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Urban population share in Czechia

Urban population share in Czechia was 72.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202572.9%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank13th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high75.51981
Series low59.61960

Urban population share in Czechia, 1960 to 2025

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556065707580196019701980199020002010202020251960: 59.6 %1961: 60.1 %1962: 60.6 %1963: 61 %1964: 61.5 %1965: 61.9 %1966: 62.4 %1967: 62.8 %1968: 63.3 %1969: 63.8 %1970: 64.4 %1971: 65 %1972: 65.7 %1973: 66.4 %1974: 67 %1975: 67.3 %1976: 69.5 %1977: 70.4 %1978: 69.7 %1979: 70.1 %1980: 74.7 %1981: 75.5 %1982: 75.5 %1983: 75.5 %1984: 75.5 %1985: 75.4 %1986: 75.4 %1987: 75.4 %1988: 75.3 %1989: 75.3 %1990: 75.2 %1991: 75.2 %1992: 75.1 %1993: 75 %1994: 74.9 %1995: 74.7 %1996: 74.6 %1997: 74.4 %1998: 74.3 %1999: 74.1 %2000: 74 %2001: 73.9 %2002: 73.8 %2003: 73.8 %2004: 73.7 %2005: 73.6 %2006: 73.6 %2007: 73.5 %2008: 73.5 %2009: 73.4 %2010: 73.3 %2011: 73.3 %2012: 73.2 %2013: 73.2 %2014: 73.1 %2015: 73 %2016: 73 %2017: 72.9 %2018: 72.8 %2019: 72.8 %2020: 72.7 %2021: 72.7 %2022: 72.7 %2023: 72.7 %2024: 72.8 %2025: 72.9 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202572.9
202472.8
202372.7
202272.7
202172.7
202072.7
201972.8
201872.8
201772.9
201673
201573
201473.1
201373.2
201273.2
201173.3
201073.3
200973.4
200873.5
200773.5
200673.6
200573.6
200473.7
200373.8
200273.8
200173.9
200074
199974.1
199874.3
199774.4
199674.6
199574.7
199474.9
199375
199275.1
199175.2
199075.2
198975.3
198875.3
198775.4
198675.4
198575.4
198475.5
198375.5
198275.5
198175.5
198074.7
197970.1
197869.7
197770.4
197669.5
197567.3
197467
197366.4
197265.7
197165
197064.4
196963.8
196863.3
196762.8
196662.4
196561.9
196461.5
196361
196260.6
196160.1
196059.6

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Czechia?

Urban population share in Czechia was 72.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Czechia?

75.5% in 1981, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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