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

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The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,886,878 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,742,283 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 4.81 times bigger than the Czech Republic's.
  • The Czech Republic is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.31% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.7M (4.92% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Czech Republic vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Czech Republic South Korea
2100 8,398,703 22,001,649
2099 8,420,054 22,324,514
2098 8,440,780 22,657,541
2097 8,460,511 22,998,315
2096 8,480,556 23,348,632
2095 8,499,484 23,711,049
2094 8,518,286 24,081,510
2093 8,536,499 24,460,970
2092 8,554,517 24,848,715
2091 8,572,195 25,242,926
2090 8,590,647 25,642,926
2089 8,609,075 26,048,094
2088 8,627,611 26,457,020
2087 8,647,206 26,871,556
2086 8,667,774 27,288,450
2085 8,688,472 27,710,065
2084 8,710,097 28,133,600
2083 8,732,416 28,564,090
2082 8,756,281 28,998,646
2081 8,781,441 29,441,497
2080 8,807,994 29,887,135
2079 8,836,073 30,337,095
2078 8,865,602 30,793,984
2077 8,896,421 31,258,278
2076 8,928,964 31,728,826
2075 8,963,945 32,205,338
2074 9,000,807 32,689,892
2073 9,039,770 33,180,187
2072 9,080,946 33,679,874
2071 9,123,937 34,187,068
2070 9,168,851 34,702,204
2069 9,215,360 35,224,472
2068 9,262,938 35,745,164
2067 9,311,827 36,274,411
2066 9,361,827 36,808,495
2065 9,412,850 37,349,660
2064 9,463,141 37,897,742
2063 9,513,448 38,450,082
2062 9,562,710 39,009,227
2061 9,610,889 39,565,102
2060 9,657,465 40,130,032
2059 9,702,379 40,692,438
2058 9,745,727 41,256,780
2057 9,787,770 41,813,259
2056 9,827,846 42,356,530
2055 9,865,895 42,888,143
2054 9,902,399 43,405,840
2053 9,936,727 43,917,075
2052 9,969,256 44,419,192
2051 10,000,522 44,901,452
2050 10,030,910 45,362,931
2049 10,059,551 45,809,553
2048 10,087,904 46,235,718
2047 10,115,848 46,645,885
2046 10,144,045 47,033,200
2045 10,171,882 47,409,815
2044 10,199,799 47,773,842
2043 10,228,264 48,120,989
2042 10,257,414 48,455,085
2041 10,287,621 48,782,206
2040 10,318,078 49,091,438
2039 10,349,820 49,388,464
2038 10,381,806 49,669,835
2037 10,414,999 49,932,869
2036 10,447,885 50,175,947
2035 10,481,420 50,401,135
2034 10,514,820 50,607,994
2033 10,547,938 50,796,030
2032 10,580,423 50,961,878
2031 10,611,839 51,109,725
2030 10,641,892 51,242,628
2029 10,670,568 51,360,529
2028 10,697,290 51,461,403
2027 10,720,806 51,551,313
2026 10,742,283 51,624,449
2025 10,886,878 51,684,564
2024 10,905,028 51,751,065
2023 10,864,042 51,712,619
2022 10,672,118 51,672,569
2021 10,505,772 51,769,539
2020 10,697,858 51,836,239
2019 10,671,870 51,764,822
2018 10,629,928 51,585,058
2017 10,594,438 51,361,911
2016 10,566,332 51,217,803
2015 10,546,059 51,014,947
2014 10,525,347 50,746,659
2013 10,514,272 50,428,893
2012 10,510,785 50,199,853
2011 10,496,088 49,936,638
2010 10,474,410 49,554,112
2009 10,443,936 49,307,835
2008 10,384,603 49,054,708
2007 10,298,828 48,683,638
2006 10,238,905 48,438,292
2005 10,211,216 48,184,561
2004 10,197,101 48,082,519
2003 10,193,998 47,892,330
2002 10,196,916 47,644,736
2001 10,216,605 47,370,164
2000 10,255,063 47,008,111
1999 10,283,860 46,616,677
1998 10,294,373 46,286,503
1997 10,304,131 45,953,580
1996 10,315,241 45,524,681
1995 10,327,253 45,092,991
1994 10,333,587 44,641,540
1993 10,329,855 44,194,628
1992 10,319,123 43,747,962
1991 10,308,578 43,295,704
1990 10,333,355 42,869,283
1989 10,361,068 42,449,038
1988 10,355,276 42,031,247
1987 10,347,318 41,621,690
1986 10,342,227 41,213,674
1985 10,337,118 40,805,744
1984 10,330,213 40,405,956
1983 10,323,856 39,910,403
1982 10,314,826 39,326,352
1981 10,300,591 38,723,248
1980 10,304,193 38,123,775
1979 10,292,341 37,534,236
1978 10,242,098 36,969,185
1977 10,186,755 36,411,795
1976 10,125,939 35,848,523
1975 10,058,620 35,280,725
1974 9,988,459 34,692,266
1973 9,922,266 34,103,149
1972 9,867,632 33,505,406
1971 9,826,815 32,882,704
1970 9,858,071 32,240,827
1969 9,896,580 31,544,266
1968 9,876,346 30,838,302
1967 9,852,899 30,130,983
1966 9,821,040 29,435,571
1965 9,779,358 28,704,674
1964 9,727,804 27,984,155
1963 9,670,685 27,261,747
1962 9,624,660 26,513,030
1961 9,586,651 25,765,673
1960 9,602,006 25,012,374

