The current population of the Czech Republic is 10,649,126 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 10,905,028 in 2024.
- The Czech Republic's population peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and has been in decline since.
- The UN estimates that the Czech Republic's population is going to decline by -6.62% to 9.94M people by 2050.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 10.2M people to 10.6M (4.01% growth in 20 years).
- The Czech Republic is ranked 93/197 by population and was ranked 80th in 2006.
- The Czech Republic accounts for 0.13% of the world's population.
- For the last 20 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of 0.2% per year.
The Czech Republic population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 8,325,870 | -0.25% |
| 2099 | 8,347,035 | -0.25% |
| 2098 | 8,367,582 | -0.23% |
| 2097 | 8,387,141 | -0.24% |
| 2096 | 8,407,012 | -0.22% |
| 2095 | 8,425,776 | -0.22% |
| 2094 | 8,444,415 | -0.21% |
| 2093 | 8,462,470 | -0.21% |
| 2092 | 8,480,332 | -0.21% |
| 2091 | 8,497,856 | -0.21% |
| 2090 | 8,516,149 | -0.21% |
| 2089 | 8,534,417 | -0.21% |
| 2088 | 8,552,792 | -0.23% |
| 2087 | 8,572,217 | -0.24% |
| 2086 | 8,592,607 | -0.24% |
| 2085 | 8,613,126 | -0.25% |
| 2084 | 8,634,563 | -0.26% |
| 2083 | 8,656,688 | -0.27% |
| 2082 | 8,680,346 | -0.29% |
| 2081 | 8,705,288 | -0.3% |
| 2080 | 8,731,611 | -0.32% |
| 2079 | 8,759,446 | -0.33% |
| 2078 | 8,788,719 | -0.35% |
| 2077 | 8,819,271 | -0.36% |
| 2076 | 8,851,532 | -0.39% |
| 2075 | 8,886,209 | -0.41% |
| 2074 | 8,922,752 | -0.43% |
| 2073 | 8,961,377 | -0.45% |
| 2072 | 9,002,196 | -0.47% |
| 2071 | 9,044,814 | -0.49% |
| 2070 | 9,089,338 | -0.5% |
| 2069 | 9,135,444 | -0.51% |
| 2068 | 9,182,610 | -0.53% |
| 2067 | 9,231,075 | -0.53% |
| 2066 | 9,280,641 | -0.54% |
| 2065 | 9,331,222 | -0.53% |
| 2064 | 9,381,077 | -0.53% |
| 2063 | 9,430,947 | -0.52% |
| 2062 | 9,479,782 | -0.5% |
| 2061 | 9,527,543 | -0.48% |
| 2060 | 9,573,715 | -0.46% |
| 2059 | 9,618,240 | -0.44% |
| 2058 | 9,661,212 | -0.43% |
| 2057 | 9,702,890 | -0.41% |
| 2056 | 9,742,619 | -0.39% |
| 2055 | 9,780,337 | -0.37% |
| 2054 | 9,816,525 | -0.35% |
| 2053 | 9,850,555 | -0.33% |
| 2052 | 9,882,803 | -0.31% |
| 2051 | 9,913,797 | -0.3% |
| 2050 | 9,943,922 | -0.28% |
| 2049 | 9,972,314 | -0.28% |
| 2048 | 10,000,421 | -0.28% |
| 2047 | 10,028,123 | -0.28% |
| 2046 | 10,056,076 | -0.27% |
| 2045 | 10,083,671 | -0.27% |
| 2044 | 10,111,346 | -0.28% |
| 2043 | 10,139,564 | -0.28% |
| 2042 | 10,168,461 | -0.29% |
| 2041 | 10,198,407 | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 10,228,600 | -0.31% |
| 2039 | 10,260,066 | -0.31% |
| 2038 | 10,291,775 | -0.32% |
| 2037 | 10,324,680 | -0.31% |
| 2036 | 10,357,281 | -0.32% |
| 2035 | 10,390,525 | -0.32% |
| 2034 | 10,423,635 | -0.31% |
