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

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The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,886,878 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,742,283 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 6.52 times bigger than the Czech Republic's.
  • The Czech Republic is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.97% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.31% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.7M (4.92% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Czech Republic vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Czech Republic United Kingdom
2100 8,398,703 74,517,005
2099 8,420,054 74,647,273
2098 8,440,780 74,766,073
2097 8,460,511 74,879,923
2096 8,480,556 74,991,940
2095 8,499,484 75,102,041
2094 8,518,286 75,198,597
2093 8,536,499 75,296,704
2092 8,554,517 75,390,038
2091 8,572,195 75,480,137
2090 8,590,647 75,566,962
2089 8,609,075 75,649,353
2088 8,627,611 75,721,067
2087 8,647,206 75,791,990
2086 8,667,774 75,859,854
2085 8,688,472 75,918,647
2084 8,710,097 75,969,065
2083 8,732,416 76,018,614
2082 8,756,281 76,059,464
2081 8,781,441 76,086,593
2080 8,807,994 76,118,679
2079 8,836,073 76,147,352
2078 8,865,602 76,165,841
2077 8,896,421 76,183,437
2076 8,928,964 76,185,828
2075 8,963,945 76,198,349
2074 9,000,807 76,209,676
2073 9,039,770 76,218,781
2072 9,080,946 76,211,187
2071 9,123,937 76,200,495
2070 9,168,851 76,190,801
2069 9,215,360 76,184,140
2068 9,262,938 76,183,288
2067 9,311,827 76,175,881
2066 9,361,827 76,168,987
2065 9,412,850 76,168,193
2064 9,463,141 76,165,129
2063 9,513,448 76,165,534
2062 9,562,710 76,158,910
2061 9,610,889 76,156,587
2060 9,657,465 76,157,104
2059 9,702,379 76,157,593
2058 9,745,727 76,139,384
2057 9,787,770 76,119,478
2056 9,827,846 76,086,799
2055 9,865,895 76,047,952
2054 9,902,399 75,980,524
2053 9,936,727 75,907,047
2052 9,969,256 75,815,200
2051 10,000,522 75,709,173
2050 10,030,910 75,591,218
2049 10,059,551 75,460,140
2048 10,087,904 75,313,837
2047 10,115,848 75,153,802
2046 10,144,045 74,986,563
2045 10,171,882 74,808,886
2044 10,199,799 74,623,687
2043 10,228,264 74,424,133
2042 10,257,414 74,224,922
2041 10,287,621 74,020,934
2040 10,318,078 73,812,680
2039 10,349,820 73,600,788
2038 10,381,806 73,378,310
2037 10,414,999 73,155,497
2036 10,447,885 72,921,995
2035 10,481,420 72,671,687
2034 10,514,820 72,418,766
2033 10,547,938 72,145,065
2032 10,580,423 71,869,259
2031 10,611,839 71,581,519
2030 10,641,892 71,267,237
2029 10,670,568 70,948,992
2028 10,697,290 70,609,246
2027 10,720,806 70,248,858
2026 10,742,283 69,883,746
2025 10,886,878 69,487,000
2024 10,905,028 69,281,000
2023 10,864,042 68,526,000
2022 10,672,118 67,636,000
2021 10,505,772 66,978,000
2020 10,697,858 66,740,000
2019 10,671,870 66,628,000
2018 10,629,928 66,287,000
2017 10,594,438 65,964,000
2016 10,566,332 65,606,000
2015 10,546,059 65,087,000
2014 10,525,347 64,619,000
2013 10,514,272 64,138,000
2012 10,510,785 63,711,000
2011 10,496,088 63,258,810
2010 10,474,410 62,766,365
2009 10,443,936 62,276,270
2008 10,384,603 61,806,995
2007 10,298,828 61,322,463
2006 10,238,905 60,846,820
2005 10,211,216 60,401,206
2004 10,197,101 59,987,905
2003 10,193,998 59,647,577
2002 10,196,916 59,370,479
2001 10,216,605 59,119,673
2000 10,255,063 58,892,514
1999 10,283,860 58,682,466
1998 10,294,373 58,487,141
1997 10,304,131 58,316,954
1996 10,315,241 58,166,950
1995 10,327,253 58,019,030
1994 10,333,587 57,865,745
1993 10,329,855 57,718,614
1992 10,319,123 57,580,402
