Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Czechia
Czechia: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 72.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Czechia stood at 72.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Czechia peaked at 75.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 1950.
That places Czechia 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.6% | 54.2% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.7% | 59.6% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.6% | 64.4% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.3% | 74.7% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 74.1% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 73.4% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 72.8% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.7% | 72.9% | 6 |
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More population data for Czechia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 351,331 people (2100)
- Population density 106.6 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 391,133 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Czechia?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Czechia was 72.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 1950.
- How does Czechia rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Czechia ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.