Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Czechia

Urban population in Czechia in 2025 — 7,933,860 people. Ranked 77 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 38.7%.

2025 7.93M people −0.06% vs 2024
World rank 77of 217
Period maximum 7.94M people2024
Period minimum 5.72M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Czechia, 1960–20255M6M7M8M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,718,868 people1962: 5,827,875 people1964: 5,979,829 people1966: 6,125,703 people1968: 6,253,366 people1970: 6,344,423 people1972: 6,483,597 people1974: 6,692,253 people1976: 7,035,722 people1978: 7,142,104 people1980: 7,695,877 people1982: 7,786,585 people1984: 7,794,224 people1986: 7,796,937 people1988: 7,798,585 people1990: 7,772,625 people1992: 7,748,644 people1994: 7,735,076 people1996: 7,690,698 people1998: 7,644,059 people2000: 7,589,139 people2002: 7,528,996 people2004: 7,515,178 people2006: 7,533,672 people2008: 7,629,106 people2010: 7,682,934 people2012: 7,696,514 people2014: 7,693,986 people2016: 7,710,736 people2018: 7,743,889 people2020: 7,780,070 people2022: 7,758,284 people2024: 7,938,293 people2025: 7,933,860 people
Change over the period: +2.21M (+38.73%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Czechia

Czechia 7.93M people
World 4.75B people
Europe & Central Asia 691M people
Eastern Europe computed 198M people
High-income countries computed 1.12B people
Urban population — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 7.93M −4,433 −0.06%
2024 7.94M +36,306 +0.46%
2023 7.9M +143,703 +1.85%
2022 7.76M +122,578 +1.61%
2021 7.64M −144,364 −1.86%
2020 7.78M +12,267 +0.16%
2019 7.77M +23,914 +0.31%
2018 7.74M +19,253 +0.25%
2017 7.72M +13,900 +0.18%
2016 7.71M +8,206 +0.11%
2015 7.7M +8,544 +0.11%
2014 7.69M +1,511 +0.02%
2013 7.69M −4,039 −0.05%
2012 7.7M +4,158 +0.05%
2011 7.69M +9,422 +0.12%
2010 7.68M +16,198 +0.21%
2009 7.67M +37,630 +0.49%
2008 7.63M +57,207 +0.76%
2007 7.57M +38,227 +0.51%
2006 7.53M +14,382 +0.19%
2005 7.52M +4,112 +0.05%
2004 7.52M −4,416 −0.06%
2003 7.52M −9,402 −0.12%
2002 7.53M −22,421 −0.3%
2001 7.55M −37,722 −0.5%
2000 7.59M −33,197 −0.44%
1999 7.62M −21,723 −0.28%
1998 7.64M −22,503 −0.29%
1997 7.67M −24,136 −0.31%
1996 7.69M −24,719 −0.32%
1995 7.72M −19,659 −0.25%
1994 7.74M −10,561 −0.14%
1993 7.75M −3,007 −0.04%
1992 7.75M +68 +0%
1991 7.75M −24,049 −0.31%
1990 7.77M −25,710 −0.33%
1989 7.8M −250 −0%
1988 7.8M +1,707 +0.02%
1987 7.8M −59 −0%
1986 7.8M +415 +0.01%
1985 7.8M +2,298 +0.03%
1984 7.79M +2,479 +0.03%
1983 7.79M +5,160 +0.07%
1982 7.79M +9,820 +0.13%
1981 7.78M +80,888 +1.05%
1980 7.7M +479,179 +6.64%
1979 7.22M +74,594 +1.04%
1978 7.14M −29,500 −0.41%
1977 7.17M +135,882 +1.93%
1976 7.04M +261,822 +3.87%
1975 6.77M +81,647 +1.22%
1974 6.69M +100,351 +1.52%
1973 6.59M +108,305 +1.67%
1972 6.48M +99,281 +1.56%
1971 6.38M +39,893 +0.63%
1970 6.34M +28,172 +0.45%
1969 6.32M +62,885 +1.01%
1968 6.25M +62,199 +1%
1967 6.19M +65,464 +1.07%
1966 6.13M +70,233 +1.16%
1965 6.06M +75,641 +1.26%
1964 5.98M +79,016 +1.34%
1963 5.9M +72,938 +1.25%
1962 5.83M +69,705 +1.21%
1961 5.76M +39,302 +0.69%
1960 5.72M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.