Czech Republic vs New Zealand Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
the Czech Republic vs New Zealand

Table

Year	Median age
	Czech Republic	New Zealand
1960	33.1	27.5
1961	33.3	27.1
1962	33.5	26.8
1963	33.6	26.4
1964	33.6	26.2
1965	33.7	26
1966	33.7	25.9
1967	33.8	25.8
1968	33.8	25.7
1969	33.7	25.7
1970	33.6	25.6
1971	33.4	25.7
1972	33.3	25.9
1973	33.1	26
1974	32.9	26.2
1975	32.8	26.3
1976	32.7	26.5
1977	32.8	26.8
1978	32.8	27.1
1979	32.9	27.5
1980	33	27.9
1981	33.1	28.2
1982	33.4	28.5
1983	33.6	28.8
1984	33.9	29.1
1985	34.1	29.4
1986	34.3	29.8
1987	34.6	30.1
1988	34.8	30.4
1989	35	30.8
1990	35.2	31.1
1991	35.4	31.4
1992	35.6	31.7
1993	35.8	32
1994	36	32.3
1995	36.1	32.6
1996	36.4	32.8
1997	36.7	33.2
1998	37	33.6
1999	37.3	34
2000	37.6	34.3
2001	37.8	34.6
2002	38	34.8
2003	38.2	35
2004	38.5	35.2
2005	38.7	35.5
2006	39	35.8
2007	39.2	36.1
2008	39.4	36.4
2009	39.5	36.6
2010	39.7	36.8
2011	39.9	37
2012	40.3	37.2
2013	40.7	37.4
2014	41.1	37.5
2015	41.5	37.4
2016	41.9	37.3
2017	42.2	37.2
2018	42.5	37.3
2019	42.9	37.3
2020	43.2	37.5
2021	43.5	37.8
2022	43.5	38.1
2023	43.6	38.3
2024	44.1	38.6
2025	44.8	38.7
2026	45.3	39
2027	45.6	39.3
2028	45.8	39.6
2029	46.1	39.9
2030	46.4	40.2
2031	46.6	40.5
2032	46.9	40.8
2033	47.1	41.1
2034	47.3	41.4
2035	47.5	41.7
2036	47.7	41.9
2037	47.9	42.1
2038	48	42.3
2039	48.2	42.5
2040	48.3	42.6
2041	48.4	42.7
2042	48.5	42.8
2043	48.4	42.9
2044	48.3	43
2045	48.1	43.1
2046	47.8	43.2
2047	47.6	43.3
2048	47.4	43.4
2049	47.2	43.5
2050	47	43.7

In 1960, the median age in the Czech Republic was 33.1 years compared to 27.5 years in New Zealand. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 44.1 years in the Czech Republic and to 38.6 years in New Zealand.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in the Czech Republic is expected to increased to around 47 years by 2050 compared to 43.7 years in New Zealand. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Czech Republic		New Zealand
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.47%	2.36%	2.93%	2.79%
5-9	2.72%	2.59%	3.08%	2.91%
10-14	2.69%	2.56%	3.29%	3.12%
15-19	2.75%	2.63%	3.26%	3.09%
20-24	2.54%	2.43%	3.24%	3.07%
25-29	2.62%	2.49%	3.47%	3.24%
30-34	3.34%	3.13%	3.8%	3.7%
35-39	3.49%	3.26%	3.48%	3.53%
40-44	3.69%	3.44%	3.14%	3.19%
45-49	4.39%	4.15%	2.91%	2.99%
50-54	3.81%	3.64%	3.12%	3.27%
55-59	3.16%	3.09%	2.98%	3.14%
60-64	2.82%	2.88%	2.93%	3.14%
65-69	2.72%	3.04%	2.52%	2.71%
70-74	2.52%	3.15%	2.1%	2.26%
75-79	1.94%	2.75%	1.66%	1.83%
80+	1.64%	3.09%	1.78%	2.33%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. The Czech Republic has low demographic potential with 37.3% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 45% and low potential in New Zealand.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Czech Republic			New Zealand
