The Prague student population is made up of 115,500 university students with around 21,000 of these being foreign students, which as a figure has grown for its 4^th consecutive year. The nationalities most commonly represented in this bracket are:

• Slovaks (50%)
• Russians (13%)
• Ukrainians (6%)

The current trend of a declining student population in the city is expected to be broken in the coming years as the Czech Republic moves beyond its low birth rate period of the 1990’s. The student population around the world will also continue to increase. This information forecasts the student population to surpass the 2010 peak thus putting further strain on demand for PBSA’s.

In 2017 the number of applications for accommodation within university-owned dormitories in Prague was already 20% higher than their total capacity. The increase in demand for public dormitories is also supported by the increasing rents for residential properties in Prague which are becoming too expensive for students.

Student housing stock in Prague

Prague student housing stock is 95% owned by public educational institutions and their out of date accommodation is falling short of these student demands. This is demonstrated by the low satisfaction rates for students living in dormitories (54%). One of the biggest deficiencies within the market is the lack of single bed rooms with 80% of the market comprising of twin rooms followed by 15% of single rooms, 4% triple rooms and quad rooms in at 1%.

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