The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,882,164 in 2024 vs 9,034,102 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,753,822 people compared to 9,112,950 in Switzerland.
Population statistics:
- The Czech Republic's population is 1.18 times bigger than Switzerland's.
- The Czech Republic is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
- The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
- For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.01% in Switzerland.
- Since 2005, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.8M (5.31% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.44M to 9.11M (22.5% growth).
- Switzerland is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 9.46M people, while the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.34M people by 2100.
Czech Republic vs Switzerland: live population counter
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| Current population |
10753822
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9112950
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| Population rank | 91/197 | 100/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
29 minutes
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3.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.76 minutes
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6.57 minutes
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| One death every |
4.65 minutes
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7.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | -86,169 | +40,099 |
| Daily growth/decline | +50 | +400 |
| Annual growth/decline | +18,122 | +146,009 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.17% | +1.64% |
| Population growth rate rank | 156/197 | 70/197 |
the Czech Republic and Switzerland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,602,006 | 5,327,827 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,586,651 | 5,434,294 | -0.16% | 2% |
| 1962 | 9,624,660 | 5,573,815 | 0.4% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 9,670,685 | 5,694,247 | 0.48% | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 9,727,804 | 5,789,228 | 0.59% | 1.67% |
| 1965 | 9,779,358 | 5,856,472 | 0.53% | 1.16% |
| 1966 | 9,821,040 | 5,918,002 | 0.43% | 1.05% |
| 1967 | 9,852,899 | 5,991,785 | 0.32% | 1.25% |
| 1968 | 9,876,346 | 6,067,714 | 0.24% | 1.27% |
| 1969 | 9,896,580 | 6,136,387 | 0.2% | 1.13% |
| 1970 | 9,858,071 | 6,180,877 | -0.39% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 9,826,815 | 6,213,399 | -0.32% | 0.53% |
| 1972 | 9,867,632 | 6,260,956 | 0.42% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 9,922,266 | 6,307,347 | 0.55% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 9,988,459 | 6,341,405 | 0.67% | 0.54% |
| 1975 | 10,058,620 | 6,338,632 | 0.7% | -0.04% |
| 1976 | 10,125,939 | 6,302,504 | 0.67% | -0.57% |
| 1977 | 10,186,755 | 6,281,174 | 0.6% | -0.34% |
| 1978 | 10,242,098 | 6,281,738 | 0.54% | 0.009% |
| 1979 | 10,292,341 | 6,294,365 | 0.49% | 0.2% |
| 1980 | 10,304,193 | 6,319,408 | 0.12% | 0.4% |
| 1981 | 10,300,591 | 6,354,074 | -0.03% | 0.55% |
| 1982 | 10,314,826 | 6,391,309 | 0.14% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 10,323,856 | 6,418,773 | 0.09% | 0.43% |
| 1984 | 10,330,213 | 6,441,865 | 0.06% | 0.36% |
| 1985 | 10,337,118 | 6,470,365 | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| 1986 | 10,342,227 | 6,504,124 | 0.05% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 10,347,318 | 6,545,106 | 0.05% | 0.63% |
| 1988 | 10,355,276 | 6,593,386 | 0.08% | 0.74% |
| 1989 | 10,361,068 | 6,646,912 | 0.06% | 0.81% |
| 1990 | 10,333,355 | 6,715,519 | -0.27% | 1.03% |
| 1991 | 10,308,578 | 6,799,978 | -0.24% | 1.26% |
| 1992 | 10,319,123 | 6,875,364 | 0.1% | 1.11% |
| 1993 | 10,329,855 | 6,938,265 | 0.1% | 0.91% |
| 1994 | 10,333,587 | 6,993,795 | 0.04% | 0.8% |
| 1995 | 10,327,253 | 7,040,687 | -0.06% | 0.67% |
| 1996 | 10,315,241 | 7,071,850 | -0.12% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 10,304,131 | 7,088,906 | -0.11% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 10,294,373 | 7,110,001 | -0.09% | 0.3% |
| 1999 | 10,283,860 | 7,143,991 | -0.1% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 10,255,063 | 7,184,250 | -0.28% | 0.56% |
