Fertility & birth rates in Czech Republic and Iran

Fertility rate in Czech Republic vs Iran chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Czech Republic was 1.45 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.7 in Iran in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Czech Republic vs Iran population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Czech Republic	Iran
1960	2.09	7.52
1961	2.11	7.46
1962	2.12	7.4
1963	2.31	7.32
1964	2.34	7.24
1965	2.18	7.22
1966	2.02	7.21
1967	1.91	7.19
1968	1.84	7.12
1969	1.87	7.01
1970	1.92	6.8
1971	2	6.55
1972	2.09	6.26
1973	2.31	6.06
1974	2.46	5.97
1975	2.43	5.95
1976	2.39	6.07
1977	2.34	6.18
1978	2.33	6.34
1979	2.27	6.55
1980	2.08	6.63
1981	2	6.62
1982	2	6.59
1983	1.97	6.53
1984	1.97	6.43
1985	1.95	6.24
1986	1.92	6.01
1987	1.91	5.72
1988	1.94	5.43
1989	1.87	5.17
1990	1.9	4.93
1991	1.86	4.57
1992	1.71	4.1
1993	1.67	3.67
1994	1.44	3.24
1995	1.28	2.85
1996	1.18	2.54
1997	1.17	2.32
1998	1.16	2.19
1999	1.13	2.09
2000	1.15	2
2001	1.15	1.92
2002	1.17	1.84
2003	1.18	1.8
2004	1.23	1.78
2005	1.29	1.76
2006	1.34	1.76
2007	1.45	1.75
2008	1.51	1.74
2009	1.51	1.74
2010	1.51	1.75
2011	1.43	1.79
2012	1.45	1.85
2013	1.46	1.91
2014	1.53	1.98
2015	1.57	2.02
2016	1.63	2.05
2017	1.69	2.02
2018	1.71	1.92
2019	1.71	1.77
2020	1.74	1.7
2021	1.83	1.71
2022	1.64	1.7
2023	1.45	1.7
2024	1.46	1.68
2025	1.47	1.67
2026	1.48	1.66
2027	1.48	1.65
2028	1.49	1.64
2029	1.49	1.64
2030	1.5	1.63
2031	1.51	1.63
2032	1.51	1.63
2033	1.52	1.63
2034	1.52	1.63
2035	1.53	1.63
2036	1.53	1.63
2037	1.54	1.63
2038	1.54	1.63
2039	1.54	1.63
2040	1.55	1.63
2041	1.55	1.63
2042	1.55	1.63
2043	1.55	1.63
2044	1.56	1.63
2045	1.56	1.63
2046	1.56	1.63
2047	1.56	1.63
2048	1.56	1.63
2049	1.57	1.63
2050	1.57	1.63

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Czech Republic	Iran
1960	25.6%	43.5%
1961	25.1%	44.1%
1962	24.5%	44.6%
1963	23.9%	44.9%
1964	23.5%	45%
1965	23.2%	45%
1966	22.7%	44.9%
1967	22.3%	44.8%
1968	21.9%	44.8%
1969	21.6%	44.7%
1970	21.3%	44.6%
1971	21.1%	44.4%
1972	21.1%	44.2%
1973	21.2%	43.8%
1974	21.6%	43.5%
1975	22.1%	43.2%
1976	22.6%	43%
1977	22.9%	42.9%
1978	23.2%	43%
1979	23.4%	43.1%
1980	23.4%	43.3%
1981	23.5%	42.9%
1982	23.5%	42.7%
1983	23.5%	43%
1984	23.5%	43.3%
1985	23.4%	43.5%
1986	23.2%	43.7%
1987	23%	43.9%
1988	22.6%	44%
1989	22%	44.2%
1990	21.4%	44.1%
1991	20.9%	43.9%
1992	20.3%	43.6%
1993	19.8%	43.6%
1994	19.2%	43.2%
1995	18.7%	42.1%
1996	18.2%	40.7%
1997	17.7%	39.1%
1998	17.3%	37.3%
1999	16.9%	35.4%
2000	16.5%	33.6%
2001	16.1%	31.7%
2002	15.7%	30.1%
2003	15.3%	28.7%
2004	15%	27.4%
2005	14.7%	26.2%
2006	14.4%	25.3%
2007	14.3%	24.6%
2008	14.2%	24%
2009	14.2%	23.7%
2010	14.4%	23.4%
2011	14.6%	23.3%
2012	14.8%	23.3%
2013	14.9%	23.3%
2014	15.1%	23.4%
2015	15.3%	23.6%
2016	15.4%	23.8%
2017	15.6%	23.9%
2018	15.8%	24%
2019	15.9%	23.9%
2020	16%	23.8%
2021	16.1%	23.6%
2022	15.9%	23.2%
2023	15.7%	22.8%
2024	15.4%	22.4%
2025	15.1%	22%
2026	14.8%	21.6%
2027	14.6%	21.1%
2028	14.4%	20.5%
2029	14.2%	19.9%
2030	14%	19.3%
2031	13.8%	18.6%
2032	13.5%	18%
2033	13.3%	17.4%
2034	13%	17%
2035	12.9%	16.7%
2036	12.7%	16.4%
2037	12.5%	16.2%
2038	12.5%	15.9%
2039	12.6%	15.8%
2040	12.7%	15.6%
2041	12.8%	15.5%
2042	12.9%	15.4%
2043	13.1%	15.3%
2044	13.2%	15.3%
2045	13.4%	15.2%
2046	13.5%	15.2%
2047	13.7%	15.2%
2048	13.8%	15.2%
2049	13.9%	15.1%
2050	14%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.4% of the population in the Czech Republic and 22.4% in Iran in 2024, compared to 21.4% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Czech Republic and Iran compared.

