Czechia vs Syria: Urban population (% of total population)
Czechia
72.9%
in 2025
Syria
72.1%
in 2025
Czechia rank
79th
Syria rank
81st
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Czechia
- Syria
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 72.9% against 72.1% in Syria, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 79th and Syria ranks 81st of 218 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.7% | 41.5% | 20.2% | Czechia |
| 1970s | 67.6% | 45.0% | 22.6% | Czechia |
| 1980s | 75.3% | 47.8% | 27.6% | Czechia |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 50.0% | 24.7% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 53.5% | 20.2% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 70.2% | 2.9% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.6% | 0.2% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Czechia or Syria?
- Czechia, at 72.9% against 72.1% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Czechia and Syria?
- 0.8%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Syria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Syria rank globally for urban population?
- Czechia ranks 79th and Syria ranks 81st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.