1991 10,308,578 57,424,897
1990 10,333,355 57,247,586
1989 10,361,068 57,076,711
1988 10,355,276 56,928,327
1987 10,347,318 56,802,050
1986 10,342,227 56,681,396
1985 10,337,118 56,550,268
1984 10,330,213 56,422,072
1983 10,323,856 56,332,848
1982 10,314,826 56,313,641
1981 10,300,591 56,333,829
1980 10,304,193 56,314,216
1979 10,292,341 56,246,951
1978 10,242,098 56,196,504
1977 10,186,755 56,193,492
1976 10,125,939 56,211,968
1975 10,058,620 56,225,800
1974 9,988,459 56,229,974
1973 9,922,266 56,194,527
1972 9,867,632 56,086,065
1971 9,826,815 55,896,223
1970 9,858,071 55,663,250
1969 9,896,580 55,441,750
1968 9,876,346 55,211,700
1967 9,852,899 54,943,600
1966 9,821,040 54,648,500
1965 9,779,358 54,348,050
1964 9,727,804 54,000,000
1963 9,670,685 53,650,000
1962 9,624,660 53,250,000
1961 9,586,651 52,800,000
1960 9,602,006 52,400,000

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Czech Republic gained 175,951 people (a 1.67% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.2M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Czech Republic United Kingdom
2100 -0.25% -0.17%
2099 -0.25% -0.16%
2098 -0.23% -0.15%
2097 -0.24% -0.15%
2096 -0.22% -0.15%
2095 -0.22% -0.13%
2094 -0.21% -0.13%
2093 -0.21% -0.12%
2092 -0.21% -0.12%
2091 -0.21% -0.11%
2090 -0.21% -0.11%
2089 -0.21% -0.09%
2088 -0.23% -0.09%
2087 -0.24% -0.09%
2086 -0.24% -0.08%
2085 -0.25% -0.07%
2084 -0.26% -0.07%
2083 -0.27% -0.05%
2082 -0.29% -0.04%
2081 -0.3% -0.04%
2080 -0.32% -0.04%
2079 -0.33% -0.02%
2078 -0.35% -0.02%
2077 -0.36% -0.003%
2076 -0.39% -0.02%
2075 -0.41% -0.01%
2074 -0.43% -0.01%
2073 -0.45% 0.01%
2072 -0.47% 0.01%
2071 -0.49% 0.01%
2070 -0.5% 0.009%
2069 -0.51% 0.001%
2068 -0.53% 0.01%
2067 -0.53% 0.009%
2066 -0.54% 0.001%
2065 -0.53% 0.004%
2064 -0.53% -0%
2063 -0.52% 0.009%
2062 -0.5% 0.003%
2061 -0.48% -0.001%
2060 -0.46% -0.001%
2059 -0.44% 0.02%
2058 -0.43% 0.03%
2057 -0.41% 0.04%
2056 -0.39% 0.05%
2055 -0.37% 0.09%
2054 -0.35% 0.1%
2053 -0.33% 0.12%
2052 -0.31% 0.14%
2051 -0.3% 0.16%
2050 -0.28% 0.17%
2049 -0.28% 0.19%
2048 -0.28% 0.21%
2047 -0.28% 0.22%
2046 -0.27% 0.24%
2045 -0.27% 0.25%
2044 -0.28% 0.27%
2043 -0.28% 0.27%
2042 -0.29% 0.28%
2041 -0.3% 0.28%
2040 -0.31% 0.29%
2039 -0.31% 0.3%
2038 -0.32% 0.3%
2037 -0.31% 0.32%
2036 -0.32% 0.34%
2035 -0.32% 0.35%
2034 -0.31% 0.38%
2033 -0.31% 0.38%
2032 -0.3% 0.4%
2031 -0.28% 0.44%
2030 -0.27% 0.45%
2029 -0.25% 0.48%
2028 -0.22% 0.51%
2027 -0.2% 0.52%
2026 -1.33% 0.57%
2025 -0.17% 0.3%
2024 0.38% 1.1%
2023 1.8% 1.32%
2022 1.58% 0.98%
2021 -1.8% 0.36%
2020 0.24% 0.17%
2019 0.39% 0.51%
2018 0.33% 0.49%
2017 0.27% 0.55%
2016 0.19% 0.8%
2015 0.2% 0.72%
2014 0.11% 0.75%
2013 0.03% 0.67%
2012 0.14% 0.71%
2011 0.21% 0.78%
2010 0.29% 0.79%
2009 0.57% 0.76%
2008 0.83% 0.79%
2007 0.59% 0.78%
2006 0.27% 0.74%
2005 0.14% 0.69%
2004 0.03% 0.57%
2003 -0.03% 0.47%
2002 -0.19% 0.42%
2001 -0.38% 0.39%
2000 -0.28% 0.36%
1999 -0.1% 0.33%
1998 -0.09% 0.29%
1997 -0.11% 0.26%
1996 -0.12% 0.25%
1995 -0.06% 0.26%
1994 0.04% 0.25%
1993 0.1% 0.24%
1992 0.1% 0.27%
1991 -0.24% 0.31%
1990 -0.27% 0.3%
1989 0.06% 0.26%
1988 0.08% 0.22%
1987 0.05% 0.21%
1986 0.05% 0.23%
1985 0.07% 0.23%
1984 0.06% 0.16%
1983 0.09% 0.03%
1982 0.14% -0.04%
1981 -0.03% 0.03%
1980 0.12% 0.12%
1979 0.49% 0.09%
1978 0.54% 0.005%
1977 0.6% -0.03%
1976 0.67% -0.02%
1975 0.7% -0.007%
1974 0.67% 0.06%
1973 0.55% 0.19%
1972 0.42% 0.34%
1971 -0.32% 0.42%
1970 -0.39% 0.4%
1969 0.2% 0.42%
1968 0.24% 0.49%
1967 0.32% 0.54%
1966 0.43% 0.55%
1965 0.53% 0.64%
1964 0.59% 0.65%
1963 0.48% 0.75%
1962 0.4% 0.85%
