Czechia vs Germany: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Czechia
79.0%
in 2025
Germany
79.3%
in 2025
Czechia rank
59th
Germany rank
57th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Czechia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 79.3% against 79.0% in Czechia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Germany ahead.
Czechia ranks 59th and Germany ranks 57th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 9 and Germany in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 3.3% | 3.1% | Germany |
| 1200s | 0.6% | 4.9% | 4.4% | Germany |
| 1300s | 1.7% | 7.4% | 5.7% | Germany |
| 1400s | 5.2% | 11.1% | 5.9% | Germany |
| 1500s | 4.8% | 8.2% | 3.4% | Germany |
| 1600s | 4.9% | 8.5% | 3.6% | Germany |
| 1700s | 4.8% | 7.7% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 1710s | 5.3% | 8.1% | 2.8% | Germany |
| 1720s | 5.8% | 8.5% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 1730s | 6.3% | 8.9% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 1740s | 6.8% | 9.4% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 1750s | 7.3% | 9.8% | 2.5% | Germany |
| 1760s | 7.4% | 10.3% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 1770s | 7.5% | 10.8% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1780s | 7.7% | 11.4% | 3.7% | Germany |
| 1790s | 7.8% | 11.9% | 4.2% | Germany |
| 1800s | 7.9% | 12.5% | 4.6% | Germany |
| 1810s | 8.0% | 13.2% | 5.2% | Germany |
| 1820s | 9.0% | 13.4% | 4.4% | Germany |
| 1830s | 10.0% | 13.7% | 3.7% | Germany |
| 1840s | 11.0% | 14.0% | 3.0% | Germany |
| 1850s | 13.0% | 14.3% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 1860s | 15.0% | 14.5% | 0.5% | Czechia |
| 1870s | 17.0% | 14.8% | 2.2% | Czechia |
| 1880s | 20.0% | 15.1% | 4.9% | Czechia |
| 1890s | 23.0% | 15.4% | 7.6% | Czechia |
| 1900s | 26.0% | 21.8% | 4.2% | Czechia |
| 1910s | 28.0% | 27.3% | 0.7% | Czechia |
| 1920s | 32.0% | 34.1% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 1930s | 36.0% | 42.6% | 6.6% | Germany |
| 1940s | 42.0% | 53.2% | 11.2% | Germany |
| 1950s | 56.4% | 68.3% | 12.0% | Germany |
| 1960s | 61.3% | 71.5% | 10.2% | Germany |
| 1970s | 69.4% | 72.5% | 3.1% | Germany |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 72.8% | 2.7% | Czechia |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 73.2% | 1.5% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 73.3% | 0.6% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 75.6% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 78.5% | 0.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Czechia or Germany?
- Germany, at 79.3% against 79.0% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Czechia and Germany?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Germany?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Germany rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Czechia ranks 59th and Germany ranks 57th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.