Urban population growth in Czechia
Czechia: Urban population growth was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population growth in Czechia, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population growth in Czechia stood at -0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 112.2% on the previous year and down 150.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Czechia peaked at 6.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 2021.
That places Czechia 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population growth in Czechia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7% | — |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +75.7% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -55.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +40.8% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | +146.2% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | +212.7% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -49.6% |
| 1978 | -0.4% | -121.5% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -352.1% |
| 1980 | 6.4% | +518.7% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -83.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -87.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -47.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -52.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -81.9% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -114.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2992.9% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | -114.6% |
| 1990 | -0.3% | +10201.1% |
| 1991 | -0.3% | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -100.3% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -4522.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | +251.5% |
| 1995 | -0.3% | +86.5% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | +26.1% |
| 1997 | -0.3% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | -0.3% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | -0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | -0.4% | +53.4% |
| 2001 | -0.5% | +14.2% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -40.3% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | -58.0% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | -53.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -193.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +249.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +164.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +48.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -34.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -57.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -41.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -55.9% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -197.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -137.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +465.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +69.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -48.8% |
| 2021 | -1.9% | -1287.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -185.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -75.0% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -112.2% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's -0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's -0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -10201.1% | -0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | -4522.9% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | +2992.9% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | -1287.0% | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | +518.7% | 1.0% | 6.4% |
| 2015 | +465.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | -0.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -0.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -1.9% | 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 urban population growth in Czechia?
- Urban population growth in Czechia was -0.1% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for urban population growth?
- Czechia ranks 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth 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 World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.