The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,882,164 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,753,822 people compared to 142,718,132 in Russia.
Population statistics:
- Russia's population is 13.3 times bigger than the Czech Republic's.
- The Czech Republic is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
- The countries together account for 1.86% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 1.73% for Russia.
- For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
- Since 2005, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.8M (5.31% growth), while Russia has declined from 144M to 143M (0.56% 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 10.7% in Russia.
Czech Republic vs Russia: live population counter
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| Current population |
10753822
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142718132
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| Population rank | 91/197 | 9/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 1.73% |
| One net population change |
29 minutes
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1.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.76 minutes
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25.5 seconds
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| One death every |
4.65 minutes
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18.1 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
6.1 minutes
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2.95 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -86,169 | -178,042 |
| Daily growth/decline | +50 | -801 |
| Annual growth/decline | +18,122 | -292,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.17% | -0.2% |
| Population growth rate rank | 156/197 | 177/197 |
the Czech Republic and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,602,006 | 119,897,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,586,651 | 121,236,000 | -0.16% | 1.12% |
| 1962 | 9,624,660 | 122,591,000 | 0.4% | 1.12% |
| 1963 | 9,670,685 | 123,960,000 | 0.48% | 1.12% |
| 1964 | 9,727,804 | 125,345,000 | 0.59% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 9,779,358 | 126,745,000 | 0.53% | 1.12% |
| 1966 | 9,821,040 | 127,468,000 | 0.43% | 0.57% |
| 1967 | 9,852,899 | 128,196,000 | 0.32% | 0.57% |
| 1968 | 9,876,346 | 128,928,000 | 0.24% | 0.57% |
| 1969 | 9,896,580 | 129,664,000 | 0.2% | 0.57% |
| 1970 | 9,858,071 | 130,404,000 | -0.39% | 0.57% |
| 1971 | 9,826,815 | 131,155,000 | -0.32% | 0.58% |
| 1972 | 9,867,632 | 131,909,000 | 0.42% | 0.57% |
| 1973 | 9,922,266 | 132,669,000 | 0.55% | 0.58% |
| 1974 | 9,988,459 | 133,432,000 | 0.67% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 10,058,620 | 134,200,000 | 0.7% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 10,125,939 | 135,147,000 | 0.67% | 0.71% |
| 1977 | 10,186,755 | 136,100,000 | 0.6% | 0.71% |
| 1978 | 10,242,098 | 137,060,000 | 0.54% | 0.71% |
| 1979 | 10,292,341 | 138,027,000 | 0.49% | 0.71% |
| 1980 | 10,304,193 | 139,010,000 | 0.12% | 0.71% |
| 1981 | 10,300,591 | 139,941,000 | -0.03% | 0.67% |
| 1982 | 10,314,826 | 140,823,000 | 0.14% | 0.63% |
| 1983 | 10,323,856 | 141,668,000 | 0.09% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | 10,330,213 | 142,745,000 | 0.06% | 0.76% |
| 1985 | 10,337,118 | 143,858,000 | 0.07% | 0.78% |
| 1986 | 10,342,227 | 144,894,000 | 0.05% | 0.72% |
| 1987 | 10,347,318 | 145,908,000 | 0.05% | 0.7% |
| 1988 | 10,355,276 | 146,857,000 | 0.08% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 10,361,068 | 147,721,000 | 0.06% | 0.59% |
| 1990 | 10,333,355 | 147,969,406 | -0.27% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 10,308,578 | 148,394,216 | -0.24% | 0.29% |
| 1992 | 10,319,123 | 148,538,197 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | 10,329,855 | 148,458,777 | 0.1% | -0.05% |
| 1994 | 10,333,587 | 148,407,912 | 0.04% | -0.03% |
| 1995 | 10,327,253 | 148,375,787 | -0.06% | -0.02% |
| 1996 | 10,315,241 | 148,160,129 | -0.12% | -0.15% |
| 1997 | 10,304,131 | 147,915,361 | -0.11% | -0.17% |
| 1998 | 10,294,373 | 147,670,784 | -0.09% | -0.17% |
| 1999 | 10,283,860 | 147,214,776 | -0.1% | -0.31% |
| 2000 | 10,255,063 | 146,596,869 | -0.28% | -0.42% |
| 2001 | 10,216,605 | 145,976,482 | -0.38% | -0.42% |
