Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Czechia
Czechia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 2.22 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.22 million people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
48th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.22 million people
in 2023
All-time low
739,443 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Czechia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 2.22 million people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Czechia peaked at 2.22 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 739,443 people, in 1950.
Czechia ranks 48th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Czechia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 739,443 people | — |
| 1951 | 752,594 people | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 765,946 people | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 779,225 people | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 790,197 people | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 802,827 people | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 819,504 people | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 835,051 people | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 851,518 people | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 871,446 people | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 895,092 people | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 922,544 people | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 947,983 people | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 973,959 people | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1.00 million people | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 1.04 million people | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.07 million people | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.11 million people | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.14 million people | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.16 million people | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.19 million people | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1.21 million people | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.24 million people | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.26 million people | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.29 million people | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.31 million people | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.34 million people | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.36 million people | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.38 million people | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.39 million people | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.38 million people | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.35 million people | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.31 million people | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.26 million people | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.23 million people | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.22 million people | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.23 million people | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.25 million people | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.27 million people | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.28 million people | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million people | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.30 million people | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.32 million people | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million people | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million people | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.36 million people | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million people | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.39 million people | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million people | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million people | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.41 million people | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.41 million people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.42 million people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.44 million people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.47 million people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.53 million people | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.58 million people | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.62 million people | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.67 million people | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.73 million people | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million people | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million people | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million people | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.96 million people | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.01 million people | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.06 million people | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.11 million people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million people | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.16 million people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million people | +1.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 2.22 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 285,676 people, 7.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 2.22 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 941,948 people, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 800,775 people | 739,443 people | 871,446 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.03 million people | 895,092 people | 1.16 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.30 million people | 1.19 million people | 1.39 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.38 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.40 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million people | 1.41 million people | 1.58 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million people | 1.62 million people | 2.11 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 million people | 2.14 million people | 2.22 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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- 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 children, working-age adults, and older people in Czechia?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Czechia was 2.22 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 739,443 people in 1950.
- How does Czechia rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Czechia ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.