What is annual birth rate and peak birth month in Czechia?

Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Czechia was 10.61 births per 1,000 people in 2021, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest annual birth rate and peak birth month recorded in Czechia?

The highest recorded value was 21.22 births per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest annual birth rate and peak birth month recorded in Czechia?

The lowest recorded value was 8.72 births per 1,000 people in 1999.

How does Czechia rank for annual birth rate and peak birth month?

Czechia ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.

Is annual birth rate and peak birth month rising or falling in Czechia?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Czechia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual birth rate and peak birth month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Czechia

Name: Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Czechia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Czechia: Annual birth rate and peak birth month was 10.61 births per 1,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

10.61 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

10th

of 41 countries

All-time high

21.22 births per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

8.72 births per 1,000 people

in 1999

Years of data

1950–2021

Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Czechia, 1950–2021

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, annual birth rate and peak birth month in Czechia stood at 10.61 births per 1,000 people.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual birth rate and peak birth month in Czechia peaked at 21.22 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 8.72 births per 1,000 people, in 1999.

That places Czechia 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.96 births per 1,000 people	13.59 births per 1,000 people	21.22 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	14.54 births per 1,000 people	13.54 births per 1,000 people	16.01 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	17.57 births per 1,000 people	15.11 births per 1,000 people	19.56 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	13.36 births per 1,000 people	12.45 births per 1,000 people	14.99 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	10.35 births per 1,000 people	8.72 births per 1,000 people	12.67 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	9.98 births per 1,000 people	8.87 births per 1,000 people	11.55 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	10.61 births per 1,000 people	10.16 births per 1,000 people	11.22 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	10.52 births per 1,000 people	10.44 births per 1,000 people	10.61 births per 1,000 people	2

Countries ranked near Czechia

7 Chile 10.94 births per 1,000 people compare
8 United States 10.72 births per 1,000 people compare
9 Estonia 10.64 births per 1,000 people compare
11 Ireland 10.57 births per 1,000 people compare
12 Slovakia 10.47 births per 1,000 people compare
13 United Kingdom 10.01 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

More population data for Czechia

World population growth -0.3% (2100)
Population density 106.6 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 351,331 people (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.36 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.36 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 391,133 people (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.36 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.44 children per women (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual birth rate and peak birth month in Czechia?: Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Czechia was 10.61 births per 1,000 people in 2021, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual birth rate and peak birth month recorded in Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 21.22 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest annual birth rate and peak birth month recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 8.72 births per 1,000 people in 1999.
How does Czechia rank for annual birth rate and peak birth month?: Czechia ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
Is annual birth rate and peak birth month rising or falling in Czechia?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual birth rate and peak birth month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Annual birth rate and peak birth month
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 41 places, 3,818 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.