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	53.9%	39.4%	14.4%	70.9%	56.1%	14.8%
1961	53.3%	38.5%	14.8%	71.1%	56.4%	14.7%
1962	52.3%	37.3%	15%	70.9%	56.4%	14.5%
1963	51.6%	36.2%	15.3%	70.5%	56.2%	14.4%
1964	51.3%	35.6%	15.7%	70.1%	55.9%	14.2%
1965	51.2%	35%	16.2%	69.7%	55.6%	14.1%
1966	50.9%	34.3%	16.6%	69.3%	55.2%	14.1%
1967	50.7%	33.6%	17.1%	69%	54.9%	14.1%
1968	50.4%	32.9%	17.5%	68.7%	54.6%	14.2%
1969	50.3%	32.4%	17.9%	68.4%	54.2%	14.2%
1970	50.2%	32%	18.2%	67.8%	53.6%	14.3%
1971	50.3%	31.8%	18.5%	67.3%	53%	14.3%
1972	50.7%	31.8%	18.9%	66.6%	52.3%	14.3%
1973	51.5%	32.2%	19.3%	65.7%	51.4%	14.3%
1974	52.8%	33.1%	19.8%	64.6%	50.3%	14.3%
1975	54.4%	34.1%	20.2%	63.5%	49.2%	14.4%
1976	55.8%	35.1%	20.7%	62.6%	48.1%	14.5%
1977	57%	36%	21%	61.5%	46.8%	14.7%
1978	58%	36.7%	21.3%	60.5%	45.5%	15%
1979	58.5%	37%	21.5%	59.5%	44.3%	15.2%
1980	58.4%	37.1%	21.3%	58.6%	43.1%	15.4%
1981	57.7%	37%	20.7%	57.7%	42.1%	15.6%
1982	56.7%	36.8%	19.9%	56.7%	41%	15.7%
1983	55.6%	36.6%	19%	55.5%	39.8%	15.7%
1984	54.7%	36.3%	18.4%	54.5%	38.8%	15.7%
1985	54.4%	36.1%	18.3%	53.7%	37.9%	15.8%
1986	54.3%	35.8%	18.4%	53%	37.1%	16%
1987	54%	35.4%	18.6%	52.5%	36.3%	16.2%
1988	53.5%	34.6%	18.9%	52.1%	35.7%	16.4%
1989	52.6%	33.6%	19%	52%	35.4%	16.6%
1990	51.5%	32.4%	19%	52.2%	35.4%	16.8%
1991	50.4%	31.4%	19.1%	52.3%	35.3%	17%
1992	49.5%	30.4%	19.1%	52.4%	35.2%	17.2%
1993	48.5%	29.4%	19.1%	52.6%	35.2%	17.4%
1994	47.6%	28.4%	19.2%	52.8%	35.3%	17.5%
1995	46.7%	27.4%	19.3%	52.8%	35.3%	17.6%
1996	46%	26.5%	19.5%	52.8%	35.2%	17.6%
1997	45.4%	25.8%	19.6%	52.7%	35.1%	17.6%
1998	44.7%	25%	19.7%	52.8%	35.1%	17.7%
1999	44%	24.3%	19.7%	52.8%	35%	17.8%
2000	43.3%	23.6%	19.7%	52.7%	34.8%	18%
2001	42.6%	22.9%	19.7%	52.5%	34.4%	18%
2002	41.9%	22.3%	19.6%	52%	34%	18%
2003	41.2%	21.7%	19.6%	51.3%	33.5%	17.9%
2004	40.7%	21.1%	19.6%	50.8%	32.9%	17.9%
2005	40.4%	20.6%	19.7%	50.5%	32.4%	18.1%
2006	40.3%	20.3%	20%	50.4%	32%	18.4%
2007	40.4%	20%	20.3%	50.4%	31.8%	18.7%
2008	40.8%	20%	20.8%	50.6%	31.7%	18.9%
2009	41.6%	20.2%	21.4%	50.8%	31.6%	19.2%
2010	42.6%	20.5%	22%	51.2%	31.5%	19.6%
2011	43.9%	21%	22.9%	51.6%	31.5%	20.2%
2012	45.5%	21.5%	24%	52.2%	31.4%	20.8%
2013	47.1%	22%	25.1%	52.7%	31.2%	21.5%
2014	48.6%	22.4%	26.2%	52.8%	30.8%	21.9%
2015	50.1%	22.9%	27.2%	52.5%	30.3%	22.2%
2016	51.6%	23.4%	28.2%	52.3%	29.9%	22.4%
2017	53.1%	23.9%	29.2%	52.3%	29.6%	22.6%
2018	54.6%	24.4%	30.2%	52.4%	29.4%	22.9%
2019	55.9%	24.8%	31.1%	52.6%	29.2%	23.3%
2020	57%	25.1%	31.9%	53%	29.1%	23.9%
2021	57.7%	25.3%	32.4%	53.6%	29%	24.7%
2022	57.4%	25.1%	32.3%	54.1%	28.7%	25.3%
2023	56.8%	24.6%	32.2%	54.3%	28.3%	25.9%
2024	56.8%	24.1%	32.7%	54.6%	28%	26.6%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in the Czech Republic increased from 40.7% to 56.8% between 2004 and 2024.

