Population aged 65 years or older in Czechia
Czechia: Population aged 65 years or older was 2,243 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 65 years or older in Czechia, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 65 years or older in Czechia is 2,243 thousands, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older in Czechia peaked at 2,243 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,177 thousands, in 1970.
Czechia ranks 46th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,286 thousands | 1,177 thousands | 1,384 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,282 thousands | 1,218 thousands | 1,393 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,345 thousands | 1,289 thousands | 1,401 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,451 thousands | 1,407 thousands | 1,556 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,844 thousands | 1,599 thousands | 2,083 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,190 thousands | 2,128 thousands | 2,243 thousands | 6 |
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More population data for Czechia
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.271 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 351,331 (2100)
- Population density 106.6 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.271 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.36 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 391,133 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.36 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.36 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.2006 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.45 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 65 years or older in Czechia?
- Population aged 65 years or older in Czechia was 2,243 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,243 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,177 thousands in 1970.
- How does Czechia rank for population aged 65 years or older?
- Czechia ranks 46th out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 65 years or older rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release