Long term urban population region in Czechia
Czechia: Long term urban population region was 78.98 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
78.98
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
59th
of 202 countries
All-time high
78.98
in 2025
All-time low
0.0642
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Czechia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in Czechia is 78.98, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Czechia peaked at 78.98 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0642, in 1000.
Czechia ranks 59th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0642 | — |
| 1100 | 0.1926 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.5778 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 1.73 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 5.2 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 4.8 | -7.7% |
| 1600 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 1700 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 1710 | 5.3 | +10.4% |
| 1720 | 5.8 | +9.4% |
| 1730 | 6.3 | +8.6% |
| 1740 | 6.8 | +7.9% |
| 1750 | 7.3 | +7.4% |
| 1760 | 7.42 | +1.6% |
| 1770 | 7.54 | +1.6% |
| 1780 | 7.66 | +1.6% |
| 1790 | 7.78 | +1.6% |
| 1800 | 7.9 | +1.5% |
| 1810 | 8 | +1.3% |
| 1820 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 1830 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 1840 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 1850 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 1860 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 1870 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 1880 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 1890 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 1900 | 26 | +13.0% |
| 1910 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 1930 | 36 | +12.5% |
| 1940 | 42 | +16.7% |
| 1950 | 54.32 | +29.3% |
| 1951 | 54.7 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 55.09 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 55.5 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 55.96 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 56.46 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 57.01 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 57.59 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 58.18 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 58.75 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 59.27 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 59.73 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 60.13 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 60.5 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 60.91 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 61.37 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 61.9 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 62.5 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 63.12 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 63.73 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 64.29 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 65.18 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 66.42 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 67.68 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 68.95 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 70.2 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 71.33 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 72.43 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 73.49 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 74.46 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 75.33 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 75.74 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 75.73 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 75.65 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 75.54 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 75.43 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.38 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 75.33 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 75.28 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 75.25 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 75.22 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 75.17 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 75.07 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 74.96 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.83 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 74.64 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.54 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 74.38 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.21 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 74.02 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 73.85 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.85 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.85 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.85 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.85 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.85 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.85 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.85 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.85 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.85 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.85 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.2 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.55 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.9 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.25 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.6 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.95 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 76.3 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.65 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.35 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.68 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 78 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 78.33 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.65 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 78.98 | +0.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 78.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.88, 1.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 78.98 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.52, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0642 | 0.1926 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.1926 | 0.5778 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.5778 | 1.73 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 1.73 | 5.2 |
| 1950 | +29.3% | 42 | 54.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0642 | 0.0642 | 0.0642 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.1926 | 0.1926 | 0.1926 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.5778 | 0.5778 | 0.5778 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1 |
| 1400s | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 1720s | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1730s | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1740s | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1750s | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 1760s | 7.42 | 7.42 | 7.42 | 1 |
| 1770s | 7.54 | 7.54 | 7.54 | 1 |
| 1780s | 7.66 | 7.66 | 7.66 | 1 |
| 1790s | 7.78 | 7.78 | 7.78 | 1 |
| 1800s | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 1 |
| 1810s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 1820s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 1830s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 1840s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 1850s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 1860s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 1870s | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 1880s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 1890s | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 1900s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 1910s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 1920s | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| 1930s | 36 | 36 | 36 | 1 |
| 1940s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 1 |
| 1950s | 56.35 | 54.32 | 58.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.32 | 59.27 | 63.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.44 | 64.29 | 74.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.47 | 75.25 | 75.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.7 | 74.02 | 75.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.85 | 73.85 | 73.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.43 | 73.85 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.16 | 77.35 | 78.98 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Czechia?
- Long term urban population region in Czechia was 78.98 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.98 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0642 in 1000.
- How does Czechia rank for long term urban population region?
- Czechia ranks 59th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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