Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Czechia
Czechia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 12.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
104th
of 121 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 2021
All-time low
10.4%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Czechia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 12.2% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Czechia peaked at 12.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1960.
That places Czechia 104th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.4% | — |
| 1961 | 10.5% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 10.5% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 10.6% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 10.6% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 10.7% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 11.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 12.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 43% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 12.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 101 Kenya 12.7% compare
- 102 Mali 12.6% compare
- 103 Netherlands 12.2% compare
- 105 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 12.1% compare
- 106 Afghanistan 11.1% compare
- 107 Germany 9.7% compare
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 in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Czechia?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Czechia was 12.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1960.
- How does Czechia rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Czechia ranks 104th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.