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Each of the following maps demonstrates the heterogeneous nature of neighbourhoods in Prague in terms of socio-economic characteristics. There is not a clear spatial pattern of deprivation according to the socio-economic indicators apparent in the maps below. Deprived areas are scattered throughout Prague and areas most highlighted by deprivation vary largely by whether one examines Prague by unemployment, low educational achievement or university qualifications. Socio-economic indicators were derived using data from the 2001 Population Census.
The following socio-economic indicator maps are colour-coded; high concentrations of a socio-economic characteristic are represented by brown tones, which lighten as the concentration reduces. Intermediate concentrations of a socio-economic characteristic are represented by the white tone. The lowest concentrations are represented by green tones. For further information about how these maps were created, please visit the methodological section of the Atlas. Click on each image for a full-screen view of the maps below.
Unemployment
Area Distribution of Unemployment in Prague
This map portrays the area distribution of unemployment and highlights how unemployment levels vary significantly throughout Prague. Areas ranked in the lowest septile of unemployment (shown in dark green) are found mainly to the South of the centre of Prague. Other areas with relatively low unemployment (shown in light green and green) are clustered in the Northern and Southern outskirts of Prague. Dark brown areas representing the highest unemployment levels in Prague are scattered throughout the city, creating an unclear pattern of deprivation according to unemployment. The very centre of Prague is ranked in the second highest septile of unemployment, shown by the large light brown cluster on the map. Areas in the far East and West of Prague are marked by intermediate levels of unemployment (shown in white). Although it is commonplace in Prague for areas marked by low levels of unemployment to reside next to areas burdened by high unemployment, deprivation according to unemployment is marked in the central areas of Prague, whilst the most affluent seem to reside in the outskirts of the city.
Primary Education
Area Distribution of Low Educational Attainment in Prague
This map shows the area distribution of adults that completed formal schooling at the primary level. Patterns shown on this map do not resemble those demonstrated above by unemployment. The Northernmost areas of Prague are now amongst the least deprived, as these areas are least affected by low educational attainment (shown by the cluster of dark green areas). Although there is no clear spatial distribution of low educational attainment in Prague, areas most burdened by low educational attainment (shown in dark brown) are scattered throughout Central and Southern areas of the city. Other areas in central and Southern Prague exhibit relatively higher and intermediate levels of low educational attainment, as shown by the light brown and white clusters on the map. Nonetheless, this map exhibits a divide between the North, and the central and Southern parts of Prague.
University Qualifications
Area Distribution of University Qualifications in Prague
This map shows the area distribution of the proportion of adults who obtained university qualifications in Prague, and as expected, it broadly demonstrates the inverse of the pattern shown above for low educational attainment. The Northern areas of Prague are those with the highest proportions of university qualifications. Central and Eastern Prague displays heterogeneous patterns of university qualifications, as shown by the mix of brown, white and green areas in these parts of the city. Areas ranked in the lowest septile of university qualifications (shown in dark green) run from the North to the South-West of Prague. As with the other maps of Prague shown above, this map does not demonstrate a clear spatial pattern of deprivation, as measured by low levels of university qualifications. However, affluence deprived from either measure of educational attainment is clustered in the North of Prague.
