Total fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia
Czechia: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.82 births per woman in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia, 1950–2021
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia is 1.82 births per woman, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia peaked at 2.8 births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.14 births per woman, in 1999.
That places Czechia 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.56 births per woman | 2.13 births per woman | 2.8 births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.11 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 2.38 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.25 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 2.44 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.98 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.14 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 births per woman | 1.14 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 2 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More population data for Czechia
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 391,133 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.44 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Czechia was 1.82 births per woman in 2021, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 births per woman in 1999.
- How does Czechia rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Czechia ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.