| 2033 | 10,456,466 | -0.31% |
| 2032 | 10,488,669 | -0.3% |
| 2031 | 10,519,813 | -0.28% |
| 2030 | 10,549,605 | -0.27% |
| 2029 | 10,578,033 | -0.25% |
| 2028 | 10,604,523 | -0.22% |
| 2027 | 10,627,835 | -0.2% |
| 2026 | 10,649,126 | -1.33% |
| 2025 | 10,792,466 | -1.03% |
| 2024 | 10,905,028 | 0.38% |
| 2023 | 10,864,042 | 1.8% |
| 2022 | 10,672,118 | 1.58% |
| 2021 | 10,505,772 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 10,697,858 | 0.24% |
| 2019 | 10,671,870 | 0.39% |
| 2018 | 10,629,928 | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 10,594,438 | 0.27% |
| 2016 | 10,566,332 | 0.19% |
| 2015 | 10,546,059 | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 10,525,347 | 0.11% |
| 2013 | 10,514,272 | 0.03% |
| 2012 | 10,510,785 | 0.14% |
| 2011 | 10,496,088 | 0.21% |
| 2010 | 10,474,410 | 0.29% |
| 2009 | 10,443,936 | 0.57% |
| 2008 | 10,384,603 | 0.83% |
| 2007 | 10,298,828 | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 10,238,905 | 0.27% |
| 2005 | 10,211,216 | 0.14% |
| 2004 | 10,197,101 | 0.03% |
| 2003 | 10,193,998 | -0.03% |
| 2002 | 10,196,916 | -0.19% |
| 2001 | 10,216,605 | -0.38% |
| 2000 | 10,255,063 | -0.28% |
| 1999 | 10,283,860 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 10,294,373 | -0.09% |
| 1997 | 10,304,131 | -0.11% |
| 1996 | 10,315,241 | -0.12% |
| 1995 | 10,327,253 | -0.06% |
| 1994 | 10,333,587 | 0.04% |
| 1993 | 10,329,855 | 0.1% |
| 1992 | 10,319,123 | 0.1% |
| 1991 | 10,308,578 | -0.24% |
| 1990 | 10,333,355 | -0.27% |
| 1989 | 10,361,068 | 0.06% |
| 1988 | 10,355,276 | 0.08% |
| 1987 | 10,347,318 | 0.05% |
| 1986 | 10,342,227 | 0.05% |
| 1985 | 10,337,118 | 0.07% |
| 1984 | 10,330,213 | 0.06% |
| 1983 | 10,323,856 | 0.09% |
| 1982 | 10,314,826 | 0.14% |
| 1981 | 10,300,591 | -0.03% |
| 1980 | 10,304,193 | 0.12% |
| 1979 | 10,292,341 | 0.49% |
| 1978 | 10,242,098 | 0.54% |
| 1977 | 10,186,755 | 0.6% |
| 1976 | 10,125,939 | 0.67% |
| 1975 | 10,058,620 | 0.7% |
| 1974 | 9,988,459 | 0.67% |
| 1973 | 9,922,266 | 0.55% |
| 1972 | 9,867,632 | 0.42% |
| 1971 | 9,826,815 | -0.32% |
| 1970 | 9,858,071 | -0.39% |
| 1969 | 9,896,580 | 0.2% |
| 1968 | 9,876,346 | 0.24% |
| 1967 | 9,852,899 | 0.32% |
| 1966 | 9,821,040 | 0.43% |
| 1965 | 9,779,358 | 0.53% |
| 1964 | 9,727,804 | 0.59% |
| 1963 | 9,670,685 | 0.48% |
| 1962 | 9,624,660 | 0.4% |
| 1961 | 9,586,651 | -0.16% |
| 1960 | 9,602,006 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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The Czech Republic has a population of 10.6M as of 2026, compared to 10.6M in 2016, 10.2M in 2006, and 10.3M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.08% per year. The Czech Republic is ranked 144th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) the Czech Republic will have 10,056,076 people (-5.57% decline) with a rank change from 93rd to 97th.
