království Saúdská Arábie10.0%
Senegalská republika10.0%
Syrská arabská republika10.0%
Republika Uzbekistán10.0%
Zambijská republika10.0%
bez státního občanství10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population74,178100.0%
Česká celkem45,94861.9%
Moravská celkem9,94713.4%
Slovenská celkem9861.3%
Jiná celkem4990.7%
Ukrajinská celkem2080.3%
Evropská celkem1650.2%
Vietnamská celkem1320.2%
Mongolská celkem950.1%
Československá celkem920.1%
Ruská celkem890.1%
Show 50 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Polská celkem510.1%
Italská celkem490.1%
Německá celkem440.1%
Americká (USA) celkem410.1%
Romská celkem330.0%
Slezská celkem320.0%
Maďarská celkem280.0%
Indická celkem210.0%
Řecká celkem200.0%
Britská celkem190.0%
Chorvatská celkem180.0%
Běloruská celkem170.0%
Francouzská celkem170.0%
Australská celkem140.0%
Bulharská celkem120.0%
Rakouská celkem120.0%
Anglická celkem110.0%
Čínská celkem110.0%
Kazašská celkem110.0%
Irácká celkem90.0%
Moldavská celkem90.0%
Rusínská celkem90.0%
Turecká celkem90.0%
Kanadská celkem80.0%
Rumunská celkem80.0%
Španělská celkem80.0%
Irská celkem70.0%
Kurdská celkem70.0%
Švédská celkem70.0%
Belgická celkem50.0%
Japonská celkem50.0%
Makedonská celkem50.0%
Srbská celkem50.0%
Židovská celkem50.0%
Afghánská celkem40.0%
Arabská celkem40.0%
Lotyšská celkem40.0%
Vlámská celkem40.0%
Albánská celkem30.0%
Arménská celkem30.0%
Bosenská (muslimská) celkem30.0%
Norská celkem30.0%
Švýcarská celkem30.0%
Estonská celkem20.0%
Finská celkem20.0%
Portugalská celkem20.0%
Kyrgyzská celkem10.0%
Palestinská celkem10.0%
Slovinská celkem10.0%
Syrská celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Is Zlín 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 worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–75%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–74%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 44–68%
Family60%strong on family, weak on safety · range 48–72%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–69%
Population74,684 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Dwellings38,961 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)
People in employment37,745 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)
Unemployment rate3.06 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
PM2.5 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour Supply Count39,259 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zlín 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Zlín?

The published population was 74,684 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Zlín?

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.

What is the unemployment rate in Zlín?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is Zlín a good place to live?

Zlín 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.

How many people are in the Bulharská republika citizenship group in Zlín?

The official citizenship distribution records 16 people (0.0%) 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, September 14). Zlín, Czechia: jobs, air quality, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/zlin/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_zlin-czechia-jobs-air-quality-climate-population_d6302e1d0724,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Zlín, Czechia: jobs, air quality, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/zlin/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
  2. Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
  3. Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
  4. Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR opendata.csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-04
  5. Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) ancestry_or_ethnicity distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
  6. Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) citizenship distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
  7. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  8. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  9. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  10. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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  1. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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