Birth seasonality in Czechia

Czechia: Birth seasonality was 26.39 births per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
26.39 births per million people
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
12th
of 40 countries
All-time high
76.4 births per million people
in 1921
All-time low
21.09 births per million people
in 1997
Years of data
96
1919–2021

Birth seasonality in Czechia, 1919–2021

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

Analysis

Czechia recorded 26.39 births per million people for birth seasonality in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Czechia peaked at 76.4 births per million people in 1921 and was at its lowest, 21.09 births per million people, in 1997.

That places Czechia 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 96 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 72.76 births per million people 72.76 births per million people 72.76 births per million people 1
1920s 64.06 births per million people 56.38 births per million people 76.4 births per million people 10
1930s 50.13 births per million people 42.85 births per million people 58.71 births per million people 8
1940s 54.03 births per million people 47.17 births per million people 58.94 births per million people 5
1950s 44.62 births per million people 31.91 births per million people 56.4 births per million people 10
1960s 35.18 births per million people 32.53 births per million people 38.53 births per million people 10
1970s 43.16 births per million people 37.22 births per million people 47.62 births per million people 10
1980s 32.56 births per million people 29.96 births per million people 35.81 births per million people 10
1990s 24.96 births per million people 21.09 births per million people 32.3 births per million people 10
2000s 25.19 births per million people 21.49 births per million people 29.49 births per million people 10
2010s 26.89 births per million people 25.49 births per million people 29.26 births per million people 10
2020s 26.02 births per million people 25.64 births per million people 26.39 births per million people 2

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 9 Iceland 27.8 births per million people compare
  2. 11 Slovakia 27.26 births per million people compare
  3. 13 Estonia 26.25 births per million people compare
  4. 14 United Kingdom 25.65 births per million people compare
  5. 15 France 25.59 births per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth seasonality in Czechia?
Birth seasonality in Czechia was 26.39 births per million people in 2021, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 76.4 births per million people in 1921.
What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.09 births per million people in 1997.
How does Czechia rank for birth seasonality?
Czechia ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2021.
Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth seasonality
Unit
births per million people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
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The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.