Urban population, annual growth rate in Czechia
Czechia: Urban population, annual growth rate was -0.0558 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Czechia, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Czechia is -0.0558 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 112.1% on the previous year and down 150.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Czechia peaked at 6.64 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -1.86 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 188th 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.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6872 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +76.2% |
| 1963 | 1.25 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 1 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.446 % change on previous year | -55.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6289 % change on previous year | +41.0% |
| 1972 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +147.3% |
| 1973 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +216.8% |
| 1977 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1978 | -0.4113 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 1979 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -353.9% |
| 1980 | 6.64 % change on previous year | +535.7% |
| 1981 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1263 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0663 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0318 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0295 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0054 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 1987 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0218 % change on previous year | -2933.4% |
| 1989 | -0.0031 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 1990 | -0.3298 % change on previous year | +10617.0% |
| 1991 | -0.3093 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 1993 | -0.0387 % change on previous year | -5100.0% |
| 1994 | -0.1363 % change on previous year | +252.1% |
| 1995 | -0.2542 % change on previous year | +86.4% |
| 1996 | -0.3204 % change on previous year | +26.1% |
| 1997 | -0.3139 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1998 | -0.2935 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1999 | -0.2841 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2000 | -0.4356 % change on previous year | +53.3% |
| 2001 | -0.497 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2002 | -0.2969 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 2003 | -0.125 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2004 | -0.0586 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0547 % change on previous year | -193.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1912 % change on previous year | +249.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5075 % change on previous year | +165.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7556 % change on previous year | +48.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4932 % change on previous year | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2112 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1227 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0539 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0524 % change on previous year | -197.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0196 % change on previous year | -137.5% |
| 2015 | 0.111 % change on previous year | +465.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1066 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1803 % change on previous year | +69.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2492 % change on previous year | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3088 % change on previous year | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 0.158 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 2021 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -1274.7% |
| 2022 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 2023 | 1.85 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4594 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 2025 | -0.0558 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -10617.0% | -0.0031 % change on previous year | -0.3298 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -5100.0% | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -0.0387 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +2933.4% | -0.0008 % change on previous year | 0.0218 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -1274.7% | 0.158 % change on previous year | -1.86 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +535.7% | 1.04 % change on previous year | 6.64 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +465.5% | 0.0196 % change on previous year | 0.111 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.6872 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 % change on previous year | -0.4113 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7968 % change on previous year | -0.0031 % change on previous year | 6.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2279 % change on previous year | -0.3298 % change on previous year | 0.0008 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0589 % change on previous year | -0.497 % change on previous year | 0.7556 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1311 % change on previous year | -0.0524 % change on previous year | 0.3088 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3606 % change on previous year | -1.86 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 185 Uruguay 0.0019 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Jordan -0.0009 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Trinidad and Tobago -0.0257 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Belarus -0.084 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Palau -0.0856 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Isle of Man -0.1025 % change on previous year 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 urban population, annual growth rate in Czechia?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Czechia was -0.0558 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.64 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.86 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Czechia ranks 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 150.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.