| 2001 | 10,216,605 | 7,229,854 | -0.38% | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 10,196,916 | 7,284,753 | -0.19% | 0.76% |
| 2003 | 10,193,998 | 7,339,001 | -0.03% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 10,197,101 | 7,389,625 | 0.03% | 0.69% |
| 2005 | 10,211,216 | 7,437,115 | 0.14% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 10,238,905 | 7,483,934 | 0.27% | 0.63% |
| 2007 | 10,298,828 | 7,551,117 | 0.59% | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 10,384,603 | 7,647,675 | 0.83% | 1.28% |
| 2009 | 10,443,936 | 7,743,831 | 0.57% | 1.26% |
| 2010 | 10,474,410 | 7,824,909 | 0.29% | 1.05% |
| 2011 | 10,496,088 | 7,912,398 | 0.21% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 10,510,785 | 7,996,861 | 0.14% | 1.07% |
| 2013 | 10,514,272 | 8,089,346 | 0.03% | 1.16% |
| 2014 | 10,525,347 | 8,188,649 | 0.11% | 1.23% |
| 2015 | 10,546,059 | 8,282,396 | 0.2% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 10,566,332 | 8,373,338 | 0.19% | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 10,594,438 | 8,451,840 | 0.27% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 10,629,928 | 8,514,329 | 0.33% | 0.74% |
| 2019 | 10,671,870 | 8,575,280 | 0.39% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | 10,697,858 | 8,638,167 | 0.24% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 10,505,772 | 8,704,546 | -1.8% | 0.77% |
| 2022 | 10,672,118 | 8,777,088 | 1.58% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | 10,864,042 | 8,888,093 | 1.8% | 1.26% |
| 2024 | 10,882,164 | 9,034,102 | 0.17% | 1.64% |
| 2025 | 10,753,822 | 9,080,106 | -1.18% | 0.51% |
| 2026 | 10,671,254 | 9,120,994 | -0.77% | 0.45% |
| 2027 | 10,648,879 | 9,157,559 | -0.21% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 10,623,904 | 9,190,572 | -0.23% | 0.36% |
| 2029 | 10,596,362 | 9,219,373 | -0.26% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 10,567,167 | 9,245,030 | -0.28% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 10,536,602 | 9,269,063 | -0.29% | 0.26% |
| 2032 | 10,504,828 | 9,289,991 | -0.3% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 10,472,203 | 9,307,909 | -0.31% | 0.19% |
| 2034 | 10,439,141 | 9,324,938 | -0.32% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 10,405,856 | 9,340,145 | -0.32% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 10,372,835 | 9,352,822 | -0.32% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 10,339,980 | 9,364,126 | -0.32% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 10,307,577 | 9,373,988 | -0.31% | 0.11% |
| 2039 | 10,275,882 | 9,382,808 | -0.31% | 0.09% |
| 2040 | 10,244,966 | 9,392,748 | -0.3% | 0.11% |
| 2041 | 10,214,805 | 9,401,829 | -0.29% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 10,185,286 | 9,410,286 | -0.29% | 0.09% |
| 2043 | 10,156,643 | 9,418,963 | -0.28% | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 10,128,611 | 9,426,166 | -0.28% | 0.08% |
| 2045 | 10,100,890 | 9,432,561 | -0.27% | 0.07% |
| 2046 | 10,073,030 | 9,438,518 | -0.28% | 0.06% |
| 2047 | 10,045,121 | 9,445,091 | -0.28% | 0.07% |
| 2048 | 10,017,123 | 9,452,109 | -0.28% | 0.07% |
| 2049 | 9,988,795 | 9,457,335 | -0.28% | 0.06% |
| 2050 | 9,959,445 | 9,459,997 | -0.29% | 0.03% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 334,843 people (a 3.28% growth), while Switzerland gained 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Czech Republic gained 207,763 (a 1.97% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 830,554 (a 10% growth).
The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2005 and is 91st in 2025. Switzerland was ranked 97th in 2005 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.
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 |
| Zurich | 449K |
| Geneva | 207K |
| Basel | 176K |
| Bern | 146K |
| Lausanne | 144K |
| Winterthur | 119K |
| Biel/Bienne | 55.9K |
| Thun | 43.9K |
| Bellinzona | 43.8K |
| Koniz | 43K |
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Population differences between the Czech Republic and Switzerland
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| Life expectancy | 80.1 years | 84.2 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 43.2 years |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 43.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 365 ppl/mi² | 592 ppl/mi² |
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