Czechia — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Czechia, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Czechia was 72.88% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 75.50% in 1981. The lowest was 59.56% in 1960 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.31% per year.
Czechia ranks 79 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 36%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Czechia sits above it. It peaked in 1981 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 24 of 58 economies; Estonia (70.72%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7% in 1980.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 39th of 217 in 1960 → 45th of 217 in 1970 → 38th of 217 in 1980 → 46th of 217 in 1990 → 58th of 217 in 2000 → 69th of 217 in 2010 → 79th of 217 in 2020 → 79th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.88% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 72.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 72.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 72.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 72.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 72.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 72.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 72.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 72.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 73.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 73.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 73.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 73.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 73.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 73.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 73.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 73.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 73.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 73.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 73.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 73.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 73.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 73.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 74.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 74.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 74.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 74.56% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 74.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 74.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 74.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 75.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 75.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 75.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 75.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 75.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 75.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 75.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 75.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 75.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 75.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 75.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 75.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 1980 | 74.69% | +4.6 pp |
| 1979 | 70.12% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 69.73% | -0.7 pp |
| 1977 | 70.4% | +0.9 pp |
| 1976 | 69.48% | +2.1 pp |
| 1975 | 67.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 1974 | 67% | +0.6 pp |
| 1973 | 66.44% | +0.7 pp |
| 1972 | 65.71% | +0.7 pp |
| 1971 | 64.97% | +0.6 pp |
| 1970 | 64.36% | +0.5 pp |
| 1969 | 63.82% | +0.5 pp |
| 1968 | 63.32% | +0.5 pp |
| 1967 | 62.84% | +0.5 pp |
| 1966 | 62.37% | +0.5 pp |
| 1965 | 61.92% | +0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 61.47% | +0.5 pp |
| 1963 | 61.02% | +0.5 pp |
| 1962 | 60.55% | +0.5 pp |
| 1961 | 60.06% | +0.5 pp |
| 1960 | 59.56% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Czechia’s Urban population in 1961?
60.06% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Czechia’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +22.4% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 72.88%; 2024: 72.79%; 2023: 72.74%; 2022: 72.7%; 2021: 72.68%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.