The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,882,164 in 2024 vs 19,069,340 people in Romania in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,753,822 people compared to 18,962,595 in Romania.
Population statistics:
- Romania's population is 1.76 times bigger than the Czech Republic's.
- The Czech Republic is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 69th.
- The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 0.23% for Romania.
- For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs -0.42% in Romania.
- Since 2005, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.8M (5.31% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.3M to 19M (11.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 17.3% of the population in the Czech Republic and 31.4% in Romania.
Czech Republic vs Romania: live population counter
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| Current population |
10753822
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18962595
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| Population rank | 91/197 | 69/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
29 minutes
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53.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.76 minutes
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3.45 minutes
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| One death every |
4.65 minutes
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2.17 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
6.1 minutes
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18.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -86,169 | -28,466 |
| Daily growth/decline | +50 | +27 |
| Annual growth/decline | +18,122 | +9,861 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.17% | +0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 156/197 | 162/197 |
the Czech Republic and Romania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,602,006 | 18,406,905 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,586,651 | 18,555,250 | -0.16% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 9,624,660 | 18,676,550 | 0.4% | 0.65% |
| 1963 | 9,670,685 | 18,797,850 | 0.48% | 0.65% |
| 1964 | 9,727,804 | 18,919,126 | 0.59% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 9,779,358 | 19,031,576 | 0.53% | 0.59% |
| 1966 | 9,821,040 | 19,215,450 | 0.43% | 0.97% |
| 1967 | 9,852,899 | 19,534,242 | 0.32% | 1.66% |
| 1968 | 9,876,346 | 19,799,831 | 0.24% | 1.36% |
| 1969 | 9,896,580 | 20,009,141 | 0.2% | 1.06% |
| 1970 | 9,858,071 | 20,250,398 | -0.39% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 9,826,815 | 20,461,567 | -0.32% | 1.04% |
| 1972 | 9,867,632 | 20,657,957 | 0.42% | 0.96% |
| 1973 | 9,922,266 | 20,835,681 | 0.55% | 0.86% |
| 1974 | 9,988,459 | 21,029,429 | 0.67% | 0.93% |
| 1975 | 10,058,620 | 21,293,583 | 0.7% | 1.26% |
| 1976 | 10,125,939 | 21,551,634 | 0.67% | 1.21% |
| 1977 | 10,186,755 | 21,756,096 | 0.6% | 0.95% |
| 1978 | 10,242,098 | 21,951,464 | 0.54% | 0.9% |
| 1979 | 10,292,341 | 22,090,488 | 0.49% | 0.63% |
| 1980 | 10,304,193 | 22,207,282 | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| 1981 | 10,300,591 | 22,353,070 | -0.03% | 0.66% |
| 1982 | 10,314,826 | 22,475,741 | 0.14% | 0.55% |
| 1983 | 10,323,856 | 22,560,478 | 0.09% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 10,330,213 | 22,640,547 | 0.06% | 0.35% |
| 1985 | 10,337,118 | 22,732,999 | 0.07% | 0.41% |
| 1986 | 10,342,227 | 22,836,841 | 0.05% | 0.46% |
| 1987 | 10,347,318 | 22,949,430 | 0.05% | 0.49% |
| 1988 | 10,355,276 | 23,057,662 | 0.08% | 0.47% |
| 1989 | 10,361,068 | 23,161,458 | 0.06% | 0.45% |
| 1990 | 10,333,355 | 23,201,835 | -0.27% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 10,308,578 | 23,001,155 | -0.24% | -0.86% |
| 1992 | 10,319,123 | 22,794,284 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 10,329,855 | 22,763,280 | 0.1% | -0.14% |
| 1994 | 10,333,587 | 22,730,211 | 0.04% | -0.15% |
| 1995 | 10,327,253 | 22,684,270 | -0.06% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 10,315,241 | 22,619,004 | -0.12% | -0.29% |
| 1997 | 10,304,131 | 22,553,978 | -0.11% | -0.29% |
| 1998 | 10,294,373 | 22,507,344 | -0.09% | -0.21% |
| 1999 | 10,283,860 | 22,472,040 | -0.1% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 10,255,063 | 22,442,971 | -0.28% | -0.13% |
