Rural population, per capita in Czechia
Czechia: Rural population, per capita was 0.2712 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Czechia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Czechia stood at 0.2712 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Czechia peaked at 0.4044 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.245 units per person, in 1981.
Czechia ranks 138th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Czechia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4044 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3994 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3945 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3898 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3853 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3808 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3763 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3716 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3668 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3618 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3564 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3503 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3429 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3356 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.33 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3266 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3052 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.296 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3027 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2988 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2531 units per person | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.245 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2451 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2453 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2455 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2458 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2461 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2465 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2469 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2473 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2478 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2483 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2491 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2502 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2515 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2529 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2544 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.256 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2575 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2588 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.26 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2609 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2616 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2624 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.263 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2636 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2642 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2648 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2653 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2659 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2665 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2671 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2677 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2684 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.269 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2696 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2703 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2709 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2715 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2721 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2727 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2732 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.273 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2726 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2721 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2712 units per person | -0.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.2712 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.2712 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.304 units per person, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3831 units per person | 0.3618 units per person | 0.4044 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3245 units per person | 0.296 units per person | 0.3564 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2467 units per person | 0.245 units per person | 0.2531 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2526 units per person | 0.2478 units per person | 0.2588 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2632 units per person | 0.26 units per person | 0.2659 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2693 units per person | 0.2665 units per person | 0.2721 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2725 units per person | 0.2712 units per person | 0.2732 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More agriculture & rural data for Czechia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 700.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4625 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 27.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Czechia?
- Rural population, per capita in Czechia was 0.2712 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4044 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.245 units per person in 1981.
- How does Czechia rank for rural population, per capita?
- Czechia ranks 138th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.