25% of residents in Prague are foreigners, but is the city building fast enough?

Illustrative photo: Honza Ptáček, Radio Prague International

Foreigners make up approximately 25% of Prague’s population, and that number is expected to increase. But is the city building fast enough to meet demand? I spoke with Zdeňka Havlová, a researcher at the Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR Prague), to figure out how many new units Prague needs to build to meet this demand, and more.

There are about 350,000 foreigners living in Prague as of 2025.

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Author: Jakub Ferenčík