Czechia
Czechia
UNHCR's office in Czechia maintains long-standing cooperation agreements with the government, supporting national efforts to ensure refugees, asylum-seekers, and other forcibly displaced individuals can access protection services and other essential services.
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Key statistics
402,701
people were displaced or stateless (or returning from forced displacement) within the country at the end of 2024
391,147
were registered as refugees in need of international protection, primarily from Ukraine, at the end of 2024
$35 million
are needed in 2025 to ensure operations covered by the Hungary multi-country office* are sustained
*UNHCR’s operations in Czechia are managed by the Hungary multi-country office, which also oversees operations in Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia, with needs budgeted jointly.
Czechia hosts one of the largest refugee populations both overall and per capita in the European Union, and remains a key destination for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. By mid-2023, over 530,000 Ukrainians had been granted Temporary Protection (TP) in the country, with nearly 350,000 retaining active status. UNHCR has been present in Czechia since 1992, working closely with government counterparts, national institutions, and local partners to uphold the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers and ensure access to basic services, legal aid, and protection.
In 2024, UNHCR expanded protection monitoring and socio-economic inclusion efforts across all 14 regions in partnership with the Ministry of Interior and municipalities. Despite challenges such as reduced housing aid and regional disparities in service delivery, refugees continued to enjoy full access to asylum, territory, and social protection. Inclusion programmes supported over 60 municipalities, while refugee-led organizations – 87% of which were led by women and Ukrainians – played a growing role in community engagement and integration.
The UNHCR office in Prague is part of the Regional Representation for Central Europe, based in Budapest, and supports a multisectoral, government-led response focused on protection and public solidarity with forcibly displaced and stateless people.
Latest updates
Population and financial overview
Data on population and financials are available at the multi-country office level, which oversees operations across several countries.
Czechia
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Populations
Population types
Population types
Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is .
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by country
Population by country
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by origin
Population by origin
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Financial
Budget and expenditure trend
Budget and expenditure trend
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by pillar
Budget by pillar
Budget by objective
Budget by objective
Note: The table presents the budget for this operation broken down at the objective level. Resource allocation at the objective level is subject to change during the course of the year as the operational situation evolves and priorities shift. The current budget, reflected in the bottom line of this table, is updated on a monthly basis and is replaced by the final budget at year-end.
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
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Strategy - Country
Strategy
Office contact details
UNHCR Head of National Office, Czechia
Street and mailing address:
Václavské náměstí 1282/51, 110 00 Praha 1, Czechia
Phone:
+420 776 437 775
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT +1
Working hours
- Monday: 8:30 – 17:00
- Tuesday: 8:30 – 17:00
- Wednesday: 8:30 – 17:00
- Thursday: 8:30 – 17:00
- Friday: 8:30 – 17:00
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