Natural population change in Czech Republic vs Iran by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in the Czech Republic and +1.1% in Iran. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Czech Republic	Iran
1960	34,567	584,060
1961	36,430	594,674
1962	29,836	595,538
1963	48,353	620,126
1964	52,531	635,589
1965	43,029	663,029
1966	35,355	695,040
1967	29,558	727,276
1968	21,728	743,992
1969	22,762	780,660
1970	24,646	794,612
1971	31,445	805,830
1972	44,404	804,043
1973	57,549	831,880
1974	66,923	873,369
1975	67,393	929,481
1976	61,768	1,013,347
1977	55,009	1,091,542
1978	52,234	1,156,974
1979	44,257	1,294,306
1980	17,517	1,361,293
1981	13,391	1,376,830
1982	10,315	1,514,240
1983	3,097	1,573,612
1984	5,165	1,653,051
1985	4,135	1,661,750
1986	1,034	1,659,289
1987	4,138	1,639,644
1988	7,249	1,614,512
1989	1,036	1,609,739
1990	1,034	1,530,434
1991	4,124	1,495,594
1992	1,032	1,365,466
1993	3,099	1,219,658
1994	-11,367	1,008,076
1995	-21,687	879,648
1996	-21,662	784,508
1997	-21,639	726,574
1998	-18,530	717,655
1999	-20,568	723,237
2000	-17,433	731,203
2001	-16,347	743,658
2002	-15,296	752,205
2003	-17,330	732,600
2004	-9,177	801,203
2005	-6,126	837,305
2006	1,024	884,529
2007	9,268	919,254
2008	14,538	940,983
2009	10,444	958,322
2010	10,475	980,380
2011	2,099	1,023,925
2012	0	1,073,804
2013	-2,103	1,119,533
2014	4,210	1,158,552
2015	0	1,178,317
2016	5,283	1,186,949
2017	3,178	1,140,549
2018	1,063	1,035,052
2019	0	893,063
2020	-19,257	663,978
2021	-28,365	645,725
2022	-19,209	753,525
2023	-21,729	750,150

Maternal mortality chart: Czech Republic vs Iran

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Czech Republic, compared to 16 deaths in Iran.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Czech Republic	Iran
1985	15	160
1986	17	148
1987	15	136
1988	16	126
1989	15	113
1990	15	107
1991	15	94
1992	13	86
1993	12	80
1994	11	71
1995	10	65
1996	8	59
1997	8	55
1998	7	50
1999	7	46
2000	7	43
2001	6	40
2002	6	38
2003	6	37
2004	5	34
2005	5	33
2006	5	32
2007	4	31
2008	4	30
2009	4	28
2010	4	27
2011	4	26
2012	4	25
2013	3	24
2014	3	23
2015	3	22
2016	3	21
2017	3	20
2018	3	19
2019	3	18
2020	3	34
2021	4	51
2022	3	21
2023	3	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in the Czech Republic and 1.18% in Iran. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Czech Republic	Iran
1960	2.48%	-
1961	2.44%	-
1962	2.42%	-
1963	2.43%	-
1964	2.44%	-
1965	2.46%	-
1966	2.47%	-
1967	2.48%	-
1968	2.47%	-
1969	2.46%	-
1970	2.43%	-
1971	2.39%	18.9%
1972	2.34%	18%
1973	2.29%	17.1%
1974	2.23%	16.2%
1975	2.16%	15.3%
1976	2.08%	14.4%
1977	1.99%	13.5%
1978	1.89%	12.6%
1979	1.78%	11.7%
1980	1.68%	10.8%
1981	1.59%	10%
1982	1.52%	9.3%
1983	1.47%	8.67%
1984	1.44%	8.13%
1985	1.41%	7.64%
1986	1.38%	7.2%
1987	1.35%	6.8%
1988	1.3%	6.42%
1989	1.25%	6.07%
1990	1.21%	5.76%
1991	1.17%	5.48%
1992	1.11%	5.22%
1993	1.03%	5%
1994	0.94%	4.79%
1995	0.85%	4.59%
1996	0.77%	4.4%
1997	0.7%	4.21%
1998	0.63%	4.02%
1999	0.58%	3.83%
2000	0.55%	3.63%
2001	0.52%	3.42%
2002	0.5%	3.22%
2003	0.48%	3.02%
2004	0.46%	2.83%
2005	0.44%	2.65%
2006	0.41%	2.48%
2007	0.39%	2.32%
2008	0.37%	2.17%
2009	0.35%	2.04%
2010	0.34%	1.93%
2011	0.33%	1.84%
2012	0.32%	1.75%
2013	0.31%	1.68%
2014	0.31%	1.61%
2015	0.32%	1.55%
2016	0.32%	1.5%
2017	0.32%	1.45%
2018	0.31%	1.39%
2019	0.3%	1.35%
2020	0.29%	1.3%
2021	0.28%	1.26%
2022	0.27%	1.22%
2023	0.26%	1.18%