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Urban population in Czechia
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
27 of 45 · Countries
Updated Nov 13, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
72.9%
+0.1 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
27 of 45
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.2 pp
vs World
+15.1 pp
World: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · Czechia · World
−0.2 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1960
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
Czechia
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Compared with Urban population · percent
Czechia
72.9%
World
57.8%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Czechia · 1960 – 2025
Latest value
72.9% · 2025
First value
59.6% · 1960
Highest
75.5% · 1981
Lowest
59.6% · 1960
Data points
66
By year
All years · 1960 – 2025
| Year | Czechia | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.9% | +0.1 pp | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | +0.1 pp | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +0.0 pp | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +0.0 pp | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | −0.0 pp | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | −0.1 pp | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | −0.1 pp | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | −0.1 pp | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | −0.1 pp | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | −0.1 pp | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | −0.1 pp | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | −0.1 pp | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | −0.1 pp | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | −0.1 pp | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | −0.1 pp | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | −0.1 pp | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | −0.1 pp | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | −0.1 pp | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | −0.1 pp | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | −0.1 pp | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | −0.1 pp | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | −0.1 pp | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | −0.1 pp | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | −0.1 pp | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | −0.1 pp | 47.3% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | −0.1 pp | 46.8% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | −0.1 pp | 46.3% |
| 1998 | 74.3% | −0.1 pp | 45.8% |
| 1997 | 74.4% | −0.2 pp | 45.3% |
| 1996 | 74.6% | −0.2 pp | 44.8% |
| 1995 | 74.7% | −0.1 pp | 44.3% |
| 1994 | 74.9% | −0.1 pp | 44.0% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | −0.1 pp | 43.7% |
| 1992 | 75.1% | −0.1 pp | 43.4% |
| 1991 | 75.2% | −0.1 pp | 43.2% |
| 1990 | 75.2% | −0.0 pp | 42.8% |
| 1989 | 75.3% | −0.0 pp | 42.7% |
| 1988 | 75.3% | −0.0 pp | 42.4% |
| 1987 | 75.4% | −0.0 pp | 42.1% |
| 1986 | 75.4% | −0.0 pp | 41.8% |
| 1985 | 75.4% | −0.0 pp | 41.4% |
| 1984 | 75.5% | −0.0 pp | 41.1% |
| 1983 | 75.5% | −0.0 pp | 40.6% |
| 1982 | 75.5% | −0.0 pp | 40.2% |
| 1981 | 75.5% | +0.8 pp | 39.9% |
| 1980 | 74.7% | +4.6 pp | 39.5% |
| 1979 | 70.1% | +0.4 pp | 39.1% |
| 1978 | 69.7% | −0.7 pp | 38.6% |
| 1977 | 70.4% | +0.9 pp | 38.3% |
| 1976 | 69.5% | +2.1 pp | 38.0% |
| 1975 | 67.3% | +0.3 pp | 37.7% |
| 1974 | 67.0% | +0.6 pp | 37.4% |
| 1973 | 66.4% | +0.7 pp | 37.2% |
| 1972 | 65.7% | +0.7 pp | 36.9% |
| 1971 | 65.0% | +0.6 pp | 36.7% |
| 1970 | 64.4% | +0.5 pp | 36.4% |
| 1969 | 63.8% | +0.5 pp | 36.3% |
| 1968 | 63.3% | +0.5 pp | 36.0% |
| 1967 | 62.8% | +0.5 pp | 35.8% |
| 1966 | 62.4% | +0.5 pp | 35.6% |
| 1965 | 61.9% | +0.4 pp | 35.4% |
| 1964 | 61.5% | +0.5 pp | 35.1% |
| 1963 | 61.0% | +0.5 pp | 34.6% |
| 1962 | 60.6% | +0.5 pp | 34.4% |
| 1961 | 60.1% | +0.5 pp | 34.5% |
| 1960 | 59.6% | 34.2% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Bangladesh | 31.4% | |
| 44 | India | 34.4% | |
| 43 | Yemen | 36.1% | |
| 42 | Egypt | 42.6% | |
| 41 | Congo - Kinshasa | 43.6% | |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 43.7% | |
| 39 | Romania | 52.2% | |
| 38 | Liberia | 53.9% | |
| 37 | Philippines | 54.5% | |
| 36 | Indonesia | 56.9% | |
| 35 | Honduras | 57.4% | |
| 34 | Poland | 59.8% | |
| 33 | Morocco | 62.3% | |
| 32 | Ecuador | 63.1% | |
| 31 | Congo - Brazzaville | 63.6% | |
| 30 | China | 64.7% | |
| 29 | Lithuania | 68.2% | |
| 28 | Italy | 69.5% | |
| 27 | Czechia | 72.7% | |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 73.3% | |
| 25 | Finland | 73.4% | |
| 24 | Algeria | 73.6% | |
| 23 | Russia | 74.8% | |
| 22 | Colombia | 77.8% | |
| 21 | Greece | 78.4% | |
| 20 | France | 78.7% | |
| 19 | Mexico | 78.9% | |
| 18 | Spain | 79.8% | |
| 17 | United States | 80.0% | |
| 16 | South Korea | 81.2% | |
| 15 | Germany | 81.6% | |
| 14 | Canada | 82.2% | |
| 13 | Norway | 82.9% | |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 83.0% | |
| 11 | Peru | 83.9% | |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 84.0% | |
| 9 | Brazil | 87.1% | |
| 8 | Chile | 88.5% | |
| 7 | Türkiye | 89.2% | |
| 6 | Lebanon | 90.0% | |
| 5 | Gabon | 90.8% | |
| 4 | Israel | 91.5% | |
| 3 | Argentina | 92.0% | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 94.6% | |
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021
What it means
The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.
How it is calculated
Residents of areas defined as urban by the national statistical office, divided by the total population.
People
Czechia in numbers
Population
11M
2025
Population growth
-0.17%
2025
Population density
141
2024
Median age
44.2
2025
Children under 15
15.5%
2025
Residents 65 and over
20.7%
2025
Life expectancy
80.1
2024
Births per woman
1.36
2024
Birth rate
7.1
2025
Infant mortality
2.1
2024
Net migration
3.9
2025
Born abroad
9.5%
2024