Urban population in Czechia
Czechia: Urban population was 7.93 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Czechia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Czechia recorded 7.93 million for urban population in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Czechia peaked at 7.94 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.72 million, in 1960.
Czechia ranks 77th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.01 million | 5.72 million | 6.32 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.78 million | 6.34 million | 7.22 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.78 million | 7.70 million | 7.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.71 million | 7.62 million | 7.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.56 million | 7.52 million | 7.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.71 million | 7.68 million | 7.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.82 million | 7.64 million | 7.94 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Czechia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 10.89 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 72.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 12.33 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Czechia?
- Urban population in Czechia was 7.93 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.94 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 million in 1960.
- How does Czechia rank for urban population?
- Czechia ranks 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.