Skip to content

Population in the Czech Republic compared to Greece: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,905,028 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,649,126 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • The Czech Republic's population is 1.05 times bigger than Greece's.
  • The Czech Republic is ranked the 93rd most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.34% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.6M (4.01% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Czech Republic vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Czech Republic Greece
2100 8,325,870 6,463,085
2099 8,347,035 6,505,287
2098 8,367,582 6,547,164
2097 8,387,141 6,589,081
2096 8,407,012 6,630,487
2095 8,425,776 6,671,006
2094 8,444,415 6,710,734
2093 8,462,470 6,749,510
2092 8,480,332 6,787,596
2091 8,497,856 6,824,775
2090 8,516,149 6,862,164
2089 8,534,417 6,900,089
2088 8,552,792 6,937,116
2087 8,572,217 6,973,450
2086 8,592,607 7,010,676
2085 8,613,126 7,048,751
2084 8,634,563 7,086,818
2083 8,656,688 7,124,743
2082 8,680,346 7,164,627
2081 8,705,288 7,205,487
2080 8,731,611 7,248,512
2079 8,759,446 7,292,836
2078 8,788,719 7,338,859
2077 8,819,271 7,387,671
2076 8,851,532 7,437,562
2075 8,886,209 7,489,139
2074 8,922,752 7,543,259
2073 8,961,377 7,600,155
2072 9,002,196 7,659,253
2071 9,044,814 7,719,672
2070 9,089,338 7,782,317
2069 9,135,444 7,847,153
2068 9,182,610 7,913,682
2067 9,231,075 7,980,659
2066 9,280,641 8,047,692
2065 9,331,222 8,114,348
2064 9,381,077 8,181,923
2063 9,430,947 8,250,274
2062 9,479,782 8,318,463
2061 9,527,543 8,386,919
2060 9,573,715 8,454,179
2059 9,618,240 8,522,250
2058 9,661,212 8,589,200
2057 9,702,890 8,655,428
2056 9,742,619 8,720,012
2055 9,780,337 8,783,558
2054 9,816,525 8,844,935
2053 9,850,555 8,903,834
2052 9,882,803 8,961,755
2051 9,913,797 9,018,494
2050 9,943,922 9,072,676
2049 9,972,314 9,126,801
2048 10,000,421 9,177,973
2047 10,028,123 9,228,605
2046 10,056,076 9,275,381
2045 10,083,671 9,321,349
2044 10,111,346 9,367,130
2043 10,139,564 9,411,608
2042 10,168,461 9,454,837
2041 10,198,407 9,499,098
2040 10,228,600 9,543,726
2039 10,260,066 9,588,298
2038 10,291,775 9,633,708
2037 10,324,680 9,679,362
2036 10,357,281 9,724,905
2035 10,390,525 9,771,397
2034 10,423,635 9,817,355
2033 10,456,466 9,863,589
2032 10,488,669 9,911,215
2031 10,519,813 9,956,924
2030 10,549,605 10,002,298
2029 10,578,033 10,047,641
2028 10,604,523 10,092,845
2027 10,627,835 10,137,354
2026 10,649,126 10,181,414
2025 10,792,466 10,223,023
2024 10,905,028 10,405,134
2023 10,864,042 10,407,351
2022 10,672,118 10,436,882
2021 10,505,772 10,569,207
2020 10,697,858 10,698,599
2019 10,671,870 10,721,582
2018 10,629,928 10,732,882
2017 10,594,438 10,754,679
2016 10,566,332 10,775,971
2015 10,546,059 10,820,883
2014 10,525,347 10,892,413
2013 10,514,272 10,965,211
2012 10,510,785 11,045,011
2011 10,496,088 11,104,899
2010 10,474,410 11,121,341
2009 10,443,936 11,107,017
2008 10,384,603 11,077,841
2007 10,298,828 11,048,473
2006 10,238,905 11,020,362
2005 10,211,216 10,987,314
2004 10,197,101 10,955,141
2003 10,193,998 10,928,070
2002 10,196,916 10,902,022
2001 10,216,605 10,862,132
2000 10,255,063 10,805,808
1999 10,283,860 10,761,698
1998 10,294,373 10,720,509
1997 10,304,131 10,661,259
1996 10,315,241 10,608,800
1995 10,327,253 10,562,153
1994 10,333,587 10,512,922
1993 10,329,855 10,460,415
1992 10,319,123 10,399,061
1991 10,308,578 10,319,927
1990 10,333,355 10,196,792
1989 10,361,068 10,089,498
1988 10,355,276 10,036,983
1987 10,347,318 10,000,595
1986 10,342,227 9,967,213
1985 10,337,118 9,934,300
1984 10,330,213 9,895,801
1983 10,323,856 9,846,627
1982 10,314,826 9,789,513
1981 10,300,591 9,729,350
1980 10,304,193 9,642,505
1979 10,292,341 9,548,258
1978 10,242,098 9,429,959
1977 10,186,755 9,308,479
1976 10,125,939 9,188,150
1975 10,058,620 9,046,541
1974 9,988,459 8,962,022
1973 9,922,266 8,929,086
1972 9,867,632 8,888,628
1971 9,826,815 8,831,036
1970 9,858,071 8,792,806
1969 9,896,580 8,772,764
1968 9,876,346 8,740,765
1967 9,852,899 8,684,088
1966 9,821,040 8,613,651
1965 9,779,358 8,550,333
1964 9,727,804 8,510,429
1963 9,670,685 8,479,625
1962 9,624,660 8,448,233
1961 9,586,651 8,398,050
1960 9,602,006 8,331,725

