Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Czechia
Czechia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.44 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Czechia, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Czechia stood at 1.44 children per women.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Czechia peaked at 2.59 children per women in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.12 children per women, in 1999.
Czechia ranks 179th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Czechia, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.59 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 2.59 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 2.56 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 2.49 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 2.47 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 2.47 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.46 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.38 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 2.2 children per women | -7.7% |
| 1959 | 2.02 children per women | -8.0% |
| 1960 | 2.02 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 2.04 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 2.05 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.23 children per women | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 2.27 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 2.11 children per women | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 1.96 children per women | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 1.85 children per women | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 1.79 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.82 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.86 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.93 children per women | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 2.03 children per women | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 2.24 children per women | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 2.39 children per women | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 2.36 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.32 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.28 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.27 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.21 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 2.03 children per women | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 1.95 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.95 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.92 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.92 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.91 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.88 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.86 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.89 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.84 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.85 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.81 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.68 children per women | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.63 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.41 children per women | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 1.26 children per women | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 1.17 children per women | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 1.16 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.14 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.12 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.13 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.16 children per women | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.16 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.21 children per women | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.27 children per women | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.32 children per women | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.43 children per women | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.5 children per women | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5 children per women | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.42 children per women | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.44 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.44 children per women | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.51 children per women | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.58 children per women | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.64 children per women | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.7 children per women | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.73 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.74 children per women | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.75 children per women | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.81 children per women | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.61 children per women | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 1.44 children per women | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.42 children per women | 2.02 children per women | 2.59 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.02 children per women | 1.79 children per women | 2.27 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.19 children per women | 1.86 children per women | 2.39 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.92 children per women | 1.84 children per women | 2.03 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 children per women | 1.12 children per women | 1.85 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 children per women | 1.13 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 children per women | 1.42 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 children per women | 1.44 children per women | 1.81 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 176 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.45 children per women compare
- 177 Grenada 1.45 children per women compare
- 178 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.45 children per women compare
- 180 Germany 1.43 children per women compare
- 181 Russian Federation 1.43 children per women compare
- 182 Dominica 1.42 children per women compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Czechia?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Czechia was 1.44 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 children per women in 1951.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 children per women in 1999.
- How does Czechia rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Czechia ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).