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

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Czech Republic gained 175,951 people (a 1.67% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% growth).

The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

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 38.5% in South Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Czech Republic South Korea
2100 -0.25% -1.45%
2099 -0.25% -1.47%
2098 -0.23% -1.48%
2097 -0.24% -1.5%
2096 -0.22% -1.53%
2095 -0.22% -1.54%
2094 -0.21% -1.55%
2093 -0.21% -1.56%
2092 -0.21% -1.56%
2091 -0.21% -1.56%
2090 -0.21% -1.56%
2089 -0.21% -1.55%
2088 -0.23% -1.54%
2087 -0.24% -1.53%
2086 -0.24% -1.52%
2085 -0.25% -1.51%
2084 -0.26% -1.51%
2083 -0.27% -1.5%
2082 -0.29% -1.5%
2081 -0.3% -1.49%
2080 -0.32% -1.48%
2079 -0.33% -1.48%
2078 -0.35% -1.49%
2077 -0.36% -1.48%
2076 -0.39% -1.48%
2075 -0.41% -1.48%
2074 -0.43% -1.48%
2073 -0.45% -1.48%
2072 -0.47% -1.48%
2071 -0.49% -1.48%
2070 -0.5% -1.48%
2069 -0.51% -1.46%
2068 -0.53% -1.46%
2067 -0.53% -1.45%
2066 -0.54% -1.45%
2065 -0.53% -1.45%
2064 -0.53% -1.44%
2063 -0.52% -1.43%
2062 -0.5% -1.4%
2061 -0.48% -1.41%
2060 -0.46% -1.38%
2059 -0.44% -1.37%
2058 -0.43% -1.33%
2057 -0.41% -1.28%
2056 -0.39% -1.24%
2055 -0.37% -1.19%
2054 -0.35% -1.16%
2053 -0.33% -1.13%
2052 -0.31% -1.07%
2051 -0.3% -1.02%
2050 -0.28% -0.97%
2049 -0.28% -0.92%
2048 -0.28% -0.88%
2047 -0.28% -0.82%
2046 -0.27% -0.79%
2045 -0.27% -0.76%
2044 -0.28% -0.72%
2043 -0.28% -0.69%
2042 -0.29% -0.67%
2041 -0.3% -0.63%
2040 -0.31% -0.6%
2039 -0.31% -0.57%
2038 -0.32% -0.53%
2037 -0.31% -0.48%
2036 -0.32% -0.45%
2035 -0.32% -0.41%
2034 -0.31% -0.37%
2033 -0.31% -0.33%
2032 -0.3% -0.29%
2031 -0.28% -0.26%
2030 -0.27% -0.23%
2029 -0.25% -0.2%
2028 -0.22% -0.17%
2027 -0.2% -0.14%
2026 -1.33% -0.12%
2025 -0.17% -0.13%
2024 0.38% 0.07%
2023 1.8% 0.08%
2022 1.58% -0.19%
2021 -1.8% -0.13%
2020 0.24% 0.14%
2019 0.39% 0.35%
2018 0.33% 0.43%
2017 0.27% 0.28%
2016 0.19% 0.4%
2015 0.2% 0.53%
2014 0.11% 0.63%
2013 0.03% 0.46%
2012 0.14% 0.53%
2011 0.21% 0.77%
2010 0.29% 0.5%
2009 0.57% 0.52%
2008 0.83% 0.76%
2007 0.59% 0.51%
2006 0.27% 0.53%
2005 0.14% 0.21%
2004 0.03% 0.4%
2003 -0.03% 0.52%
2002 -0.19% 0.58%
2001 -0.38% 0.77%
2000 -0.28% 0.84%
1999 -0.1% 0.71%
1998 -0.09% 0.72%
1997 -0.11% 0.94%
1996 -0.12% 0.96%
1995 -0.06% 1.01%
1994 0.04% 1.01%
1993 0.1% 1.02%
1992 0.1% 1.04%
1991 -0.24% 0.99%
1990 -0.27% 0.99%
1989 0.06% 0.99%
1988 0.08% 0.98%
1987 0.05% 0.99%
1986 0.05% 1%
1985 0.07% 0.99%
1984 0.06% 1.24%
1983 0.09% 1.49%
1982 0.14% 1.56%
1981 -0.03% 1.57%
1980 0.12% 1.57%
1979 0.49% 1.53%
1978 0.54% 1.53%
1977 0.6% 1.57%
1976 0.67% 1.61%
1975 0.7% 1.7%
1974 0.67% 1.73%
1973 0.55% 1.78%
1972 0.42% 1.89%
1971 -0.32% 1.99%
1970 -0.39% 2.21%
1969 0.2% 2.29%
1968 0.24% 2.35%
1967 0.32% 2.36%
1966 0.43% 2.55%
1965 0.53% 2.57%
1964 0.59% 2.65%
1963 0.48% 2.82%
1962 0.4% 2.9%
1961 -0.16% 3.01%

