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

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The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,886,878 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,742,283 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 3.35 times bigger than the Czech Republic's.
  • The Czech Republic is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.31% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.7M (4.92% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Czech Republic vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Czech Republic Poland
2100 8,398,703 18,452,579
2099 8,420,054 18,644,857
2098 8,440,780 18,838,707
2097 8,460,511 19,033,962
2096 8,480,556 19,231,896
2095 8,499,484 19,431,204
2094 8,518,286 19,634,214
2093 8,536,499 19,840,304
2092 8,554,517 20,049,969
2091 8,572,195 20,263,764
2090 8,590,647 20,482,150
2089 8,609,075 20,705,051
2088 8,627,611 20,933,750
2087 8,647,206 21,167,790
2086 8,667,774 21,407,163
2085 8,688,472 21,652,018
2084 8,710,097 21,902,736
2083 8,732,416 22,159,983
2082 8,756,281 22,423,109
2081 8,781,441 22,691,495
2080 8,807,994 22,964,515
2079 8,836,073 23,242,960
2078 8,865,602 23,524,184
2077 8,896,421 23,811,918
2076 8,928,964 24,102,012
2075 8,963,945 24,395,355
2074 9,000,807 24,691,719
2073 9,039,770 24,990,908
2072 9,080,946 25,290,453
2071 9,123,937 25,590,102
2070 9,168,851 25,889,034
2069 9,215,360 26,187,633
2068 9,262,938 26,485,171
2067 9,311,827 26,780,961
2066 9,361,827 27,074,124
2065 9,412,850 27,364,039
2064 9,463,141 27,650,950
2063 9,513,448 27,934,132
2062 9,562,710 28,212,240
2061 9,610,889 28,487,283
2060 9,657,465 28,757,525
2059 9,702,379 29,025,705
2058 9,745,727 29,288,751
2057 9,787,770 29,548,996
2056 9,827,846 29,806,770
2055 9,865,895 30,060,951
2054 9,902,399 30,311,416
2053 9,936,727 30,559,065
2052 9,969,256 30,801,964
2051 10,000,522 31,043,690
2050 10,030,910 31,281,762
2049 10,059,551 31,516,893
2048 10,087,904 31,748,736
2047 10,115,848 31,978,608
2046 10,144,045 32,205,877
2045 10,171,882 32,431,013
2044 10,199,799 32,653,012
2043 10,228,264 32,873,136
2042 10,257,414 33,090,733
2041 10,287,621 33,303,578
2040 10,318,078 33,514,705
2039 10,349,820 33,722,530
2038 10,381,806 33,926,660
2037 10,414,999 34,126,585
2036 10,447,885 34,323,967
2035 10,481,420 34,515,669
2034 10,514,820 34,704,048
2033 10,547,938 34,887,791
2032 10,580,423 35,067,502
2031 10,611,839 35,242,658
2030 10,641,892 35,410,392
2029 10,670,568 35,572,635
2028 10,697,290 35,725,650
2027 10,720,806 35,870,384
2026 10,742,283 36,007,074
2025 10,886,878 36,435,861
2024 10,905,028 36,559,233
2023 10,864,042 36,687,353
2022 10,672,118 36,821,749
2021 10,505,772 36,981,559
2020 10,697,858 37,515,748
2019 10,671,870 37,965,475
2018 10,629,928 37,974,750
2017 10,594,438 37,974,826
2016 10,566,332 37,970,087
2015 10,546,059 37,986,412
2014 10,525,347 38,011,735
2013 10,514,272 38,040,196
2012 10,510,785 38,063,164
2011 10,496,088 38,063,255
2010 10,474,410 38,042,794
2009 10,443,936 38,151,603
2008 10,384,603 38,125,759
2007 10,298,828 38,120,560
2006 10,238,905 38,141,267
2005 10,211,216 38,165,445
2004 10,197,101 38,182,222
2003 10,193,998 38,204,570
2002 10,196,916 38,230,364
2001 10,216,605 38,248,076
2000 10,255,063 38,258,629
1999 10,283,860 38,660,271
1998 10,294,373 38,663,481
1997 10,304,131 38,649,660
1996 10,315,241 38,624,370
1995 10,327,253 38,594,998
1994 10,333,587 38,542,652
1993 10,329,855 38,461,408
1992 10,319,123 38,363,667
1991 10,308,578 38,246,193
1990 10,333,355 38,110,782
1989 10,361,068 37,961,529
1988 10,355,276 37,824,487
1987 10,347,318 37,668,045
1986 10,342,227 37,456,119
1985 10,337,118 37,201,885
1984 10,330,213 36,904,134
1983 10,323,856 36,571,808
1982 10,314,826 36,230,481
1981 10,300,591 35,898,587
1980 10,304,193 35,574,150
1979 10,292,341 35,247,217
1978 10,242,098 34,965,600
1977 10,186,755 34,689,050
1976 10,125,939 34,356,300
1975 10,058,620 34,015,199
1974 9,988,459 33,678,899
1973 9,922,266 33,357,200
1972 9,867,632 33,055,650
1971 9,826,815 32,783,500
1970 9,858,071 32,664,300
1969 9,896,580 32,548,300
1968 9,876,346 32,294,655
1967 9,852,899 31,987,155
1966 9,821,040 31,681,000
1965 9,779,358 31,444,950
1964 9,727,804 31,139,450
1963 9,670,685 30,712,000
1962 9,624,660 30,308,500
1961 9,586,651 29,964,000
1960 9,602,006 29,637,450

