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Living in Zlín

In Zlín, unemployment is 3.1% (2024).

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.

Last checked 2026-10-0231 sources

Population74,684people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,703EUR/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 rate3.06%country median 4.1% — 26% belowOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime1,090incidents 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 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 figure is published for Zlín. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Zlín recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€20
Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesZlín highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Zlín 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 internet17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB12Official · national market
Monthly transport pass20.24 EUR/month13 Sept 2026Dopravní společnost Zlín-Otrokovice, s.r.o. (DSZO)7Official
Dwellings38,961 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)1Official

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 worker65%strong on work, weak on housing · range 54–76%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–79%
Student56%strong on safety, weak on education · range 44–68%
Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–73%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

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 (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,891 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Zlínský kraj, wage sphere11Official · regional context
People in employment37,745 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,703 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region16Official · county
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.

Safety

How safe is Zlín?

Police recorded about 1,090 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 data9

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,090 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data9Official · county

Mobility and administration

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Distance to the nearest major airport61 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)OSR3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

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 Agency8

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 mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency8Official · 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 NCEI18Official · 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 NCEI19Official · 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 NCEI20Official · 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 NCEI21Official · 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 NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.8 °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

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
Female residents38,529 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Male residents35,649 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%
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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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force39,259 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Zlín

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.

Slavičín as a Zlín alternative in the same region

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

  • Unemployment: 2.0% Slavičín vs 3.1% Zlín−34%
  • Residents: 6,184 Slavičín vs 74,684 Zlín−92%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Slavičín vs €1,703 Zlínsame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Slavičín vs 1,090 Zlínsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Slavičín vs 13.0 µg/m³ Zlínsame level
Full comparisonMore about Slavičín

Cities near Zlín

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

Napajedla Commuting Zone · 13.2 km away
Rent
8.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Hulín 17.4 km away
Rent
8.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Slavičín 22.0 km away
Rent
9.17 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

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Brno střed70,857 residentsKladno69,664 residentsHavířov68,674 residentsMost63,474 residentsÚstí nad Labem90,866 residentsPardubice92,319 residents

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Zlín in rankings

#7 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Czechia #12 of 30 in Largest cities in Czechia

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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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; Zlín'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 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.

How safe is Zlín?

Police recorded about 1,090 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 Zlín?

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

What is the typical salary around Zlín?

The median gross salary is 1,703 EUR/month. Source: Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region.

How much is public transport in Zlín?

A monthly transport pass is 20.24 EUR/month. Source: Dopravní společnost Zlín-Otrokovice, s.r.o. (DSZO).

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.

Which cities are near Zlín?

Otrokovice, Napajedla, Holešov, Luhačovice, Hulín are near Zlín. 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 Zlín?

The official citizenship distribution records 72,094 people (97.2%) 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 = {Zlín, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  6. Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) citizenship distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
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