1961 -0.16% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Czech Republic United Kingdom
Current population
10742283
70071289
Population rank 92/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.84%
One net population change
29 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
6.26 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
4.68 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -50 +564
Annual growth/decline -18,150 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 145/197
One migration net change every
4.7 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -112,188 +389,911
Net migration rank 182/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 1,025,199 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 59/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.5% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 67/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Czech Republic United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -112,188 - 389,911
2024 -28,353 -86,169 13,233 417,114
2023 -21,729 -14,638 34,606 445,523
2022 -19,209 329,739 39,770 487,029
2021 -28,365 4,111 30,609 462,967
2020 -19,257 4,336 -4,272 144,221
2019 0 5,553 108,338 232,727
2018 1,063 5,849 119,317 259,744
2017 3,178 5,747 145,121 272,311
2016 5,283 5,465 177,136 324,649
2015 0 5,037 175,735 347,839
2014 4,210 6,303 206,781 306,091
2013 -2,103 5,427 198,827 237,272
2012 0 5,347 248,473 172,088
2011 2,099 16,841 259,361 228,773
2010 10,475 34,927 251,066 274,811
2009 10,444 31,270 230,422 249,639
2008 14,538 29,813 216,325 263,390
2007 9,268 27,887 196,232 309,385
2006 1,024 26,259 176,455 288,923
2005 -6,126 26,203 144,963 308,279
2004 -9,177 26,030 131,974 276,077
2003 -17,330 25,997 89,471 211,846
2002 -15,296 26,089 65,308 203,577
2001 -16,347 21,749 65,032 175,133
2000 -17,433 4,420 70,671 153,917
1999 -20,568 5,965 64,551 152,653
1998 -18,530 6,374 87,730 125,541
1997 -21,639 6,664 99,138 59,723
1996 -21,662 6,539 98,884 54,964
1995 -21,687 6,459 87,028 61,385
1994 -11,367 6,401 127,304 45,339
1993 3,099 7,197 103,893 27,403
1992 1,032 6,718 149,709 17,846
1991 4,124 5,568 143,562 27,601
1990 1,034 -3,529 154,569 57,132
1989 1,036 -2,175 119,861 49,586
1988 7,249 -1,359 136,628 13,952
1987 4,138 -1,514 136,325 8,266
1986 1,034 -771 90,690 41,836
1985 4,135 -1,173 79,170 83,164
1984 5,165 -1,481 84,633 71,107
1983 3,097 -1,971 61,966 27,063
1982 10,315 -1,018 56,314 -61,152
1981 13,391 -372 73,234 -83,876
1980 17,517 1,738 95,734 -25,187
1979 44,257 -13 61,872 11,255
1978 52,234 -795 16,859 3,783
1977 55,009 -1,968 0 -21,636
1976 61,768 -2,727 -5,621 -19,135
1975 67,393 -3,057 33,735 -40,241
1974 66,923 -2,919 67,476 -65,710
1973 57,549 -2,625 112,389 -33,840
1972 44,404 -2,755 162,650 -1,406
1971 31,445 -2,598 257,123 1,175
1970 24,646 -9,353 244,918 -15,254
1969 22,762 -8,133 260,577 -60,655
1968 21,728 -8,111 292,622 -38,852
1967 29,558 -8,137 346,145 -39,659
1966 35,355 -8,675 333,356 -27,935
1965 43,029 -7,545 364,132 -24,955
1964 52,531 -6,122 405,000 -23,885
1963 48,353 -5,753 337,995 8,271
1962 29,836 -6,886 340,800 76,443
1961 36,430 -5,712 311,519 52,295
1960 34,567 2,748 314,400 19,953

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

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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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 1,025,199 residents or 9.5% of the population were not native-born in the Czech Republic, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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