Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Czechia
Czechia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 1.85 million people in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
1.85 million people
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
100th
of 238 countries
All-time high
6.71 million people
in 1910
All-time low
899,422 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Czechia, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Czechia is 1.85 million people, measured in 2050.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Czechia peaked at 6.71 million people in 1910 and was at its lowest, 899,422 people, in 1000.
Czechia ranks 100th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Czechia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 899,422 people | — |
| 1100 | 1.08 million people | +19.8% |
| 1200 | 1.43 million people | +32.8% |
| 1300 | 2.12 million people | +48.3% |
| 1400 | 1.71 million people | -19.6% |
| 1500 | 2.06 million people | +20.5% |
| 1600 | 3.08 million people | +49.8% |
| 1700 | 3.08 million people | +0.1% |
| 1710 | 3.15 million people | +2.2% |
| 1720 | 3.22 million people | +2.1% |
| 1730 | 3.29 million people | +2.1% |
| 1740 | 3.35 million people | +2.0% |
| 1750 | 3.42 million people | +1.9% |
| 1760 | 3.50 million people | +2.3% |
| 1770 | 3.58 million people | +2.2% |
| 1780 | 3.65 million people | +2.2% |
| 1790 | 3.73 million people | +2.1% |
| 1800 | 3.81 million people | +2.1% |
| 1810 | 3.89 million people | +2.1% |
| 1820 | 3.93 million people | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 4.55 million people | +15.9% |
| 1840 | 5.16 million people | +13.4% |
| 1850 | 5.29 million people | +2.5% |
| 1860 | 5.55 million people | +5.1% |
| 1870 | 5.85 million people | +5.3% |
| 1880 | 6.03 million people | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 6.13 million people | +1.7% |
| 1900 | 6.35 million people | +3.6% |
| 1910 | 6.71 million people | +5.6% |
| 1920 | 6.55 million people | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 6.67 million people | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 5.48 million people | -17.8% |
| 1950 | 4.09 million people | -25.5% |
| 1951 | 4.07 million people | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 4.06 million people | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 4.04 million people | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 4.02 million people | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 4.00 million people | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 3.98 million people | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 3.96 million people | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 3.93 million people | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 3.89 million people | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 3.86 million people | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 3.82 million people | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 3.79 million people | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 3.75 million people | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 3.73 million people | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 3.70 million people | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 3.66 million people | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.63 million people | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 3.59 million people | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 3.54 million people | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 3.49 million people | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 3.44 million people | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 3.38 million people | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 3.32 million people | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 3.29 million people | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 3.28 million people | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 3.08 million people | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 3.00 million people | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.09 million people | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 3.06 million people | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 2.60 million people | -15.1% |
| 1981 | 2.52 million people | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.52 million people | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.53 million people | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.53 million people | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.53 million people | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.54 million people | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.54 million people | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.54 million people | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.55 million people | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.55 million people | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.56 million people | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.57 million people | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.58 million people | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.60 million people | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.61 million people | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.62 million people | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.63 million people | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.64 million people | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.65 million people | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.66 million people | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.67 million people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.68 million people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.69 million people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.70 million people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.71 million people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.72 million people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.74 million people | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.75 million people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.77 million people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.79 million people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.80 million people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.81 million people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.82 million people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.83 million people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.84 million people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.85 million people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.86 million people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.86 million people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.87 million people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.88 million people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.88 million people | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.91 million people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.95 million people | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.92 million people | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.88 million people | -1.5% |
| 2026 | 2.84 million people | -1.1% |
| 2027 | 2.83 million people | -0.7% |
| 2028 | 2.80 million people | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 2.78 million people | -0.9% |
| 2030 | 2.75 million people | -1.0% |
| 2031 | 2.72 million people | -1.1% |
| 2032 | 2.69 million people | -1.2% |
| 2033 | 2.66 million people | -1.2% |
| 2034 | 2.62 million people | -1.3% |
| 2035 | 2.59 million people | -1.4% |
| 2036 | 2.55 million people | -1.5% |
| 2037 | 2.51 million people | -1.6% |
| 2038 | 2.46 million people | -1.7% |
| 2039 | 2.42 million people | -1.8% |
| 2040 | 2.38 million people | -1.9% |
| 2041 | 2.33 million people | -2.0% |
| 2042 | 2.28 million people | -2.1% |
| 2043 | 2.23 million people | -2.2% |
| 2044 | 2.18 million people | -2.3% |
| 2045 | 2.13 million people | -2.4% |
| 2046 | 2.08 million people | -2.5% |
| 2047 | 2.02 million people | -2.7% |
| 2048 | 1.96 million people | -2.8% |
| 2049 | 1.91 million people | -3.0% |
| 2050 | 1.85 million people | -3.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1.85 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 306,014 people, 6.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 1.85 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.09 million people, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +49.8% | 2.06 million people | 3.08 million people |
| 1300 | +48.3% | 1.43 million people | 2.12 million people |
| 1200 | +32.8% | 1.08 million people | 1.43 million people |
| 1950 | -25.5% | 5.48 million people | 4.09 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 899,422 people | 899,422 people | 899,422 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.08 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.08 million people | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.43 million people | 1.43 million people | 1.43 million people | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.12 million people | 2.12 million people | 2.12 million people | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.71 million people | 1.71 million people | 1.71 million people | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.06 million people | 2.06 million people | 2.06 million people | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.08 million people | 3.08 million people | 3.08 million people | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.08 million people | 3.08 million people | 3.08 million people | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.15 million people | 3.15 million people | 3.15 million people | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.22 million people | 3.22 million people | 3.22 million people | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.29 million people | 3.29 million people | 3.29 million people | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.35 million people | 3.35 million people | 3.35 million people | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.42 million people | 3.42 million people | 3.42 million people | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.50 million people | 3.50 million people | 3.50 million people | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.58 million people | 3.58 million people | 3.58 million people | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.65 million people | 3.65 million people | 3.65 million people | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.73 million people | 3.73 million people | 3.73 million people | 1 |
| 1800s | 3.81 million people | 3.81 million people | 3.81 million people | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.89 million people | 3.89 million people | 3.89 million people | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.93 million people | 3.93 million people | 3.93 million people | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.55 million people | 4.55 million people | 4.55 million people | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.16 million people | 5.16 million people | 5.16 million people | 1 |
| 1850s | 5.29 million people | 5.29 million people | 5.29 million people | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.55 million people | 5.55 million people | 5.55 million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 5.85 million people | 5.85 million people | 5.85 million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 6.03 million people | 6.03 million people | 6.03 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 6.13 million people | 6.13 million people | 6.13 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.35 million people | 6.35 million people | 6.35 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.71 million people | 6.71 million people | 6.71 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 6.55 million people | 6.55 million people | 6.55 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 6.67 million people | 6.67 million people | 6.67 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 5.48 million people | 5.48 million people | 5.48 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.00 million people | 3.89 million people | 4.09 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.71 million people | 3.54 million people | 3.86 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.24 million people | 3.00 million people | 3.49 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.54 million people | 2.52 million people | 2.60 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.60 million people | 2.55 million people | 2.65 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 million people | 2.66 million people | 2.77 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 million people | 2.79 million people | 2.87 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 million people | 2.78 million people | 2.95 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.60 million people | 2.42 million people | 2.75 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 2.15 million people | 1.91 million people | 2.38 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.85 million people | 1.85 million people | 1.85 million people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Czechia?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Czechia was 1.85 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 million people in 1910.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 899,422 people in 1000.
- How does Czechia rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Czechia ranks 100th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.