At the end of May and beginning of June 2025, the Public Opinion Research Center (CVVM) of the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences conducted a regular survey using the probabilistic panel Naše společnost (Our Society) to examine a range of attitudes among Czech society toward the question of whether foreigners living in the Czech Republic should or should not adapt to our way of life. In addition, a question was asked about the importance of circumstances that influence the acceptance of foreigners.
Exactly half (50%) of the Czech public considers newly arrived citizens of other nationalities to be a problem for the Czech Republic as a whole. On the other hand, more than two-fifths (41%) of respondents say that, in their opinion, foreigners who have come to our country in recent years do not pose a problem.
However, when people are asked to assess the issue of incoming foreigners in their place of residence, the proportion of these people is significantly lower. Only about one-fifth of respondents (21%) declare that these people pose a problem.
The problematic perception of newly arrived foreigners is more common among women and people over 55 years of age, while this phenomenon is least problematic among the 20-29 age group.
Overall, agreement with negative statements about the influence of foreigners living in the Czech Republic on a long-term basis prevails, while positive views are in the minority.
More positive attitudes towards newly arrived foreigners are more often reported by people with higher education, as well as citizens who feel safer in the Czech Republic and in their place of residence, are more satisfied with their standard of living, and are also more satisfied with the political situation.
Due to a change in the CVVM survey methodology, the results of the present survey are not directly comparable to the results of previous surveys. More information about the new methodology can be found in this press release.
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- Download the full press release here: ov250731.pdf
- All reports from this survey: PNS_2505_2
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