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 South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Czech Republic South Korea
Current population
10742283
51624449
Population rank 92/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.62%
One net population change
29 minutes
7.93 minutes
One birth every
6.26 minutes
2.16 minutes
One death every
4.68 minutes
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 -182
Annual growth/decline -18,150 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 169/197
One migration net change every
4.7 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -112,188 +65,731
Net migration rank 182/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 1,025,199 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 59/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.5% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 67/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Czech Republic South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -112,188 - 65,731
2024 -28,353 -86,169 -119,027 75,963
2023 -21,729 -14,638 -124,111 87,800
2022 -19,209 329,739 -124,014 87,800
2021 -28,365 4,111 -56,947 -16,778
2020 -19,257 4,336 -31,101 112,631
2019 0 5,553 10,353 128,622
2018 1,063 5,849 30,951 118,220
2017 3,178 5,747 71,907 104,029
2016 5,283 5,465 122,923 91,568
2015 0 5,037 163,248 276,427
2014 4,210 6,303 167,464 308,037
2013 -2,103 5,427 166,415 301,926
2012 0 5,347 215,859 281,866
2011 2,099 16,841 214,728 269,958
2010 10,475 34,927 213,083 52,042
2009 10,444 31,270 197,231 5,308
2008 14,538 29,813 215,841 -19,630
2007 9,268 27,887 248,286 -42,293
2006 1,024 26,259 203,441 -28,434
2005 -6,126 26,203 187,920 -47,821
2004 -9,177 26,030 225,988 -42,549
2003 -17,330 25,997 244,251 -31,994
2002 -15,296 26,089 247,752 -18,105
2001 -16,347 21,749 312,643 -28,006
2000 -17,433 4,420 390,167 -84,960
1999 -20,568 5,965 368,272 -107,448
1998 -18,530 6,374 393,436 -98,044
1997 -21,639 6,664 422,773 -109,130
1996 -21,662 6,539 446,142 -115,705
1995 -21,687 6,459 468,967 -208,491
1994 -11,367 6,401 473,200 -208,309
1993 3,099 7,197 477,302 -222,802
1992 1,032 6,718 494,352 -265,849
1991 4,124 5,568 467,594 -270,754
1990 1,034 -3,529 411,546 79,294
1989 1,036 -2,175 403,266 186,120
1988 7,249 -1,359 399,297 192,534
1987 4,138 -1,514 378,758 198,057
1986 1,034 -771 395,651 189,782
1985 4,135 -1,173 416,219 97,949
1984 5,165 -1,481 436,384 101,394
1983 3,097 -1,971 514,844 102,167
1982 10,315 -1,018 605,626 48,638
1981 13,391 -372 631,189 18,442
1980 17,517 1,738 583,294 -148,341
1979 44,257 -13 623,068 -139,566
1978 52,234 -795 499,084 -85,721
1977 55,009 -1,968 578,947 -90,737
1976 61,768 -2,727 530,558 -92,314
1975 67,393 -3,057 603,300 -52,332
1974 66,923 -2,919 673,030 27,005
1973 57,549 -2,625 699,115 35,779
1972 44,404 -2,755 740,469 25,382
1971 31,445 -2,598 789,185 -6,326
1970 24,646 -9,353 747,987 -27,999
1969 22,762 -8,133 694,227 -21,175
1968 21,728 -8,111 684,487 -16,868
1967 29,558 -8,137 692,169 -16,484
1966 35,355 -8,675 623,534 -16,688
1965 43,029 -7,545 641,090 -146,386
1964 52,531 -6,122 655,501 -102,284
1963 48,353 -5,753 685,824 -80,226
1962 29,836 -6,886 712,590 -94,606
1961 36,430 -5,712 730,173 -93,179
1960 34,567 2,748 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/south-korea | CC BY

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 South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 people).

As of 2024, 1,025,199 residents or 9.5% of the population were not native-born in the Czech Republic, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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