In New Zealand, the ratio of dependent people increased from 50.8% to 54.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Czech Republic	New Zealand
1960	65%	58.5%
1961	65.2%	58.4%
1962	65.7%	58.5%
1963	66%	58.6%
1964	66.1%	58.8%
1965	66.2%	58.9%
1966	66.3%	59.1%
1967	66.4%	59.2%
1968	66.5%	59.3%
1969	66.5%	59.4%
1970	66.6%	59.6%
1971	66.5%	59.8%
1972	66.4%	60%
1973	66%	60.4%
1974	65.4%	60.8%
1975	64.8%	61.1%
1976	64.2%	61.5%
1977	63.7%	61.9%
1978	63.3%	62.3%
1979	63.1%	62.7%
1980	63.1%	63.1%
1981	63.4%	63.4%
1982	63.8%	63.8%
1983	64.3%	64.3%
1984	64.6%	64.7%
1985	64.8%	65.1%
1986	64.8%	65.3%
1987	64.9%	65.6%
1988	65.1%	65.8%
1989	65.5%	65.8%
1990	66%	65.7%
1991	66.5%	65.7%
1992	66.9%	65.6%
1993	67.3%	65.5%
1994	67.8%	65.5%
1995	68.2%	65.4%
1996	68.5%	65.4%
1997	68.8%	65.5%
1998	69.1%	65.5%
1999	69.4%	65.5%
2000	69.8%	65.5%
2001	70.1%	65.6%
2002	70.5%	65.8%
2003	70.8%	66.1%
2004	71.1%	66.3%
2005	71.2%	66.4%
2006	71.3%	66.5%
2007	71.2%	66.5%
2008	71%	66.4%
2009	70.6%	66.3%
2010	70.1%	66.2%
2011	69.5%	65.9%
2012	68.7%	65.7%
2013	68%	65.5%
2014	67.3%	65.5%
2015	66.6%	65.6%
2016	66%	65.7%
2017	65.3%	65.7%
2018	64.7%	65.6%
2019	64.1%	65.5%
2020	63.7%	65.4%
2021	63.4%	65.1%
2022	63.5%	64.9%
2023	63.8%	64.8%
2024	63.8%	64.7%
2025	63.7%	64.5%
2026	63.7%	64.3%
2027	63.7%	64.1%
2028	63.7%	63.9%
2029	63.6%	63.7%
2030	63.5%	63.5%
2031	63.5%	63.3%
2032	63.5%	63.2%
2033	63.6%	63%
2034	63.6%	62.8%
2035	63.6%	62.6%
2036	63.5%	62.4%
2037	63.2%	62.2%
2038	62.8%	62%
2039	62.1%	61.9%
2040	61.4%	61.8%
2041	60.7%	61.7%
2042	60%	61.7%
2043	59.4%	61.6%
2044	58.7%	61.5%
2045	58.2%	61.4%
2046	57.8%	61.3%
2047	57.4%	61.2%
2048	57%	61.1%
2049	56.7%	60.9%
2050	56.4%	60.8%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 71.1% to 63.8% in the Czech Republic and from 66.3% to 64.7% in New Zealand.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Czech Republic	New Zealand
1960	25.6%	32.8%
1961	25.1%	33%
1962	24.5%	33%
1963	23.9%	32.9%
1964	23.5%	32.9%
1965	23.2%	32.7%
1966	22.7%	32.6%
1967	22.3%	32.5%
1968	21.9%	32.3%
1969	21.6%	32.2%
1970	21.3%	31.9%
1971	21.1%	31.7%
1972	21.1%	31.4%
1973	21.2%	31%
1974	21.6%	30.5%
1975	22.1%	30.1%
1976	22.6%	29.6%
1977	22.9%	29%
1978	23.2%	28.4%
1979	23.4%	27.8%
1980	23.4%	27.2%
1981	23.5%	26.7%
1982	23.5%	26.2%
1983	23.5%	25.6%
1984	23.5%	25.1%
1985	23.4%	24.6%
1986	23.2%	24.2%
1987	23%	23.8%
1988	22.6%	23.5%
1989	22%	23.3%
1990	21.4%	23.3%
1991	20.9%	23.2%
1992	20.3%	23.1%
1993	19.8%	23.1%
1994	19.2%	23.1%
1995	18.7%	23.1%
1996	18.2%	23%
1997	17.7%	23%
1998	17.3%	23%
1999	16.9%	22.9%
2000	16.5%	22.8%
2001	16.1%	22.6%
2002	15.7%	22.4%
2003	15.3%	22.1%
2004	15%	21.8%
2005	14.7%	21.5%
2006	14.4%	21.3%
