Share of births that are twins in Czechia
Czechia: Share of births that are twins was 1.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of births that are twins in Czechia, 1920–2020
Source: Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of births that are twins in Czechia is 1.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births that are twins in Czechia peaked at 2.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1989.
Czechia ranks 15th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 101 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births that are twins in Czechia?
- Share of births that are twins in Czechia was 1.3% in 2020, according to Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births that are twins recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of births that are twins recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1989.
- How does Czechia rank for share of births that are twins?
- Czechia ranks 15th out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of births that are twins rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births that are twins. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.