Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Czechia
Czechia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 72.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Czechia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Czechia is 72.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Czechia peaked at 75.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1000.
Czechia ranks 95th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1400s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 1720s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 1730s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 1740s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 1750s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 1760s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1770s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1780s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1790s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 1800s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 1810s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 1820s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1830s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 1840s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 1850s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 1860s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 1870s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 1880s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 1890s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 1930s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 1940s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 92 Dominica 74.0% compare
- 93 Netherlands Antilles 73.5% compare
- 96 Dominican Republic 72.5% compare
- 97 Syria 72.1% compare
- 98 Equatorial Guinea 71.6% compare
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- Spring temperature anomalies 2.21 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.62 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.78 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.35 °C (2025)
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- Consumer price index 166.8 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9015 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Czechia?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Czechia was 72.9% in 2025, 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 do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1000.
- How does Czechia rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Czechia ranks 95th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.