Czech Republic birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the Czech Republic chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the Czech Republic was 1.45 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1980. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.67 — a -13.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Czech Republic	World
1960	2.09	4.69
1961	2.11	4.56
1962	2.12	5.02
1963	2.31	5.31
1964	2.34	5.13
1965	2.18	5.08
1966	2.02	4.97
1967	1.91	4.87
1968	1.84	4.98
1969	1.87	4.88
1970	1.92	4.84
1971	2	4.69
1972	2.09	4.55
1973	2.31	4.42
1974	2.46	4.26
1975	2.43	4.07
1976	2.39	3.97
1977	2.34	3.84
1978	2.33	3.77
1979	2.27	3.76
1980	2.08	3.73
1981	2	3.71
1982	2	3.72
1983	1.97	3.59
1984	1.97	3.57
1985	1.95	3.53
1986	1.92	3.51
1987	1.91	3.48
1988	1.94	3.39
1989	1.87	3.35
1990	1.9	3.31
1991	1.86	3.13
1992	1.71	3.04
1993	1.67	2.97
1994	1.44	2.92
1995	1.28	2.87
1996	1.18	2.82
1997	1.17	2.78
1998	1.16	2.75
1999	1.13	2.72
2000	1.15	2.73
2001	1.15	2.69
2002	1.17	2.66
2003	1.18	2.64
2004	1.23	2.63
2005	1.29	2.61
2006	1.34	2.61
2007	1.45	2.6
2008	1.51	2.6
2009	1.51	2.59
2010	1.51	2.57
2011	1.43	2.55
2012	1.45	2.56
2013	1.46	2.53
2014	1.53	2.52
2015	1.57	2.49
2016	1.63	2.49
2017	1.69	2.46
2018	1.71	2.39
2019	1.71	2.35
2020	1.74	2.28
2021	1.83	2.25
2022	1.64	2.22
2023	1.45	2.2
2024	1.46	2.19
2025	1.47	2.18
2026	1.48	2.18
2027	1.48	2.17
2028	1.49	2.16
2029	1.49	2.15
2030	1.5	2.14
2031	1.51	2.13
2032	1.51	2.12
2033	1.52	2.12
2034	1.52	2.11
2035	1.53	2.1
2036	1.53	2.09
2037	1.54	2.09
2038	1.54	2.08
2039	1.54	2.08
2040	1.55	2.08
2041	1.55	2.07
2042	1.55	2.07
2043	1.55	2.07
2044	1.56	2.07
2045	1.56	2.06
2046	1.56	2.06
2047	1.56	2.06
2048	1.56	2.05
2049	1.57	2.05
2050	1.57	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.86% were to women under 20 years old, 38.8% to women ages 20-29, and 59.3% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.1%, 73%, and 13.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in the Czech Republic by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Czech Republic	World
1960	25.6%	37.4%
1961	25.1%	37.5%
1962	24.5%	37.6%
1963	23.9%	37.8%
1964	23.5%	38%
1965	23.2%	38%
1966	22.7%	38%
1967	22.3%	38%
1968	21.9%	37.9%
1969	21.6%	37.8%
1970	21.3%	37.7%
1971	21.1%	37.6%
1972	21.1%	37.5%
1973	21.2%	37.3%
1974	21.6%	37.2%
1975	22.1%	37.1%
1976	22.6%	36.9%
1977	22.9%	36.7%
1978	23.2%	36.3%
1979	23.4%	35.9%
1980	23.4%	35.5%
1981	23.5%	35.2%
1982	23.5%	34.9%
1983	23.5%	34.6%
1984	23.5%	34.3%
1985	23.4%	34%
1986	23.2%	33.8%
1987	23%	33.6%
1988	22.6%	33.4%
1989	22%	33.2%
1990	21.4%	33%
1991	20.9%	32.9%
1992	20.3%	32.7%
1993	19.8%	32.5%
1994	19.2%	32.3%
1995	18.7%	32.1%
1996	18.2%	31.8%
1997	17.7%	31.5%
1998	17.3%	31.1%
1999	16.9%	30.8%
2000	16.5%	30.4%
2001	16.1%	30%
2002	15.7%	29.6%
2003	15.3%	29.2%
2004	15%	28.8%
2005	14.7%	28.5%
2006	14.4%	28.1%
2007	14.3%	27.9%
2008	14.2%	27.6%
2009	14.2%	27.5%
2010	14.4%	27.3%
2011	14.6%	27.1%
2012	14.8%	27%
2013	14.9%	26.9%
2014	15.1%	26.8%
2015	15.3%	26.6%
2016	15.4%	26.5%
2017	15.6%	26.4%
2018	15.8%	26.2%
2019	15.9%	26%
2020	16%	25.8%
2021	16.1%	25.6%
2022	15.9%	25.3%
2023	15.7%	25%
2024	15.4%	24.7%
2025	15.1%	24.4%
2026	14.8%	24.1%
2027	14.6%	23.8%
2028	14.4%	23.4%
2029	14.2%	23.1%
2030	14%	22.8%
2031	13.8%	22.6%
2032	13.5%	22.3%
2033	13.3%	22.1%
2034	13%	21.9%
2035	12.9%	21.7%
2036	12.7%	21.6%
2037	12.5%	21.5%