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Czech Republic gained 82,794 people (a 0.78% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2006 and is 93rd in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Czech Republic's population will shrink by 6.62% to 9,943,922 people with a rank change from 93rd to 98th. The population of Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 16.9% of the population in the Czech Republic and 26.9% in Greece.

Population growth rate by year

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Czech Republic Greece
2100 -0.25% -0.65%
2099 -0.25% -0.64%
2098 -0.23% -0.64%
2097 -0.24% -0.62%
2096 -0.22% -0.61%
2095 -0.22% -0.59%
2094 -0.21% -0.57%
2093 -0.21% -0.56%
2092 -0.21% -0.54%
2091 -0.21% -0.54%
2090 -0.21% -0.55%
2089 -0.21% -0.53%
2088 -0.23% -0.52%
2087 -0.24% -0.53%
2086 -0.24% -0.54%
2085 -0.25% -0.54%
2084 -0.26% -0.53%
2083 -0.27% -0.56%
2082 -0.29% -0.57%
2081 -0.3% -0.59%
2080 -0.32% -0.61%
2079 -0.33% -0.63%
2078 -0.35% -0.66%
2077 -0.36% -0.67%
2076 -0.39% -0.69%
2075 -0.41% -0.72%
2074 -0.43% -0.75%
2073 -0.45% -0.77%
2072 -0.47% -0.78%
2071 -0.49% -0.8%
2070 -0.5% -0.83%
2069 -0.51% -0.84%
2068 -0.53% -0.84%
2067 -0.53% -0.83%
2066 -0.54% -0.82%
2065 -0.53% -0.83%
2064 -0.53% -0.83%
2063 -0.52% -0.82%
2062 -0.5% -0.82%
2061 -0.48% -0.8%
2060 -0.46% -0.8%
2059 -0.44% -0.78%
2058 -0.43% -0.77%
2057 -0.41% -0.74%
2056 -0.39% -0.72%
2055 -0.37% -0.69%
2054 -0.35% -0.66%
2053 -0.33% -0.65%
2052 -0.31% -0.63%
2051 -0.3% -0.6%
2050 -0.28% -0.59%
2049 -0.28% -0.56%
2048 -0.28% -0.55%
2047 -0.28% -0.5%
2046 -0.27% -0.49%
2045 -0.27% -0.49%
2044 -0.28% -0.47%
2043 -0.28% -0.46%
2042 -0.29% -0.47%
2041 -0.3% -0.47%
2040 -0.31% -0.46%
2039 -0.31% -0.47%
2038 -0.32% -0.47%
2037 -0.31% -0.47%
2036 -0.32% -0.48%
2035 -0.32% -0.47%
2034 -0.31% -0.47%
2033 -0.31% -0.48%
2032 -0.3% -0.46%
2031 -0.28% -0.45%
2030 -0.27% -0.45%
2029 -0.25% -0.45%
2028 -0.22% -0.44%
2027 -0.2% -0.43%
2026 -1.33% -0.41%
2025 -1.03% -1.75%
2024 0.38% -0.02%
2023 1.8% -0.28%
2022 1.58% -1.25%
2021 -1.8% -1.21%
2020 0.24% -0.21%
2019 0.39% -0.11%
2018 0.33% -0.2%
2017 0.27% -0.2%
2016 0.19% -0.42%
2015 0.2% -0.66%
2014 0.11% -0.66%
2013 0.03% -0.72%
2012 0.14% -0.54%
2011 0.21% -0.15%
2010 0.29% 0.13%
2009 0.57% 0.26%
2008 0.83% 0.27%
2007 0.59% 0.26%
2006 0.27% 0.3%
2005 0.14% 0.29%
2004 0.03% 0.25%
2003 -0.03% 0.24%
2002 -0.19% 0.37%
2001 -0.38% 0.52%
2000 -0.28% 0.41%
1999 -0.1% 0.38%
1998 -0.09% 0.56%
1997 -0.11% 0.49%
1996 -0.12% 0.44%
1995 -0.06% 0.47%
1994 0.04% 0.5%
1993 0.1% 0.59%
1992 0.1% 0.77%
1991 -0.24% 1.21%
1990 -0.27% 1.06%
1989 0.06% 0.52%
1988 0.08% 0.36%
1987 0.05% 0.33%
1986 0.05% 0.33%
1985 0.07% 0.39%
1984 0.06% 0.5%
1983 0.09% 0.58%
1982 0.14% 0.62%
1981 -0.03% 0.9%
1980 0.12% 0.99%
1979 0.49% 1.25%
1978 0.54% 1.31%
1977 0.6% 1.31%
1976 0.67% 1.57%
1975 0.7% 0.94%
1974 0.67% 0.37%
1973 0.55% 0.46%
1972 0.42% 0.65%
1971 -0.32% 0.43%
1970 -0.39% 0.23%
1969 0.2% 0.37%
1968 0.24% 0.65%
1967 0.32% 0.82%
1966 0.43% 0.74%
1965 0.53% 0.47%
1964 0.59% 0.36%
1963 0.48% 0.37%
1962 0.4% 0.6%
1961 -0.16% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/greece | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Czech Republic grew by 0.38%, while Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Czech Republic Greece
Current population
10649126
10181414
Population rank 93/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.12%
