Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC

SERIAL · 203Europe

Czech Republic

CapitalPrague

CurrencyCZK · Czech koruna

LanguageCzech

Area78,871 km²

Since1993

ISOCZE · CZ

Population

10.9Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Central Europe

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec.

Text: Wikipedia — Czech RepublicCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-27

— FACTS —

Motto: Truth prevails
Capital: Prague
Currency: Czech koruna (CZK)
Official language: Czech
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +420
Licence plate code: CZ
Top-level domain: .cz
Independence / founding: 1993
Highest point: Sněžka (1,603 m)
Lowest point: Elbe
Anthem: Kde domov můj

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

38.4%% of land area

#90 of 2132024

121% of world average

Forest area

29,684km²

#95 of 2132025

16% of world average

Agricultural land

45.8%% of land area

#76 of 2092024

123% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

32.7%% of land area

#25 of 2062024

235% of world average

Land area

78,871km²

#118 of 2152024

12% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

10.9Mpeople

#88 of 2162025

29% of world average

Population growth

-0.2%% per year

#186 of 2162025

-17% of world average

Population density

141people per km²

#81 of 2152024

31% of world average

People living in cities

72.9%% of population

#79 of 2162025

115% of world average

Urban population growth

-0.1%% per year

#186 of 2162025

-4% of world average

People living rurally

27.1%% of population

#138 of 2162025

74% of world average

Population aged 0-14

15.1%% of population

#177 of 2162025

60% of world average

Population aged 15-64

63.7%% of population

#123 of 2162025

100% of world average

Population aged 65+

21.2%% of population

#24 of 2162025

196% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

56.9%% of working-age population

#94 of 2162025

99% of world average

Female population

50.7%% of population

#77 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

1.36births per woman

#184 of 2162024

58% of world average

Birth rate

7.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#194 of 2162024

45% of world average

Death rate

10.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#32 of 2162024

134% of world average

Net migration

-112,188people (5-year total)

#202 of 2162025

-101886% of world average

Migrants living in the country

9.5%% of population

#84 of 2152024

72% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$391.03Bcurrent US$

#42 of 2112025

70% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$658.52Bcurrent int'l $

#46 of 1992025

63% of world average

GDP per person

$35,917current US$

#48 of 2112025

149% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$60,487current int'l $

#37 of 1992025

181% of world average

GDP growth

2.6%% per year

#129 of 2102025

76% of world average

GDP per person growth

2.8%% per year

#91 of 2102025

116% of world average

Gross national income

$374.13Bcurrent US$

#42 of 2042025

65% of world average

Gross national income per person

$32,960current US$

#45 of 2032025

163% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$57,870current int'l $

#40 of 1972025

182% of world average

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Inflation

2.5%% per year

#81 of 1902025

29% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

3.5%% per year

#116 of 2092025

50% of world average

Real interest rate

1.1%%

#106 of 1342025

27% of world average

Lending interest rate

4.7%%

#119 of 1342025

41% of world average

Government debt

14.0%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1994

23% of world average

Government revenue

36.5%% of GDP

#26 of 1492024

139% of world average

Government spending

34.4%% of GDP

#38 of 1492022

125% of world average

Government consumption

20.0%% of GDP

#54 of 1812025

114% of world average

Household consumption

47.4%% of GDP

#155 of 1812025

73% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

26.8%% of GDP

#54 of 1782025

115% of world average

Fixed investment

26.4%% of GDP

#44 of 1732025

118% of world average

Gross savings

27.7%% of GDP

#48 of 1682025

127% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$10.50Bcurrent US$

#36 of 2012025

125% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

2.7%% of GDP

#78 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

2.2%% of GDP

#23 of 1792025

102% of world average

Current account balance

0.6%% of GDP

#71 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$176.33Bcurrent US$

#22 of 1772025

175% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

25.70-100

#7 of 1472023

72% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.0%% of population

#1 of 1472023

0% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

21.5%%

#8 of 1472023

77% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.8%%

#12 of 1472023

136% of world average

Stock market value

14.2%% of GDP

#76 of 882025

19% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$4.93Bcurrent US$

#42 of 1862025

96% of world average

Exchange rate

21.9local currency per US$

#93 of 2112025

2% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

1.9%% of GDP

#149 of 1992025

20% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

28.7%% of GDP

#60 of 2022025

117% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

19.4%% of GDP

#23 of 1952025

177% of world average

Services' share of the economy

60.8%% of GDP

#81 of 2022025

105% of world average

2 of 39 figures unavailable for Czech Republic.