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Czech Republic gained 175,951 people (a 1.67% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 10,030,910 people with a rank change from 92nd to 98th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

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 33.1% in Poland.

Population growth rate by year

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Czech Republic Poland
2100 -0.25% -1.03%
2099 -0.25% -1.03%
2098 -0.23% -1.03%
2097 -0.24% -1.03%
2096 -0.22% -1.03%
2095 -0.22% -1.03%
2094 -0.21% -1.04%
2093 -0.21% -1.05%
2092 -0.21% -1.06%
2091 -0.21% -1.07%
2090 -0.21% -1.08%
2089 -0.21% -1.09%
2088 -0.23% -1.11%
2087 -0.24% -1.12%
2086 -0.24% -1.13%
2085 -0.25% -1.14%
2084 -0.26% -1.16%
2083 -0.27% -1.17%
2082 -0.29% -1.18%
2081 -0.3% -1.19%
2080 -0.32% -1.2%
2079 -0.33% -1.2%
2078 -0.35% -1.21%
2077 -0.36% -1.2%
2076 -0.39% -1.2%
2075 -0.41% -1.2%
2074 -0.43% -1.2%
2073 -0.45% -1.18%
2072 -0.47% -1.17%
2071 -0.49% -1.15%
2070 -0.5% -1.14%
2069 -0.51% -1.12%
2068 -0.53% -1.1%
2067 -0.53% -1.08%
2066 -0.54% -1.06%
2065 -0.53% -1.04%
2064 -0.53% -1.01%
2063 -0.52% -0.99%
2062 -0.5% -0.97%
2061 -0.48% -0.94%
2060 -0.46% -0.92%
2059 -0.44% -0.9%
2058 -0.43% -0.88%
2057 -0.41% -0.86%
2056 -0.39% -0.85%
2055 -0.37% -0.83%
2054 -0.35% -0.81%
2053 -0.33% -0.79%
2052 -0.31% -0.78%
2051 -0.3% -0.76%
2050 -0.28% -0.75%
2049 -0.28% -0.73%
2048 -0.28% -0.72%
2047 -0.28% -0.71%
2046 -0.27% -0.69%
2045 -0.27% -0.68%
2044 -0.28% -0.67%
2043 -0.28% -0.66%
2042 -0.29% -0.64%
2041 -0.3% -0.63%
2040 -0.31% -0.62%
2039 -0.31% -0.6%
2038 -0.32% -0.59%
2037 -0.31% -0.58%
2036 -0.32% -0.56%
2035 -0.32% -0.54%
2034 -0.31% -0.53%
2033 -0.31% -0.51%
2032 -0.3% -0.5%
2031 -0.28% -0.47%
2030 -0.27% -0.46%
2029 -0.25% -0.43%
2028 -0.22% -0.4%
2027 -0.2% -0.38%
2026 -1.33% -1.18%
2025 -0.17% -0.34%
2024 0.38% -0.35%
2023 1.8% -0.36%
2022 1.58% -0.43%
2021 -1.8% -1.42%
2020 0.24% -1.18%
2019 0.39% -0.02%
2018 0.33% -0%
2017 0.27% 0.01%
2016 0.19% -0.04%
2015 0.2% -0.07%
2014 0.11% -0.07%
2013 0.03% -0.06%
2012 0.14% -0%
2011 0.21% 0.05%
2010 0.29% -0.29%
2009 0.57% 0.07%
2008 0.83% 0.01%
2007 0.59% -0.05%
2006 0.27% -0.06%
2005 0.14% -0.04%
2004 0.03% -0.06%
2003 -0.03% -0.07%
2002 -0.19% -0.05%
2001 -0.38% -0.03%
2000 -0.28% -1.04%
1999 -0.1% -0.008%
1998 -0.09% 0.04%
1997 -0.11% 0.07%
1996 -0.12% 0.08%
1995 -0.06% 0.14%
1994 0.04% 0.21%
1993 0.1% 0.25%
1992 0.1% 0.31%
1991 -0.24% 0.36%
1990 -0.27% 0.39%
1989 0.06% 0.36%
1988 0.08% 0.42%
1987 0.05% 0.57%
1986 0.05% 0.68%
1985 0.07% 0.81%
1984 0.06% 0.91%
1983 0.09% 0.94%
1982 0.14% 0.92%
1981 -0.03% 0.91%
1980 0.12% 0.93%
1979 0.49% 0.81%
1978 0.54% 0.8%
1977 0.6% 0.97%
1976 0.67% 1%
1975 0.7% 1%
1974 0.67% 0.96%
1973 0.55% 0.91%
1972 0.42% 0.83%
1971 -0.32% 0.36%
1970 -0.39% 0.36%
1969 0.2% 0.79%
1968 0.24% 0.96%
1967 0.32% 0.97%
1966 0.43% 0.75%
1965 0.53% 0.98%
1964 0.59% 1.39%
1963 0.48% 1.33%
1962 0.4% 1.15%
1961 -0.16% 1.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Czech Republic declined by 0.17%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Czech Republic Poland
Current population
10742283
36007074
Population rank 92/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.43%
One net population change
29 minutes
4.27 minutes
One birth every
6.26 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
