What is fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia?

Fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Czechia?

The highest recorded value was 2.82 live births per woman in 1950.

What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Czechia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.14 live births per woman in 1999.

How does Czechia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?

Czechia ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Czechia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Czechia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia

Name: Fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Czechia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.45 live births per woman

Change on year

down 10.5%

World rank

182nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

2.82 live births per woman

in 1950

All-time low

1.14 live births per woman

in 1999

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia stood at 1.45 live births per woman.

That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia peaked at 2.82 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.14 live births per woman, in 1999.

Czechia ranks 182nd 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.56 live births per woman	2.1 live births per woman	2.82 live births per woman	10
1960s	2.08 live births per woman	1.85 live births per woman	2.34 live births per woman	10
1970s	2.25 live births per woman	1.92 live births per woman	2.46 live births per woman	10
1980s	1.96 live births per woman	1.87 live births per woman	2.08 live births per woman	10
1990s	1.44 live births per woman	1.14 live births per woman	1.89 live births per woman	10
2000s	1.29 live births per woman	1.15 live births per woman	1.51 live births per woman	10
2010s	1.58 live births per woman	1.43 live births per woman	1.75 live births per woman	10
2020s	1.66 live births per woman	1.45 live births per woman	1.82 live births per woman	4

Countries ranked near Czechia

179 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.46 live births per woman compare
180 Bhutan 1.46 live births per woman compare
181 Russia 1.45 live births per woman compare
183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.45 live births per woman compare
184 Montserrat 1.44 live births per woman compare
185 Germany 1.44 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Czechia

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 351,331 people (2100)
Population density 106.6 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.3% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.36 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 391,133 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.36 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.36 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.45 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Czechia →

Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia?: Fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 2.82 live births per woman in 1950.
What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.14 live births per woman in 1999.
How does Czechia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?: Czechia ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Czechia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.