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Czechia

Czech Republic

Capital
Prague
Region
Europe & Central Asia
Income group
High income
Population
10.9M (2025)
Area
78,865 km²
Currency
Czech koruna (CZK)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago96 % coverage · 241 indicatorsLandlocked
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
89th of 218 · 15th in Europe & C. Asia
GDP
42nd of 187 · 18th in Europe & C. Asia
GDP per capita
35th of 187 · 20th in Europe & C. Asia
GDP growth
120th of 187 · 22nd in Europe & C. Asia
Inflation
78th of 177 · 17th in Europe & C. Asia
Unemployment
35th of 185 · 4th in Europe & C. Asia
Life expectancy
53rd of 217 · 29th in Europe & C. Asia
Median age
27th of 216 · 20th in Europe & C. Asia
Gross debt / GDP
61st of 179 · 22nd in Europe & C. Asia
CO₂ per capita
173rd of 212 · 43rd in Europe & C. Asia
Renewable electricity
71st of 90 · 40th in Europe & C. Asia
Internet users
71st of 182 · 40th in Europe & C. Asia

What changed in Czechia

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Record high2025Major
    GDP reached a record high of US$ 391.0B in 2025 (series since 1990).
  2. Record high2025Major
    GDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 35,917 in 2025 (series since 1990).
  3. Sharp drop2023Major
    Tertiary enrolment fell 4.1 points to 66.7 % in 2023 (largest drop on record).
  4. Record high2025Major
    Exports reached a record high of US$ 261.8B in 2025 (series since 1990).
  5. Record high2023Major
    Median age reached a record high of 42.7 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
  6. Sharp drop2025Major
    Net migration fell 26,019 people to -112,188 people in 2025 (largest drop since 2024).
  7. Sharp rise2025Major
    Women in parliament rose 7.5 points to 33.5 % in 2025 (largest rise on record).
  8. Sharp drop2024Major
    CO₂ emissions from coal fell 20.2 % to 34.4 Mt in 2024 (largest drop since 1945).

Countries similar to Czechia

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Hungary79
  2. 2Serbia78
  3. 3Poland77
  4. 4Bulgaria77
  5. 5Slovakia75
  6. 6Slovenia73
  7. 7Belarus72
  8. 8Belgium71

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

Country DNACountry DNA fingerprint of Czechia: Income 81, Demographics 87, Urbanisation 64, Trade 79, Energy 78, Emissions 82, Innovation 82, Education 79, Public spending 78.Income 81Demographics 87Urbanisation 64Trade 79Energy 78Emissions 82Innovation 82Education 79Public spending 78

2025

Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

  • With a median age of 42.7 years, Czechia ranks 27th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).

  • Czechia's population grew 6.2 % between 2000 and 2025, from 10.3M people to 10.9M people.

  • GDP per capita rose from US$ 6,063 in 2000 to US$ 35,917 in 2025 (+492.4 % in current US dollars).

  • GDP grew 2.2 % a year on average over 2014–2025.

  • Life expectancy of 80.0 years ranks 29th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia (2024).

  • Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 6.9 % in 2010 to 16.8 % in 2025 (+9.9 points).

  • CO₂ emissions of 7.04 t per person are 2.4× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).

  • 87.7 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 68.8 % in 2010.

  • Life expectancy gained 5.0 years since 2000, from 75.0 years to 80.0 years in 2024.

  • Within Europe & Central Asia, Czechia ranks 19th of 51 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 60,487, 2025).

  • Unemployment of 2.8 % in 2025 is below the Europe & Central Asia median of 5.5 %.

  • 72.9 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 74.0 % in 2000.

  • Trade is worth 128.0 % of GDP (2025), above the world median of 79.5 %.

  • The fertility rate rose from 1.15 births/woman in 2000 to 1.36 births/woman in 2024.

  • Czechia ranks 20th of 38 OECD members for GDP per capita (PPP), at intl $ 60,487 in 2025.

Borders: Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovakia

Languages: Czech, Slovak

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Czechia by topic

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