| 2002 | 10,196,916 | 145,306,497 | -0.19% | -0.46% |
| 2003 | 10,193,998 | 144,648,618 | -0.03% | -0.45% |
| 2004 | 10,197,101 | 144,067,316 | 0.03% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10,211,216 | 143,518,814 | 0.14% | -0.38% |
| 2006 | 10,238,905 | 143,049,637 | 0.27% | -0.33% |
| 2007 | 10,298,828 | 142,805,114 | 0.59% | -0.17% |
| 2008 | 10,384,603 | 142,742,366 | 0.83% | -0.04% |
| 2009 | 10,443,936 | 142,785,348 | 0.57% | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 10,474,410 | 142,849,468 | 0.29% | 0.04% |
| 2011 | 10,496,088 | 143,018,195 | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| 2012 | 10,510,785 | 143,378,447 | 0.14% | 0.25% |
| 2013 | 10,514,272 | 143,805,638 | 0.03% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 10,525,347 | 144,237,223 | 0.11% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 10,546,059 | 144,640,716 | 0.2% | 0.28% |
| 2016 | 10,566,332 | 145,015,460 | 0.19% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 10,594,438 | 145,293,260 | 0.27% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 10,629,928 | 145,398,106 | 0.33% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 10,671,870 | 145,453,291 | 0.39% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 10,697,858 | 145,245,148 | 0.24% | -0.14% |
| 2021 | 10,505,772 | 144,746,762 | -1.8% | -0.34% |
| 2022 | 10,672,118 | 144,236,933 | 1.58% | -0.35% |
| 2023 | 10,864,042 | 143,826,130 | 1.8% | -0.28% |
| 2024 | 10,882,164 | 143,533,851 | 0.17% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 10,753,822 | 142,718,132 | -1.18% | -0.57% |
| 2026 | 10,671,254 | 142,120,553 | -0.77% | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 10,648,879 | 141,773,330 | -0.21% | -0.24% |
| 2028 | 10,623,904 | 141,402,326 | -0.23% | -0.26% |
| 2029 | 10,596,362 | 141,021,009 | -0.26% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 10,567,167 | 140,628,883 | -0.28% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 10,536,602 | 140,218,596 | -0.29% | -0.29% |
| 2032 | 10,504,828 | 139,807,207 | -0.3% | -0.29% |
| 2033 | 10,472,203 | 139,414,947 | -0.31% | -0.28% |
| 2034 | 10,439,141 | 139,034,543 | -0.32% | -0.27% |
| 2035 | 10,405,856 | 138,666,694 | -0.32% | -0.26% |
| 2036 | 10,372,835 | 138,311,757 | -0.32% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 10,339,980 | 137,968,177 | -0.32% | -0.25% |
| 2038 | 10,307,577 | 137,643,032 | -0.31% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 10,275,882 | 137,336,299 | -0.31% | -0.22% |
| 2040 | 10,244,966 | 137,053,347 | -0.3% | -0.21% |
| 2041 | 10,214,805 | 136,795,588 | -0.29% | -0.19% |
| 2042 | 10,185,286 | 136,558,692 | -0.29% | -0.17% |
| 2043 | 10,156,643 | 136,335,849 | -0.28% | -0.16% |
| 2044 | 10,128,611 | 136,124,845 | -0.28% | -0.15% |
| 2045 | 10,100,890 | 135,933,758 | -0.27% | -0.14% |
| 2046 | 10,073,030 | 135,756,848 | -0.28% | -0.13% |
| 2047 | 10,045,121 | 135,574,181 | -0.28% | -0.13% |
| 2048 | 10,017,123 | 135,372,557 | -0.28% | -0.15% |
| 2049 | 9,988,795 | 135,156,911 | -0.28% | -0.16% |
| 2050 | 9,959,445 | 134,923,391 | -0.29% | -0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 334,843 people (a 3.28% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Czech Republic gained 207,763 (a 1.97% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).
The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2005 and is 91st in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.
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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| City | Population |
| Moscow | 13.3M |
| Saint Petersburg | 5.65M |
| Novosibirsk | 1.64M |
| Yekaterinburg | 1.47M |
| Kazan | 1.33M |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 1.2M |
| Chelyabinsk | 1.18M |
| Krasnodar | 1.15M |
| Samara | 1.15M |
| Ufa | 1.14M |
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Population differences between the Czech Republic and Russia
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| Life expectancy | 80.1 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 40.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 46.4:53.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 365 ppl/mi² | 22.7 ppl/mi² |
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