By the year 2100, the Czech Republic's population is projected to decline by 21.8% from its current level to 8.33M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -112,188 |
| 2024 | - | - | -86,169 |
| 2023 | -36,367 | -21,729 | -14,638 |
| 2022 | 310,530 | -19,209 | 329,739 |
| 2021 | -24,254 | -28,365 | 4,111 |
| 2020 | -14,921 | -19,257 | 4,336 |
| 2019 | 5,553 | 0 | 5,553 |
| 2018 | 6,912 | 1,063 | 5,849 |
| 2017 | 8,925 | 3,178 | 5,747 |
| 2016 | 10,748 | 5,283 | 5,465 |
| 2015 | 5,037 | 0 | 5,037 |
| 2014 | 10,513 | 4,210 | 6,303 |
| 2013 | 3,324 | -2,103 | 5,427 |
| 2012 | 5,347 | 0 | 5,347 |
| 2011 | 18,940 | 2,099 | 16,841 |
| 2010 | 45,402 | 10,475 | 34,927 |
| 2009 | 41,714 | 10,444 | 31,270 |
| 2008 | 44,351 | 14,538 | 29,813 |
| 2007 | 37,155 | 9,268 | 27,887 |
| 2006 | 27,283 | 1,024 | 26,259 |
| 2005 | 20,077 | -6,126 | 26,203 |
| 2004 | 16,853 | -9,177 | 26,030 |
| 2003 | 8,667 | -17,330 | 25,997 |
| 2002 | 10,793 | -15,296 | 26,089 |
| 2001 | 5,402 | -16,347 | 21,749 |
| 2000 | -13,013 | -17,433 | 4,420 |
| 1999 | -14,603 | -20,568 | 5,965 |
| 1998 | -12,156 | -18,530 | 6,374 |
| 1997 | -14,975 | -21,639 | 6,664 |
| 1996 | -15,123 | -21,662 | 6,539 |
| 1995 | -15,228 | -21,687 | 6,459 |
| 1994 | -4,966 | -11,367 | 6,401 |
| 1993 | 10,296 | 3,099 | 7,197 |
| 1992 | 7,750 | 1,032 | 6,718 |
| 1991 | 9,692 | 4,124 | 5,568 |
| 1990 | -2,495 | 1,034 | -3,529 |
| 1989 | -1,139 | 1,036 | -2,175 |
| 1988 | 5,890 | 7,249 | -1,359 |
| 1987 | 2,624 | 4,138 | -1,514 |
| 1986 | 263 | 1,034 | -771 |
| 1985 | 2,962 | 4,135 | -1,173 |
| 1984 | 3,684 | 5,165 | -1,481 |
| 1983 | 1,126 | 3,097 | -1,971 |
| 1982 | 9,297 | 10,315 | -1,018 |
| 1981 | 13,019 | 13,391 | -372 |
| 1980 | 19,255 | 17,517 | 1,738 |
| 1979 | 44,244 | 44,257 | -13 |
| 1978 | 51,439 | 52,234 | -795 |
| 1977 | 53,041 | 55,009 | -1,968 |
| 1976 | 59,041 | 61,768 | -2,727 |
| 1975 | 64,336 | 67,393 | -3,057 |
| 1974 | 64,004 | 66,923 | -2,919 |
| 1973 | 54,924 | 57,549 | -2,625 |
| 1972 | 41,649 | 44,404 | -2,755 |
| 1971 | 28,847 | 31,445 | -2,598 |
| 1970 | 15,293 | 24,646 | -9,353 |
| 1969 | 14,629 | 22,762 | -8,133 |
| 1968 | 13,617 | 21,728 | -8,111 |
| 1967 | 21,421 | 29,558 | -8,137 |
| 1966 | 26,680 | 35,355 | -8,675 |
| 1965 | 35,484 | 43,029 | -7,545 |
| 1964 | 46,409 | 52,531 | -6,122 |
| 1963 | 42,600 | 48,353 | -5,753 |
| 1962 | 22,950 | 29,836 | -6,886 |
| 1961 | 30,718 | 36,430 | -5,712 |
| 1960 | 37,315 | 34,567 | 2,748 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 17.3% of the population change in the Czech Republic is from natural causes (a loss of 74,826 people) and 82.7% is from migration (a gain of 357,502 people).
As of 2024, 1,025,199 residents or 9.5% of the population were not native-born in the Czech Republic, compared to 692,197 and 6.6% in 2010.
The Czech Republic population clock
Czech Republic
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
10649126
|
93/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 93/197 |
| One net population change |
12.8 minutes
|
113/197 |
| One birth every |
5.76 minutes
|
110/196 |
| One death every |
4.65 minutes
|
75/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | 113/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,986 | 113/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.38% | 142/197 |
| One migration net change every |
4.7 minutes
|
182/196 |
| Annual migration change | -112,188 | 182/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 1,025,199 | 59/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 9.5% | 67/195 |
Largest cities by population
|
Czech Republic
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Prague | 1.4M |
| Brno | 403K |
| Ostrava | 283K |
| Plzen | 188K |
| Liberec | 108K |
| Olomouc | 103K |
| Ceske Budejovice | 97.2K |
| Hradec Kralove | 94.3K |
| Pardubice | 92.3K |
| Usti nad Labem | 90.9K |
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Czech Republic population statistics
|
Czech Republic
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.3 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 357 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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