— TRADE —

Exports

66.9%% of GDP

#33 of 1872025

155% of world average

Imports

61.1%% of GDP

#54 of 1872025

123% of world average

Trade balance

5.9%% of GDP

#31 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

137.3%% of GDP

#13 of 2052025

213% of world average

Goods exported

$283.62Bcurrent US$

#28 of 2072025

229% of world average

Goods imported

$253.34Bcurrent US$

#28 of 2072025

201% of world average

Services exported

$47.54Bcurrent US$

#37 of 1912025

98% of world average

Services imported

$42.90Bcurrent US$

#36 of 1912025

98% of world average

Goods and services exported

$262.49Bcurrent US$

#33 of 1912025

150% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$239.81Bcurrent US$

#33 of 1912025

142% of world average

High-tech share of exports

22.4%% of manufactured exports

#32 of 1792024

185% of world average

Terms of trade

101index

#108 of 2062024

95% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

80.0 yrsyears

#52 of 2162024

108% of world average

Life expectancy, women

83.0 yrsyears

#50 of 2162024

108% of world average

Life expectancy, men

77.1 yrsyears

#54 of 2162024

108% of world average

Infant deaths

2.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#11 of 1962024

11% of world average

Deaths under age 5

2.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#13 of 1962024

11% of world average

Maternal deaths

3per 100,000 live births

#6 of 1942023

3% of world average

Health spending

8.5%% of GDP

#51 of 1932024

125% of world average

Health spending per person

$2,693current US$

#33 of 1932024

185% of world average

Physicians

4.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#22 of 1872022

207% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

9.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#24 of 1962022

202% of world average

Hospital beds

6.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#12 of 1572022

221% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

98.7%% of population

#92 of 2142024

109% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.1%% of population

#52 of 2132024

123% of world average

Suicide rate

13.3per 100,000 people

#146 of 1852021

156% of world average

Adults who smoke

28.4%% of adults

#130 of 1662024

144% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

4.9per 100,000 people

#32 of 2082024

5% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#1 of 1682024

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

89.0%% of children 12-23 months

#103 of 1932024

104% of world average

1 of 19 figures unavailable for Czech Republic.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.3%% of GDP

#89 of 1902022

99% of world average

Education spending

10.0%% of government spending

#146 of 1892022

74% of world average

Primary school enrolment

99.7%% gross

#106 of 2002023

99% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

97.6%% gross

#71 of 1882023

112% of world average

University enrolment

66.7%% gross

#56 of 1672023

134% of world average

Primary school completion

98.7%% of relevant age group

#49 of 1802023

110% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

18.9pupils per teacher

not enough data to rank2013

85% of world average

Years of compulsory education

10.0 yrsyears

#81 of 1972025

100% of world average

2 of 10 figures unavailable for Czech Republic.

— WORK —

Unemployment

2.8%% of labour force

#34 of 1862025

41% of world average

Youth unemployment

9.2%% of labour force aged 15-24

#62 of 1862025

59% of world average

Labour force participation

60.3%% aged 15+

#103 of 1862025

100% of world average

Women in the labour force

53.5%% of women aged 15+

#91 of 1862025

105% of world average

Men in the labour force

67.5%% of men aged 15+

#116 of 1862025

97% of world average

Labour force

5.6Mpeople

#79 of 1862025

28% of world average

Working in agriculture

2.7%% of employment

#152 of 1862025

12% of world average

Working in industry

34.9%% of employment

#4 of 1862025

178% of world average

Working in services

62.4%% of employment

#87 of 1862025

107% of world average

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Self-employed

15.7%% of employment

#141 of 1862025

41% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

77.4%% of labour force

#97 of 1712024

102% of world average

Employed

58.6%% aged 15+

#86 of 1862025

104% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

87.7%% of population

#77 of 2072024

123% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

127per 100 people

#68 of 2102024

109% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

38.9per 100 people

#28 of 2082024

214% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

10.8per 100 people

#104 of 2132024

73% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

99.0%% of population

#1 of 1892024

142% of world average

Electricity used per person

6,042kWh per person

#34 of 1492025

143% of world average

Energy used per person

3,417kg oil equivalent per person

#25 of 1492024

151% of world average

Air passengers carried

2.2Mpassengers

#77 of 1652023

8% of world average

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Air freight

0.0407million tonne-km

#140 of 1632023

0% of world average

Rail network

9,357route-km

#20 of 842021

90% of world average

Rail passengers

6,820million passenger-km

#28 of 782021

25% of world average

Research and development spending

1.8%% of GDP

#22 of 1272023

188% of world average

Patent applications by residents

463count

#42 of 1422024

3% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

13,409count

#38 of 1972023

82% of world average

Tourists arriving

37.2Mcount

#7 of 1942019

727% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$3.89Bcurrent US$

#36 of 1752020

105% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Czech Republic.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

7.13tonnes per person

#170 of 2032024

158% of world average

Carbon emissions

77.7Mt CO2

#158 of 2032024

42% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

100Mt CO2-equivalent

#148 of 2032024

40% of world average

Protected land

21.9%% of land area

#78 of 2132025

116% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

11.0%% of internal resources

#93 of 1772022

9% of world average

Renewable water available per person

1,232m³ per person

#121 of 1832022

9% of world average

Renewable energy use

17.2%% of final energy consumption

#117 of 2122021

59% of world average

Electricity from renewables

14.0%% of total

#133 of 2062021

40% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

40.0%% of total

#75 of 2092025

67% of world average

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Electricity from nuclear power

42.0%% of total

#6 of 2082025

1178% of world average

Energy imported (net)

40.0%% of energy use

#57 of 1432024

no comparison

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Czech Republic.

— STATE —

Military spending

1.8%% of GDP

#66 of 1562025

82% of world average

Military spending

$7.05Bcurrent US$

#38 of 1602025

42% of world average

Military spending

4.2%% of government spending

#93 of 1532025

57% of world average

Armed forces personnel

27,000people

#91 of 1702020

17% of world average

Armed forces

0.5%% of labour force

#115 of 1682020

40% of world average

Tax revenue

18.6%% of GDP

#59 of 1492024

111% of world average

Homicides

0.768per 100,000 people

#28 of 1582023

10% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Czech Republic.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Kde domov můjAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Prague · approx. UTC+1

Neighbours

Landmarks

Historic Centre of Český KrumlovImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of PragueImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of TelčImage: Wikimedia Commons

Gardens and Castle at KroměřížImage: Wikimedia Commons

Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad LabemImage: Wikimedia Commons

Lednice-Valtice Cultural LandscapeImage: Wikimedia Commons

Holy Trinity Column in OlomoucImage: Wikimedia Commons

Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of NepomukImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ore Mountain Mining RegionImage: Wikimedia Commons

Litomyšl ChateauImage: Wikimedia Commons

The Great Spa Towns of EuropeImage: Wikimedia Commons

Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in TřebíčImage: Wikimedia Commons

Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at SedlecImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Václav HavelCzech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)