| 2001 | 10,216,605 | 22,131,970 | -0.38% | -1.39% |
| 2002 | 10,196,916 | 21,730,496 | -0.19% | -1.81% |
| 2003 | 10,193,998 | 21,574,326 | -0.03% | -0.72% |
| 2004 | 10,197,101 | 21,451,748 | 0.03% | -0.57% |
| 2005 | 10,211,216 | 21,319,685 | 0.14% | -0.62% |
| 2006 | 10,238,905 | 21,193,760 | 0.27% | -0.59% |
| 2007 | 10,298,828 | 20,882,982 | 0.59% | -1.47% |
| 2008 | 10,384,603 | 20,537,875 | 0.83% | -1.65% |
| 2009 | 10,443,936 | 20,367,487 | 0.57% | -0.83% |
| 2010 | 10,474,410 | 20,246,871 | 0.29% | -0.59% |
| 2011 | 10,496,088 | 20,147,528 | 0.21% | -0.49% |
| 2012 | 10,510,785 | 20,058,035 | 0.14% | -0.44% |
| 2013 | 10,514,272 | 19,983,693 | 0.03% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 10,525,347 | 19,908,979 | 0.11% | -0.37% |
| 2015 | 10,546,059 | 19,815,616 | 0.2% | -0.47% |
| 2016 | 10,566,332 | 19,702,267 | 0.19% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 10,594,438 | 19,588,715 | 0.27% | -0.58% |
| 2018 | 10,629,928 | 19,473,970 | 0.33% | -0.59% |
| 2019 | 10,671,870 | 19,371,648 | 0.39% | -0.53% |
| 2020 | 10,697,858 | 19,265,250 | 0.24% | -0.55% |
| 2021 | 10,505,772 | 19,122,059 | -1.8% | -0.74% |
| 2022 | 10,672,118 | 19,048,502 | 1.58% | -0.38% |
| 2023 | 10,864,042 | 19,059,479 | 1.8% | 0.06% |
| 2024 | 10,882,164 | 19,069,340 | 0.17% | 0.05% |
| 2025 | 10,753,822 | 18,962,595 | -1.18% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 10,671,254 | 18,854,232 | -0.77% | -0.57% |
| 2027 | 10,648,879 | 18,744,883 | -0.21% | -0.58% |
| 2028 | 10,623,904 | 18,634,894 | -0.23% | -0.59% |
| 2029 | 10,596,362 | 18,523,736 | -0.26% | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 10,567,167 | 18,411,878 | -0.28% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 10,536,602 | 18,299,820 | -0.29% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 10,504,828 | 18,187,406 | -0.3% | -0.61% |
| 2033 | 10,472,203 | 18,074,282 | -0.31% | -0.62% |
| 2034 | 10,439,141 | 17,960,330 | -0.32% | -0.63% |
| 2035 | 10,405,856 | 17,845,182 | -0.32% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 10,372,835 | 17,728,480 | -0.32% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 10,339,980 | 17,611,384 | -0.32% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 10,307,577 | 17,493,684 | -0.31% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 10,275,882 | 17,375,991 | -0.31% | -0.67% |
| 2040 | 10,244,966 | 17,258,810 | -0.3% | -0.67% |
| 2041 | 10,214,805 | 17,140,535 | -0.29% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 10,185,286 | 17,022,168 | -0.29% | -0.69% |
| 2043 | 10,156,643 | 16,904,427 | -0.28% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 10,128,611 | 16,786,029 | -0.28% | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 10,100,890 | 16,667,734 | -0.27% | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 10,073,030 | 16,550,066 | -0.28% | -0.71% |
| 2047 | 10,045,121 | 16,431,566 | -0.28% | -0.72% |
| 2048 | 10,017,123 | 16,312,099 | -0.28% | -0.73% |
| 2049 | 9,988,795 | 16,192,424 | -0.28% | -0.73% |
| 2050 | 9,959,445 | 16,072,989 | -0.29% | -0.74% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 334,843 people (a 3.28% growth), while Romania lost 1,504,069 people (a 7.05% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Czech Republic gained 207,763 (a 1.97% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -853,021 (a 4.3% decline).
The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2005 and is 91st in 2025. Romania was ranked 50th in 2005 and ranked 69th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Czech Republic's population will shrink by 7.39% to 9,959,445 people with a rank change from 91st to 98th. The population of Romania will decrease by 15.2% to 16,072,989 people and rank change from 69th to 81st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Prague | 1.4M |
| Brno | 403K |
| Liberec | 108K |
| Zlin | 74.7K |
| Most | 63.5K |
| Opava | 55.1K |
| Jihlava | 54.6K |
| Frydek-Mistek | 53.6K |
| Teplice | 50.9K |
| Karlovy Vary | 49.1K |
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Population differences between the Czech Republic and Romania
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| Life expectancy | 80.1 years | 76.2 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 43.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 365 ppl/mi² | 214.7 ppl/mi² |
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