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🇨🇿 Czechia in official data
How Czechia is doing across 22 areas of society, from the economy to health, housing and education: the latest official figures from Eurostat, the OECD and national statistics offices, as shown on NationPulse.
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Where it stands in the EU
- New doctorate graduates in STEM: Czechia has the highest value in the EU (1.6 /1,000, 2024).
- Households covered by very high capacity broadband: Czechia has the lowest value in the EU (54.7 %, 2025).
- At risk of poverty or social exclusion: Czechia has the lowest value in the EU (11.5 %, 2025).
- Participation in early childhood education: Czechia has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (85.2 %, 2024).
- Unemployment rate: Czechia has the lowest value in the EU (2.80 %, 2025).
- Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband: Czechia has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (11.9 %, 2025).
- Underemployed part-time workers: Czechia has the lowest value in the EU (0.4 %, 2025).
- Arrears on utility bills: Czechia has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (2.4 %, 2025).
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate: Czechia has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (4.1 %, 2025).
- People reading news online: Czechia has the 3rd highest value in the EU (87.0 %, 2025).
- Unmet need for medical care: Czechia has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (0.3 %, 2025).
- Employment rate, ages 20–64: Czechia has the 3rd highest value in the EU (82.9 %, 2025).
Brain: Education, research & innovation
Eyes: Information & Digital Access
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households with internet access | 95.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People with at least basic digital skills | 70.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People reading news online | 87.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Ears: Civic Participation
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People taking part in active citizenship | 5.2 % | 2022 | Eurostat |
Jaw: Justice & Institutions
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Perceived independence of the justice system | 64 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Neck: Government & Public Administration
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People using online public services | 76.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Heart: Economy & Financial Stability
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Actual individual consumption per capita | 82 EU = 100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real household disposable income per person | 126.6 2008=100 | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP per person | 22,510 € | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government debt | 44.2 % GDP | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left lung: Healthcare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.1 years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unmet need for medical care | 0.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare | 13.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right lung: Environment & Climate
Stomach: Cost of Living
Liver: Poverty & Social Welfare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People making ends meet with great difficulty | 4.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat (EU-SILC) |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | 11.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty reduction by social transfers | 40.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left kidney: Housing
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Housing cost overburden rate | 8.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 16.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Severe housing deprivation rate | 2.6 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Right kidney: Essential Utilities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unable to keep the home adequately warm | 4.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrears on utility bills | 2.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet | 0.1 % | 2020 | Eurostat |
Left arm: Employment
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unemployment rate | 2.80 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20–64 | 82.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right arm: Job Quality
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Temporary employees | 7.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Underemployed part-time workers | 0.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate | 4.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Usual weekly working hours, full-time employees | 40.1 h/week | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left hand: Youth Opportunities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Youth unemployment rate | 10.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) | 8.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right hand: Workplace Safety
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Fatal accidents at work | 1.47 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Non-fatal accidents at work | 753 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left leg: Roads & Transport
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Road traffic deaths | 4.5 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right leg: Public Transport & Mobility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Public transport share of passenger travel | 18.8 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Rail share of passenger travel | 8.8 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left foot: Regional Accessibility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband | 11.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right foot: Digital Infrastructure
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households covered by very high capacity broadband | 54.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Households covered by 5G | 99.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Skin and body outline: Public Safety & Social Inclusion
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their area | 6.6 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Deaths due to homicide | 0.59 /100k | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Disability employment gap | 23.8 pp | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Trust in other people | 5.3 /10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
Researched context (not official statistics)
For conditions with no official series, published figures from other credible sources, checked against the linked pages:
- Educational inequality by social background: In PISA 2022, social background mattered more in Czechia than on average in the OECD: advantaged students outscored disadvantaged ones by 116 points in maths, against 93.
- Scientific research outcomes: Research in Czechia is cited much less often than the EU average (22nd in the EU), while its co-publications with foreign researchers are close to the EU average (14th).
- Public voice: CIVICUS rates civic space in Czechia as "open", the best of its five levels.
- Media freedom: Reporters Without Borders ranks Czechia 11th of 180 countries for press freedom in 2026, down from 10th in 2025.
- Access to justice: The World Justice Project places Czechia 20th of 143 countries for the rule of law, and 22nd for civil justice.
- Court efficiency: Courts in Czechia are among the quickest in the EU: an estimated 126 days to resolve civil and commercial disputes at first instance in 2024, the same as in 2023.
- Public service effectiveness: The World Bank scores the effectiveness of Czechia’s government at 77.8 out of 100 in 2025, up from 75.6 in 2024.
- Transport infrastructure: Business executives placed Czechia’s roads 78th of 141 countries in 2019; the World Bank gives its trade and transport infrastructure 3.0 out of 5.
- Commuting: In 2019 a one-way commute in Czechia took 27 minutes on average, slightly longer than the EU average of 25.
- Access to services: Most people in Czechia can reach work or study without a car: 92.0% can get there within an hour by public transport, cycling or walking, among the highest shares in the EU.
Data retrieved 2026-10-21. Every value links to its official source.
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