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

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The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,886,878 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,742,283 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • The Czech Republic's population is 1.01 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • The Czech Republic is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.31% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.7M (4.92% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Czech Republic vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Czech Republic Sweden
2100 8,398,703 11,330,987
2099 8,420,054 11,334,835
2098 8,440,780 11,339,107
2097 8,460,511 11,340,268
2096 8,480,556 11,341,947
2095 8,499,484 11,344,893
2094 8,518,286 11,347,531
2093 8,536,499 11,349,412
2092 8,554,517 11,351,452
2091 8,572,195 11,352,899
2090 8,590,647 11,354,820
2089 8,609,075 11,357,746
2088 8,627,611 11,360,405
2087 8,647,206 11,364,197
2086 8,667,774 11,371,529
2085 8,688,472 11,376,573
2084 8,710,097 11,381,332
2083 8,732,416 11,384,862
2082 8,756,281 11,390,058
2081 8,781,441 11,391,696
2080 8,807,994 11,393,882
2079 8,836,073 11,393,412
2078 8,865,602 11,391,291
2077 8,896,421 11,389,212
2076 8,928,964 11,385,385
2075 8,963,945 11,381,261
2074 9,000,807 11,377,973
2073 9,039,770 11,375,051
2072 9,080,946 11,371,362
2071 9,123,937 11,366,451
2070 9,168,851 11,362,742
2069 9,215,360 11,358,895
2068 9,262,938 11,357,504
2067 9,311,827 11,356,672
2066 9,361,827 11,356,676
2065 9,412,850 11,355,953
2064 9,463,141 11,354,988
2063 9,513,448 11,354,834
2062 9,562,710 11,355,452
2061 9,610,889 11,353,198
2060 9,657,465 11,352,013
2059 9,702,379 11,349,674
2058 9,745,727 11,345,893
2057 9,787,770 11,340,487
2056 9,827,846 11,335,234
2055 9,865,895 11,328,291
2054 9,902,399 11,320,768
2053 9,936,727 11,310,127
2052 9,969,256 11,296,358
2051 10,000,522 11,280,503
2050 10,030,910 11,261,537
2049 10,059,551 11,242,070
2048 10,087,904 11,221,274
2047 10,115,848 11,199,365
2046 10,144,045 11,176,512
2045 10,171,882 11,152,739
2044 10,199,799 11,127,765
2043 10,228,264 11,102,354
2042 10,257,414 11,076,504
2041 10,287,621 11,052,951
2040 10,318,078 11,028,609
2039 10,349,820 11,005,487
2038 10,381,806 10,983,160
2037 10,414,999 10,961,591
2036 10,447,885 10,938,759
2035 10,481,420 10,916,327
2034 10,514,820 10,893,717
2033 10,547,938 10,869,588
2032 10,580,423 10,844,339
2031 10,611,839 10,819,037
2030 10,641,892 10,790,557
2029 10,670,568 10,759,017
2028 10,697,290 10,724,017
2027 10,720,806 10,685,143
2026 10,742,283 10,643,884
2025 10,886,878 10,596,620
2024 10,905,028 10,569,709
2023 10,864,042 10,536,632
2022 10,672,118 10,486,941
2021 10,505,772 10,415,811
2020 10,697,858 10,353,442
2019 10,671,870 10,278,887
2018 10,629,928 10,175,214
2017 10,594,438 10,057,698
2016 10,566,332 9,923,085
2015 10,546,059 9,799,186
2014 10,525,347 9,696,110
2013 10,514,272 9,600,379
2012 10,510,785 9,519,374
2011 10,496,088 9,449,213
2010 10,474,410 9,378,126
2009 10,443,936 9,298,515
2008 10,384,603 9,219,637
2007 10,298,828 9,148,092
2006 10,238,905 9,080,505
2005 10,211,216 9,029,572
2004 10,197,101 8,993,531
2003 10,193,998 8,958,229
2002 10,196,916 8,924,958
2001 10,216,605 8,895,960
2000 10,255,063 8,872,109
1999 10,283,860 8,857,874
1998 10,294,373 8,850,974
1997 10,304,131 8,846,062
1996 10,315,241 8,840,998
1995 10,327,253 8,826,939
1994 10,333,587 8,780,745
1993 10,329,855 8,718,561
1992 10,319,123 8,668,067
