Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Czechia
Czechia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7102 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Czechia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.7102 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Czechia peaked at 0.7542 people per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5918 people per person, in 1960.
That places Czechia 85th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Czechia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5918 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5998 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.6038 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6074 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.611 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6146 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6183 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6224 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6267 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6312 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6399 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6494 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6564 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6633 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6685 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6716 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6926 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7014 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6945 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.698 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7448 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7542 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7537 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7532 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7526 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7519 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7511 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7503 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7495 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7486 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7499 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7514 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7504 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7491 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7477 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.746 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7442 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7423 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7405 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7389 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7387 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7402 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7414 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7416 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7416 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7413 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7405 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.738 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7342 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7325 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7328 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7328 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.732 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7314 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7304 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7289 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7274 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7255 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7229 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7199 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7172 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7285 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.727 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7237 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7167 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7102 people per person | -0.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.7102 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 88% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.7102 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6127 people per person | 0.5918 people per person | 0.6312 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6736 people per person | 0.6399 people per person | 0.7014 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.751 people per person | 0.7448 people per person | 0.7542 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.746 people per person | 0.7389 people per person | 0.7514 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.739 people per person | 0.7325 people per person | 0.7416 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7284 people per person | 0.7199 people per person | 0.7328 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7206 people per person | 0.7102 people per person | 0.7285 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More population data for Czechia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 10,577 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0179 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 106.6 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 351,331 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Czechia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Czechia was 0.7102 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7542 people per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5918 people per person in 1960.
- How does Czechia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Czechia ranks 85th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.