4.68 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 -338
Annual growth/decline -18,150 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 179/197
One migration net change every
4.7 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -112,188 -330,820
Net migration rank 182/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 1,025,199 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 59/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.5% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 67/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Czech Republic Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -112,188 - -330,820
2024 -28,353 -86,169 -157,205 -238,062
2023 -21,729 -14,638 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -19,209 329,739 -143,605 967,744
2021 -28,365 4,111 -184,907 2,251
2020 -19,257 4,336 -120,050 3,920
2019 0 5,553 -34,169 7,696
2018 1,063 5,849 -26,582 -223
2017 3,178 5,747 0 -21,535
2016 5,283 5,465 -3,797 -5,675
2015 0 5,037 -26,590 3,887
2014 4,210 6,303 0 5,525
2013 -2,103 5,427 -19,020 12,402
2012 0 5,347 0 4,635
2011 2,099 16,841 11,419 45,951
2010 10,475 34,927 38,043 119,623
2009 10,444 31,270 30,521 -8,283
2008 14,538 29,813 34,313 -42,288
2007 9,268 27,887 11,436 -51,235
2006 1,024 26,259 3,814 -68,882
2005 -6,126 26,203 -3,817 -41,942
2004 -9,177 26,030 -7,637 -38,216
2003 -17,330 25,997 -15,281 -19,039
2002 -15,296 26,089 -3,823 -16,462
2001 -16,347 21,749 3,825 -16,648
2000 -17,433 4,420 11,478 -15,921
1999 -20,568 5,965 0 -53,035
1998 -18,530 6,374 19,332 -39,509
1997 -21,639 6,664 34,785 -44,230
1996 -21,662 6,539 42,487 -45,349
1995 -21,687 6,459 46,314 -52,989
1994 -11,367 6,401 96,357 -41,845
1993 3,099 7,197 103,846 -48,805
1992 1,032 6,718 118,928 -46,893
1991 4,124 5,568 141,511 -55,342
1990 1,034 -3,529 160,066 -50,339
1989 1,036 -2,175 182,215 -49,192
1988 7,249 -1,359 215,599 -101,671
1987 4,138 -1,514 226,008 -32,310
1986 1,034 -771 258,448 -22,520
1985 4,135 -1,173 297,615 -27,277
1984 5,165 -1,481 332,137 -18,402
1983 3,097 -1,971 373,032 -26,724
1982 10,315 -1,018 369,551 -34,980
1981 13,391 -372 351,806 -16,155
1980 17,517 1,738 348,627 -42,420
1979 44,257 -13 366,571 -22,162
1978 52,234 -795 339,166 -62,936
1977 55,009 -1,968 353,828 -33,496
1976 61,768 -2,727 367,612 -25,716
1975 67,393 -3,057 350,356 -31,346
1974 66,923 -2,919 346,893 -18,273
1973 57,549 -2,625 320,229 -29,335
1972 44,404 -2,755 314,028 -15,004
1971 31,445 -2,598 278,660 -31,767
1970 24,646 -9,353 280,913 -66,859
1969 22,762 -8,133 270,151 -26,744
1968 21,728 -8,111 280,963 -11,905
1967 29,558 -8,137 275,089 -25,479
1966 35,355 -8,675 297,801 -17,158
1965 43,029 -7,545 314,450 -21,658
1964 52,531 -6,122 326,965 -23,273
1963 48,353 -5,753 359,330 -13,770
1962 29,836 -6,886 360,671 -31,021
1961 36,430 -5,712 398,521 -20,044
1960 34,567 2,748 444,562 -6,306

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 28.8% of the population change in the Czech Republic is from natural causes (a loss of 107,389 people) and 71.2% is from migration (a gain of 265,030 people). In Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 1,025,199 residents or 9.5% of the population were not native-born in the Czech Republic, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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