1991 10,308,578 8,617,375
1990 10,333,355 8,558,835
1989 10,361,068 8,492,964
1988 10,355,276 8,436,489
1987 10,347,318 8,397,804
1986 10,342,227 8,369,829
1985 10,337,118 8,350,386
1984 10,330,213 8,336,605
1983 10,323,856 8,329,033
1982 10,314,826 8,325,263
1981 10,300,591 8,320,503
1980 10,304,193 8,310,531
1979 10,292,341 8,293,678
1978 10,242,098 8,275,599
1977 10,186,755 8,251,540
1976 10,125,939 8,222,286
1975 10,058,620 8,192,437
1974 9,988,459 8,159,955
1973 9,922,266 8,136,312
1972 9,867,632 8,122,300
1971 9,826,815 8,098,334
1970 9,858,071 8,042,801
1969 9,896,580 7,968,072
1968 9,876,346 7,912,273
1967 9,852,899 7,867,931
1966 9,821,040 7,807,797
1965 9,779,358 7,733,853
1964 9,727,804 7,661,354
1963 9,670,685 7,604,328
1962 9,624,660 7,561,588
1961 9,586,651 7,519,998
1960 9,602,006 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Czech Republic gained 175,951 people (a 1.67% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M people, while the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Czech Republic Sweden
2100 -0.25% -0.03%
2099 -0.25% -0.04%
2098 -0.23% -0.01%
2097 -0.24% -0.01%
2096 -0.22% -0.03%
2095 -0.22% -0.02%
2094 -0.21% -0.02%
2093 -0.21% -0.02%
2092 -0.21% -0.01%
2091 -0.21% -0.02%
2090 -0.21% -0.03%
2089 -0.21% -0.02%
2088 -0.23% -0.03%
2087 -0.24% -0.06%
2086 -0.24% -0.04%
2085 -0.25% -0.04%
2084 -0.26% -0.03%
2083 -0.27% -0.05%
2082 -0.29% -0.01%
2081 -0.3% -0.02%
2080 -0.32% 0.004%
2079 -0.33% 0.02%
2078 -0.35% 0.02%
2077 -0.36% 0.03%
2076 -0.39% 0.04%
2075 -0.41% 0.03%
2074 -0.43% 0.03%
2073 -0.45% 0.03%
2072 -0.47% 0.04%
2071 -0.49% 0.03%
2070 -0.5% 0.03%
2069 -0.51% 0.01%
2068 -0.53% 0.007%
2067 -0.53% -0%
2066 -0.54% 0.006%
2065 -0.53% 0.009%
2064 -0.53% 0.001%
2063 -0.52% -0.005%
2062 -0.5% 0.02%
2061 -0.48% 0.01%
2060 -0.46% 0.02%
2059 -0.44% 0.03%
2058 -0.43% 0.05%
2057 -0.41% 0.05%
2056 -0.39% 0.06%
2055 -0.37% 0.07%
2054 -0.35% 0.09%
2053 -0.33% 0.12%
2052 -0.31% 0.14%
2051 -0.3% 0.17%
2050 -0.28% 0.17%
2049 -0.28% 0.19%
2048 -0.28% 0.2%
2047 -0.28% 0.2%
2046 -0.27% 0.21%
2045 -0.27% 0.22%
2044 -0.28% 0.23%
2043 -0.28% 0.23%
2042 -0.29% 0.21%
2041 -0.3% 0.22%
2040 -0.31% 0.21%
2039 -0.31% 0.2%
2038 -0.32% 0.2%
2037 -0.31% 0.21%
2036 -0.32% 0.21%
2035 -0.32% 0.21%
2034 -0.31% 0.22%
2033 -0.31% 0.23%
2032 -0.3% 0.23%
2031 -0.28% 0.26%
2030 -0.27% 0.29%
2029 -0.25% 0.33%
2028 -0.22% 0.36%
2027 -0.2% 0.39%
2026 -1.33% 0.45%
2025 -0.17% 0.25%
2024 0.38% 0.31%
2023 1.8% 0.47%
2022 1.58% 0.68%
2021 -1.8% 0.6%
2020 0.24% 0.73%
2019 0.39% 1.02%
2018 0.33% 1.17%
2017 0.27% 1.36%
2016 0.19% 1.26%
2015 0.2% 1.06%
2014 0.11% 1%
2013 0.03% 0.85%
2012 0.14% 0.74%
2011 0.21% 0.76%
2010 0.29% 0.86%
2009 0.57% 0.86%
2008 0.83% 0.78%
2007 0.59% 0.74%
2006 0.27% 0.56%
2005 0.14% 0.4%
2004 0.03% 0.39%
2003 -0.03% 0.37%
2002 -0.19% 0.33%
2001 -0.38% 0.27%
2000 -0.28% 0.16%
1999 -0.1% 0.08%
1998 -0.09% 0.06%
1997 -0.11% 0.06%
1996 -0.12% 0.16%
1995 -0.06% 0.53%
1994 0.04% 0.71%
1993 0.1% 0.58%
1992 0.1% 0.59%
1991 -0.24% 0.68%
1990 -0.27% 0.78%
1989 0.06% 0.67%
1988 0.08% 0.46%
1987 0.05% 0.33%
1986 0.05% 0.23%
1985 0.07% 0.17%
1984 0.06% 0.09%
1983 0.09% 0.05%
1982 0.14% 0.06%
1981 -0.03% 0.12%
1980 0.12% 0.2%
1979 0.49% 0.22%
1978 0.54% 0.29%
1977 0.6% 0.36%
1976 0.67% 0.36%
1975 0.7% 0.4%
1974 0.67% 0.29%
1973 0.55% 0.17%
1972 0.42% 0.3%
1971 -0.32% 0.69%
1970 -0.39% 0.94%
1969 0.2% 0.71%
1968 0.24% 0.56%
1967 0.32% 0.77%
1966 0.43% 0.96%
1965 0.53% 0.95%
1964 0.59% 0.75%
1963 0.48% 0.57%
1962 0.4% 0.55%
1961 -0.16% 0.47%

