Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Czechia
Czechia: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence was 1.36 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Czechia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 1.36 births per woman for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in 2024.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Czechia peaked at 2.46 births per woman in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.13 births per woman, in 1999.
That places Czechia 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.25 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.13 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Czechia?
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Czechia was 1.36 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 births per woman in 1974.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 births per woman in 1999.
- How does Czechia rank for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Czechia ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.