One net population change
12.8 minutes
3.95 hours
One birth every
5.76 minutes
7.43 minutes
One death every
4.65 minutes
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 -6
Annual growth/decline +40,986 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +0.38% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 142/197 165/197
One migration net change every
4.7 minutes
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -112,188 +16,636
Net migration rank 182/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 1,025,199 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 59/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.5% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 67/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Czech Republic Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -112,188 - 16,636
2024 - -86,169 - -122,772
2023 -21,729 -14,638 -56,200 -159,430
2022 -19,209 329,739 -63,665 -53,997
2021 -28,365 4,111 -58,131 -160,277
2020 -19,257 4,336 -46,004 6,353
2019 0 5,553 -41,814 36,762
2018 1,063 5,849 -33,272 17,938
2017 3,178 5,747 -36,566 10,483
2016 5,283 5,465 -25,862 10,484
2015 0 5,037 -29,216 -43,462
2014 4,210 6,303 -20,696 -46,678
2013 -2,103 5,427 -17,545 -59,323
2012 0 5,347 -16,568 -65,364
2011 2,099 16,841 -4,441 -31,786
2010 10,475 34,927 5,560 2,001
2009 10,444 31,270 8,886 18,182
2008 14,538 29,813 11,077 27,081
2007 9,268 27,887 2,210 25,400
2006 1,024 26,259 6,612 27,621
2005 -6,126 26,203 2,197 33,297
2004 -9,177 26,030 0 29,039
2003 -17,330 25,997 -1,093 25,323
2002 -15,296 26,089 0 25,692
2001 -16,347 21,749 0 60,387
2000 -17,433 4,420 -1,081 54,661
1999 -20,568 5,965 -2,153 49,930
1998 -18,530 6,374 -2,144 47,856
1997 -21,639 6,664 2,133 45,671
1996 -21,662 6,539 0 43,444
1995 -21,687 6,459 1,056 42,674
1994 -11,367 6,401 6,307 42,897
1993 3,099 7,197 4,185 39,829
1992 1,032 6,718 6,239 41,000
1991 4,124 5,568 6,192 37,917
1990 1,034 -3,529 8,157 26,294
1989 1,036 -2,175 9,080 18,862
1988 7,249 -1,359 15,055 20,557
1987 4,138 -1,514 10,001 19,005
1986 1,034 -771 20,931 19,064
1985 4,135 -1,173 22,849 16,093
1984 5,165 -1,481 37,604 19,767
1983 3,097 -1,971 42,341 18,655
1982 10,315 -1,018 50,906 19,675
1981 13,391 -372 54,484 25,061
1980 17,517 1,738 60,748 47,460
1979 44,257 -13 65,882 72,184
1978 52,234 -795 64,124 60,775
1977 55,009 -1,968 59,574 19,193
1976 61,768 -2,727 65,236 89,601
1975 67,393 -3,057 61,516 61,265
1974 66,923 -2,919 68,111 -22,590
1973 57,549 -2,625 59,824 -42,387
1972 44,404 -2,755 64,887 -3,589
1971 31,445 -2,598 67,116 -12,747
1970 24,646 -9,353 71,222 -54,166
1969 22,762 -8,133 82,464 -118,544
1968 21,728 -8,111 87,408 -429
1967 29,558 -8,137 91,183 -55,853
1966 35,355 -8,675 86,998 21,206
1965 43,029 -7,545 83,793 -81,576
1964 52,531 -6,122 83,402 -76,678
1963 48,353 -5,753 81,404 -77,345
1962 29,836 -6,886 85,327 -74,972
1961 36,430 -5,712 86,500 -61,102
1960 34,567 2,748 96,648 -15,996

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/greece | CC BY

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). In Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 1,025,199 residents or 9.5% of the population were not native-born in the Czech Republic, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

Biggest 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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/greece | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.