What is birth rate vs. death rate in Czechia?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Czechia was 8.5 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Czechia?

The highest recorded value was 21.21 births per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Czechia?

The lowest recorded value was 8.5 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Czechia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Czechia ranks 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Czechia?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Czechia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Czechia

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Czechia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Czechia: Birth rate vs. death rate was 8.5 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

8.5 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 6.5%

World rank

199th

of 236 countries

All-time high

21.21 births per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

8.5 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Czechia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 8.5 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Czechia peaked at 21.21 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 8.5 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Czechia ranks 199th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.85 births per 1,000 people	13.38 births per 1,000 people	21.21 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	14.35 births per 1,000 people	13.29 births per 1,000 people	15.7 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	17.55 births per 1,000 people	15.08 births per 1,000 people	19.6 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	13.21 births per 1,000 people	12.31 births per 1,000 people	14.75 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	10.28 births per 1,000 people	8.69 births per 1,000 people	12.51 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	9.96 births per 1,000 people	8.84 births per 1,000 people	11.45 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	10.57 births per 1,000 people	10.11 births per 1,000 people	11.12 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	9.66 births per 1,000 people	8.5 births per 1,000 people	10.62 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Czechia

196 Belgium 8.68 births per 1,000 people compare
197 Wallis and Futuna 8.58 births per 1,000 people compare
198 Germany 8.51 births per 1,000 people compare
200 Slovenia 8.45 births per 1,000 people compare
201 Austria 8.44 births per 1,000 people compare
202 Isle of Man 8.34 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Czechia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,393 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 49,807 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,279 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,710 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,789 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 51,596 (2025)

All data for Czechia →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Czechia?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Czechia was 8.5 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 21.21 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 8.5 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Czechia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Czechia ranks 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Czechia?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.