2038	12.5%	21.4%
2039	12.6%	21.3%
2040	12.7%	21.2%
2041	12.8%	21.1%
2042	12.9%	21%
2043	13.1%	21%
2044	13.2%	20.9%
2045	13.4%	20.8%
2046	13.5%	20.7%
2047	13.7%	20.7%
2048	13.8%	20.6%
2049	13.9%	20.5%
2050	14%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the Czech Republic was 25.6% in 1960, 19.8% in 1993, and 15.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of the Czech Republic.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in the Czech Republic, excluding migration, has been -0.07% annually. On average, -7,482 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Czech Republic
1960	34,567
1961	36,430
1962	29,836
1963	48,353
1964	52,531
1965	43,029
1966	35,355
1967	29,558
1968	21,728
1969	22,762
1970	24,646
1971	31,445
1972	44,404
1973	57,549
1974	66,923
1975	67,393
1976	61,768
1977	55,009
1978	52,234
1979	44,257
1980	17,517
1981	13,391
1982	10,315
1983	3,097
1984	5,165
1985	4,135
1986	1,034
1987	4,138
1988	7,249
1989	1,036
1990	1,034
1991	4,124
1992	1,032
1993	3,099
1994	-11,367
1995	-21,687
1996	-21,662
1997	-21,639
1998	-18,530
1999	-20,568
2000	-17,433
2001	-16,347
2002	-15,296
2003	-17,330
2004	-9,177
2005	-6,126
2006	1,024
2007	9,268
2008	14,538
2009	10,444
2010	10,475
2011	2,099
2012	0
2013	-2,103
2014	4,210
2015	0
2016	5,283
2017	3,178
2018	1,063
2019	0
2020	-19,257
2021	-28,365
2022	-19,209
2023	-21,729

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in the Czech Republic was 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.003% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -57.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Czech Republic	World
1985	15	460
1986	17	438
1987	15	429
1988	16	414
1989	15	401
1990	15	391
1991	15	395
1992	13	395
1993	12	389
1994	11	382
1995	10	371
1996	8	366
1997	8	358
1998	7	360
1999	7	340
2000	7	328
2001	6	321
2002	6	311
2003	6	301
2004	5	291
2005	5	283
2006	5	276
2007	4	269
2008	4	264
2009	4	258
2010	4	253
2011	4	247
2012	4	239
2013	3	235
2014	3	231
2015	3	228
2016	3	220
2017	3	215
2018	3	211
2019	3	207
2020	3	211
2021	4	242
2022	3	203
2023	3	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in the Czech Republic was 2.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.26% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Czech Republic	World
1960	2.48%	18.5%
1961	2.44%	18.1%
1962	2.42%	17.8%
1963	2.43%	17.5%
1964	2.44%	17.7%
1965	2.46%	17.5%
1966	2.47%	17.3%
1967	2.48%	17%
1968	2.47%	16.5%
1969	2.46%	15.5%
1970	2.43%	15.2%
1971	2.39%	15.1%
1972	2.34%	14.4%
1973	2.29%	14.1%
1974	2.23%	13.7%
1975	2.16%	13.4%
1976	2.08%	13%
1977	1.99%	12.5%
1978	1.89%	12.1%
1979	1.78%	11.7%
1980	1.68%	11.4%
1981	1.59%	11%
1982	1.52%	10.8%
1983	1.47%	10.6%
1984	1.44%	10.4%
1985	1.41%	10.1%
1986	1.38%	9.81%
1987	1.35%	9.47%
1988	1.3%	9.31%
1989	1.25%	9.02%
1990	1.21%	8.81%
1991	1.17%	8.66%
1992	1.11%	8.46%
1993	1.03%	8.19%
1994	0.94%	7.98%
1995	0.85%	7.76%
1996	0.77%	7.52%
1997	0.7%	7.28%
1998	0.63%	7.05%
1999	0.58%	6.76%
2000	0.55%	6.48%
2001	0.52%	6.21%
2002	0.5%	5.94%
2003	0.48%	5.65%
2004	0.46%	5.43%
2005	0.44%	5.16%
2006	0.41%	4.92%
2007	0.39%	4.7%
2008	0.37%	4.5%
2009	0.35%	4.31%
2010	0.34%	4.11%
2011	0.33%	3.97%
2012	0.32%	3.77%
2013	0.31%	3.61%
2014	0.31%	3.48%
2015	0.32%	3.35%
2016	0.32%	3.23%
2017	0.32%	3.11%
2018	0.31%	2.97%
2019	0.3%	2.86%
2020	0.29%	2.75%
2021	0.28%	2.66%
2022	0.27%	2.59%
2023	0.26%	2.49%