Population growth in Czechia
Czechia: Population growth was -0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Czechia, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Czechia is -0.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 144.2% on the previous year and down 184.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Czechia peaked at 1.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 187th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Czechia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 0.4% | -347.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +23.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -19.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | -23.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -26.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -13.9% |
| 1970 | -0.4% | -290.5% |
| 1971 | -0.3% | -18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -230.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +33.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -76.5% |
| 1981 | -0.0% | -130.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -495.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -36.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -26.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +56.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -27.3% |
| 1990 | -0.3% | -579.0% |
| 1991 | -0.2% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -142.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -65.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | -269.7% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | +89.8% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -12.1% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | -0.3% | +174.4% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | +34.0% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -48.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -85.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -206.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +354.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +95.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +115.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -48.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -76.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +217.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +86.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +38.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -38.2% |
| 2021 | -1.8% | -844.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -186.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -78.9% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | -144.2% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's -0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's -0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -844.9% | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | -579.0% | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | +495.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2005 | +354.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1962 | +347.2% | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1970 | -290.5% | 0.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | -0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -1.8% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More climate change data for Czechia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 222.01 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 892.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 113.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.46 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Czechia?
- Population growth in Czechia was -0.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for population growth?
- Czechia ranks 187th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 184.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.