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Population in Czechia

Czechia: Population was 10.81 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.81 million people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
87th
of 238 countries
All-time high
11.16 million people
in 1940
All-time low
900,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Czechia, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Czechia is 10.81 million people, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Czechia peaked at 11.16 million people in 1940 and was at its lowest, 900,000 people, in 1000.

That places Czechia 87th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 900,000 people 900,000 people 900,000 people 1
1100s 1.08 million people 1.08 million people 1.08 million people 1
1200s 1.44 million people 1.44 million people 1.44 million people 1
1300s 2.16 million people 2.16 million people 2.16 million people 1
1400s 1.80 million people 1.80 million people 1.80 million people 1
1500s 2.16 million people 2.16 million people 2.16 million people 1
1600s 3.24 million people 3.24 million people 3.24 million people 1
1700s 3.24 million people 3.24 million people 3.24 million people 1
1710s 3.33 million people 3.33 million people 3.33 million people 1
1720s 3.42 million people 3.42 million people 3.42 million people 1
1730s 3.51 million people 3.51 million people 3.51 million people 1
1740s 3.60 million people 3.60 million people 3.60 million people 1
1750s 3.69 million people 3.69 million people 3.69 million people 1
1760s 3.78 million people 3.78 million people 3.78 million people 1
1770s 3.87 million people 3.87 million people 3.87 million people 1
1780s 3.96 million people 3.96 million people 3.96 million people 1
1790s 4.05 million people 4.05 million people 4.05 million people 1
1800s 5.52 million people 5.52 million people 5.52 million people 10
1810s 5.52 million people 5.52 million people 5.52 million people 10
1820s 5.67 million people 5.53 million people 5.92 million people 10
1830s 6.17 million people 6.00 million people 6.34 million people 10
1840s 6.58 million people 6.38 million people 6.78 million people 10
1850s 7.03 million people 6.83 million people 7.23 million people 10
1860s 7.47 million people 7.28 million people 7.66 million people 10
1870s 7.92 million people 7.70 million people 8.15 million people 10
1880s 8.42 million people 8.20 million people 8.65 million people 10
1890s 8.98 million people 8.70 million people 9.27 million people 10
1900s 9.65 million people 9.33 million people 9.96 million people 10
1910s 10.14 million people 9.92 million people 10.29 million people 10
1920s 10.30 million people 9.98 million people 10.60 million people 10
1930s 10.83 million people 10.65 million people 11.11 million people 10
1940s 10.22 million people 8.77 million people 11.16 million people 10
1950s 9.24 million people 8.92 million people 9.51 million people 10
1960s 9.68 million people 9.54 million people 9.79 million people 10
1970s 10.01 million people 9.80 million people 10.25 million people 10
1980s 10.30 million people 10.28 million people 10.31 million people 10
1990s 10.30 million people 10.25 million people 10.32 million people 10
2000s 10.29 million people 10.23 million people 10.42 million people 10
2010s 10.52 million people 10.46 million people 10.55 million people 10
2020s 10.64 million people 10.53 million people 10.81 million people 4

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 84 Jordan 11.44 million people compare
  2. 85 Dominican Republic 11.33 million people compare
  3. 86 Cuba 11.02 million people compare
  4. 88 Honduras 10.64 million people compare
  5. 89 United Arab Emirates 10.64 million people compare
  6. 90 Sweden 10.55 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Czechia?
Population in Czechia was 10.81 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 11.16 million people in 1940.
What is the lowest population recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 900,000 people in 1000.
How does Czechia rank for population?
Czechia ranks 87th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.