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

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

In 2025, the population of the Czech Republic declined by 0.17%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Czech Republic Sweden
Current population
10742283
10665077
Population rank 92/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.13%
One net population change
29 minutes
19.6 minutes
One birth every
6.26 minutes
5.35 minutes
One death every
4.68 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 +74
Annual growth/decline -18,150 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 148/197
One migration net change every
4.7 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -112,188 +47,079
Net migration rank 182/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 1,025,199 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 59/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.5% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 67/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Czech Republic Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -112,188 - 47,079
2024 -28,353 -86,169 7,399 50,115
2023 -21,729 -14,638 5,269 55,209
2022 -19,209 329,739 10,487 58,955
2021 -28,365 4,111 22,914 51,947
2020 -19,257 4,336 14,495 37,302
2019 0 5,553 25,697 72,619
2018 1,063 5,849 23,403 87,517
2017 3,178 5,747 24,138 102,671
2016 5,283 5,465 25,800 119,234
2015 0 5,037 23,518 80,534
2014 4,210 6,303 26,179 77,654
2013 -2,103 5,427 23,041 66,760
2012 0 5,347 20,943 52,879
2011 2,099 16,841 21,733 46,049
2010 10,475 34,927 25,320 51,175
2009 10,444 31,270 21,387 63,638
2008 14,538 29,813 18,439 56,452
2007 9,268 27,887 15,552 54,907
2006 1,024 26,259 15,436 51,675
2005 -6,126 26,203 9,030 27,030
2004 -9,177 26,030 9,893 25,842
2003 -17,330 25,997 6,271 29,161
2002 -15,296 26,089 893 31,364
2001 -16,347 21,749 -1,779 28,856
2000 -17,433 4,420 -2,662 24,900
1999 -20,568 5,965 -6,201 13,940
1998 -18,530 6,374 -3,541 11,325
1997 -21,639 6,664 -3,539 6,047
1996 -21,662 6,539 1,768 5,773
1995 -21,687 6,459 9,710 11,621
1994 -11,367 6,401 20,196 51,545
1993 3,099 7,197 20,924 32,725
1992 1,032 6,718 28,605 20,507
1991 4,124 5,568 29,299 25,314
1990 1,034 -3,529 29,100 35,668
1989 1,036 -2,175 24,629 44,565
1988 7,249 -1,359 15,186 30,064
1987 4,138 -1,514 11,757 21,335
1986 1,034 -771 9,206 15,211
1985 4,135 -1,173 4,175 11,464
1984 5,165 -1,481 3,335 8,668
1983 3,097 -1,971 833 2,105
1982 10,315 -1,018 1,665 2,524
1981 13,391 -372 1,664 3,209
1980 17,517 1,738 5,818 10,040
1979 44,257 -13 4,976 13,895
1978 52,234 -795 4,138 13,807
1977 55,009 -1,968 7,426 23,528
1976 61,768 -2,727 8,222 20,324
1975 67,393 -3,057 14,746 16,564
1974 66,923 -2,919 23,664 9,217
1973 57,549 -2,625 24,409 -9,551
1972 44,404 -2,755 28,428 -13,519
1971 31,445 -2,598 31,583 2,334
1970 24,646 -9,353 30,563 47,242
1969 22,762 -8,133 23,904 48,824
1968 21,728 -8,111 30,858 8,545
1967 29,558 -8,137 41,700 11,075
1966 35,355 -8,675 45,286 24,920
1965 43,029 -7,545 44,857 32,444
1964 52,531 -6,122 45,968 23,581
1963 48,353 -5,753 35,741 11,009
1962 29,836 -6,886 30,246 9,627
1961 36,430 -5,712 30,832 14,401
1960 34,567 2,748 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/sweden | 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 Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 1,025,199 residents or 9.5% of the population were not native-born in the Czech Republic, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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