2007	14.3%	21.1%
2008	14.2%	21%
2009	14.2%	20.9%
2010	14.4%	20.9%
2011	14.6%	20.8%
2012	14.8%	20.6%
2013	14.9%	20.4%
2014	15.1%	20.2%
2015	15.3%	19.9%
2016	15.4%	19.6%
2017	15.6%	19.5%
2018	15.8%	19.3%
2019	15.9%	19.2%
2020	16%	19%
2021	16.1%	18.9%
2022	15.9%	18.6%
2023	15.7%	18.4%
2024	15.4%	18.1%
2025	15.1%	17.9%
2026	14.8%	17.6%
2027	14.6%	17.4%
2028	14.4%	17.2%
2029	14.2%	17%
2030	14%	16.8%
2031	13.8%	16.6%
2032	13.5%	16.4%
2033	13.3%	16.3%
2034	13%	16.1%
2035	12.9%	16%
2036	12.7%	15.9%
2037	12.5%	15.8%
2038	12.5%	15.7%
2039	12.6%	15.6%
2040	12.7%	15.5%
2041	12.8%	15.4%
2042	12.9%	15.4%
2043	13.1%	15.4%
2044	13.2%	15.3%
2045	13.4%	15.3%
2046	13.5%	15.3%
2047	13.7%	15.3%
2048	13.8%	15.3%
2049	13.9%	15.2%
2050	14%	15.2%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 15.4% in The Czech Republic and 18.1% in New Zealand. Birth rates in The Czech Republic compared to New Zealand .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Czech Republic	New Zealand
1960	9.38%	8.68%
1961	9.64%	8.59%
1962	9.88%	8.5%
1963	10.1%	8.42%
1964	10.4%	8.36%
1965	10.7%	8.32%
1966	11%	8.32%
1967	11.3%	8.35%
1968	11.6%	8.4%
1969	11.9%	8.44%
1970	12.1%	8.49%
1971	12.3%	8.55%
1972	12.6%	8.6%
1973	12.8%	8.65%
1974	12.9%	8.7%
1975	13.1%	8.78%
1976	13.3%	8.92%
1977	13.4%	9.1%
1978	13.5%	9.32%
1979	13.6%	9.54%
1980	13.4%	9.73%
1981	13.1%	9.89%
1982	12.7%	10%
1983	12.2%	10.1%
1984	11.9%	10.1%
1985	11.8%	10.3%
1986	11.9%	10.4%
1987	12.1%	10.6%
1988	12.3%	10.8%
1989	12.4%	10.9%
1990	12.6%	11%
1991	12.7%	11.2%
1992	12.8%	11.3%
1993	12.9%	11.4%
1994	13%	11.5%
1995	13.2%	11.5%
1996	13.3%	11.5%
1997	13.5%	11.5%
1998	13.6%	11.6%
1999	13.7%	11.7%
2000	13.8%	11.8%
2001	13.8%	11.8%
2002	13.8%	11.8%
2003	13.9%	11.8%
2004	13.9%	11.9%
2005	14.1%	12%
2006	14.3%	12.2%
2007	14.5%	12.4%
2008	14.8%	12.6%
2009	15.1%	12.8%
2010	15.5%	13%
2011	15.9%	13.3%
2012	16.5%	13.7%
2013	17.1%	14.1%
2014	17.6%	14.4%
2015	18.1%	14.6%
2016	18.6%	14.7%
2017	19.1%	14.9%
2018	19.5%	15.1%
2019	19.9%	15.3%
2020	20.3%	15.6%
2021	20.5%	16%
2022	20.5%	16.4%
2023	20.5%	16.8%
2024	20.8%	17.2%
2025	21.2%	17.6%
2026	21.4%	18%
2027	21.6%	18.5%
2028	21.9%	18.9%
2029	22.2%	19.3%
2030	22.5%	19.7%
2031	22.7%	20.1%
2032	23%	20.4%
2033	23.1%	20.7%
2034	23.3%	21.1%
2035	23.6%	21.4%
2036	23.9%	21.7%
2037	24.2%	22%
2038	24.7%	22.3%
2039	25.3%	22.5%
2040	25.9%	22.7%
2041	26.5%	22.8%
2042	27%	22.9%
2043	27.6%	23%
2044	28%	23.1%
2045	28.4%	23.3%
2046	28.7%	23.4%
2047	28.9%	23.5%
2048	29.2%	23.7%
2049	29.4%	23.8%
2050	29.6%	24%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 20.8% in the Czech Republic and 17.2% in New Zealand. Life expectancy in the Czech Republic compared to New Zealand .